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Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Cards

2009年11月28日

Create unique and fun holiday cards. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2009年11月28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.

Members Appreciation Day!

2009年11月28日

Members Appreciation Day is in its 7th year! It's one of two times of year when several of the Southland's cultural institutions reward their members with free admission and 20%* discount at each institution's gift store. And if you are a JANM member your membership card will get you these member privileges at a host of partnering museums, libraries, and other cultural sites. Make sure you have a current membership ...

" Japanese American Resettlement through the Lens: Hikaru Iwasaki and the WRA's Photographic Section, 1943-1945"

2009年11月21日

In Japanese American Resettlement through the Lens, Lane Ryo Hirabayashi gathers a unique collection of photographs by War Relocation Authority photographer Hikaru Iwasaki, the only full-time WRA photographer from the period still living. This book explores the WRA's use of photography in its mission to encourage "loyal" Japanese Americans to return to society before the end of the war, and also to convince Euro-Amer...

Bringing the Circle Together: Trespassing

2009年11月19日

Free Screening of Trespassing This compelling documentary shows the risks indigenous people and other environmentalists take to protect sacred Native American lands, the air, and the water from desecration by nuclear waste. It examines the deadly controversy around land rights, uranium mining, nuclear testing, and the disposal of nuclear waste in the Four Corners area, Nevada's Yucca Mountain, and California's Moj...

"Up for Grabs"

2009年11月15日

This bitingly funny documentary tells the true tale of absurdity that surrounded the million-dollar baseball from Barry Bonds' record-setting 73rd home run. Did you know the guy who ended up with the ball was Japanese American? The filmmakers will join us for a Q&A after the screening. Up for Grabs (Best Documentary - Audience Award, Los Angeles Film Festival)

Unique Flowers: Roses with Elizabeth Asawa

2009年11月15日

Learn how to recycle six pack plastic rings into a beautiful rose. Limited to 15 participants, ages 12 and up. Advance reservations required. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Target Free Family Saturday: Merry Melodies!

2009年11月14日

FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun at the National Museum. November’s theme is music. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. All Day Craft Activities: Make some jolly jingles by creating your own colorful and fun tambourine. Shake Shake! Time to be creative and design your own mara...

Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe

2009年11月12日

Director, Harry Kim goes through eight haphazard years filled with mayhem to follow and deliver a portrait of David Choe, a young street artist that devises numerous schemes that afford him to hitchhike across the globe. A discussion will immediately follow this presentation providing an insider perspective on the life of artist David Choe.

New "Jive Bomber" Cast Learns Real History From Japanese American National Museum Volunteers

2000年12月01日

In preparing for the new production of the critically-acclaimed musical A Jive Bomber’s Christmas set for shows at the Japanese American National Museum on December 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, and 17, the show’s creators wanted their new cast to have a clear understanding of the characters they would be portraying in this play located in a World War II U.S. concentration camp where thousands of Japanese Americans were un...