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The Grateful Crane Ensemble Presents The Camp Dance: The Music and The Memories

2009年11月07日

Saturday, November 7 at 1 PM & 7 PM Sunday, November 8 at 2 PM $23.00 members; $25.00 non-members. Call 213-625-0414 x2227 for tickets. Relive the music and the memories as we take you back to the floor of the camp dance. Back by popular demand, “The Camp Dance: The Music and The Memories,” is a musical revue which combines song, dance, comedy and drama to tell the story of the high school dance...

1st Annual Asian American Jazz Festival

2009年11月01日

The 1st annual Asian American Jazz Festival is the world's premiere festival celebrating the creative and innovative artistic visions and achievements of Asian American and Asian jazz artists from around the world. Although all artists come from different experiences, their interconnected identities will unite them through a common musical medium to create a unique, expressive, and culturally relevant Asian American ...

A Reading of "No-No Boy " by Ken Narasaki

2009年10月31日

Playwright and actor Ken Narasaki adapts John Okada’s story of Ichiro Yamada as he returns home from prison and struggles to come to terms with his decision to not join the U.S. Army. Read "Tackling No No Boy" by Ken Narasaki on DiscoverNikkei.org to learn more about this play >>

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2009年10月31日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Giant Robot: Opening Reception

2009年10月24日

Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition with live music by Goh Nakamura and attendance by many of the participating artists. Special merchandise and surprises planned!

CONVERSATIONS with Norman Mineta & George Takei

2009年10月24日

CONVERSATIONS is a new National Museum public program series featuring intimate conversations with prominent individuals about their personal and professional inspirations, discoveries, and influences. The program series is an ideal opportunity for our younger generation to develop a deeper understanding and connection with the Japanese American story and community. The series' first program is an exclusive opport...

" A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America " by Greg Robinson

2009年10月24日

The confinement of some 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, often called the Japanese American internment, has been described as the worst official civil rights violation of modern U. S. history. Greg Robinson not only offers a bold new understanding of these events but also studies them within a larger time frame and from a transnational perspective. Drawing on newly discovered material, Robinson pr...

Kidding Around in the Kitchen Family Cooking Class: Fall into the JANM Comfort Foods

2009年10月24日

Please note that this class has been canceled. In this hands on class we will make some family friendly comfort foods celebrating the change of season and weather (we hope). Come with an empty stomach and an appreciation of seasonal cooking. We will tackle soups and chowders, fall sandwiches and some quick but delicious desserts. $25 members (for one child & one adult); $35 non-members, includes Museum admissio...

Giant Robot Biennale 2

2009年10月24日 - 2010年01月24日

Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, this expanded follow-up to the 2007 exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues highlights artists associated with the magazine over the past 15 years. David Choe • James Jean • Souther Salazar • Theo Ellsworth • kozyndan • Stella Lai • Jack Long • Albert Reyes • Jeff Soto • Rob Sato • Deth P. Sun Providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, t...

Songs for a New World

2009年10月23日 - 2009年10月25日

October 23-25 8 PM shows on Friday/Saturday, 2 PM on Sunday $25 general admission $20 seniors, students and groups of 10 or more YES AND…PRODUCTIONS proudly presents Jason Robert Brown’s SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. With a small, passionate cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is about one moment---or rather, isolated moments in the lives of many characters---in a variety of eras. ...