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The Japanese American National Museum Hosts Virtual Program on Issei Artist Wakaji Matsumoto

2022年11月10日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the free virtual program, The Story of Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds, on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in English and Japanese from 5 p.m.–6:30 p.m. PST (Sunday, December 11, 2022 from 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. JST). Guests can indicate their language preference during registration. This virtual program dives into the new online exhibition,...

JANM Condemns the Anti-Asian Rhetoric Used in Political Elections Against Asian American Candidates

2022年11月09日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the anti-Asian rhetoric that political candidates used in their campaigns to attack Asian Americans running for office. Their hateful rhetoric portrays Asian Americans as untrustworthy foreigners and validates racism towards people of color. “Using anti-Asian rhetoric in political campaigns damages democracy and denigrates the contributions an...

The Japanese American National Museum’s Discover Nikkei Project Presents Combining Culinary Cultures: A Conversation with Nikkei Chefs from Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Lima

2022年11月07日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, presents the virtual program, Combining Culinary Cultures: A Conversation with Nikkei Chefs from Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Lima on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m PST / 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. PET / 8 p.m–9:30 p.m. BRT (8 a.m–...

Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight

2022年11月05日

FREE In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight is the first in a two-part series highlighting the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Higa. This program will explore and celebrate the intersections of art, community and organizing in Higa’s work. This conversation, along with a second panel which will be held at the Hammer Museum on November 20, coincides...

Two Day Workshop—Shibori Explorations

2022年11月05日 - 2022年11月06日

$76 members, $95 non-members. Plus $40 materials fee due to the instructor at the beginning of class (cash only). Limited to 15 participants. One spot left! Come and join in this indigo and shibori workshop to practice, learn and enjoy all the creativity shibori has to offer! The class will explore a variety of traditional Japanese fabric dyeing techniques, including stitching, clamping, binding, and pole wrapp...

POSTPONED: Tea n’ Zines

2022年11月03日

EVENT UPDATE This event has been postponed to a later date. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. Gather with us to share tea and conversation and explore creative expression. Interactive creative exercises will be led by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM, and Mya Worrell, zine artist. ...

JANM Condemns the Comparison of Tom Barrack to the Late Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the World War II Incarceration of Japanese Americans During Trial

2022年11月03日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the comparison of the prosecution of Tom Barrack to the late Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the unjust incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Barrack, a private equity executive and fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, is charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates...

2022 Kokoro Craft Show

2022年10月30日

The Friends of the Japanese American National Museum invite you to the 14th annual Kokoro Craft Show! Fifty-six vendors will be selling hand-painted apparel, apparel for babies, kids, and pets, framed art, bronze sculptures, ceramics, food, jewelry, gifts, glass art, shibori, stationery, embroidered towels, totes, origami, and MORE! Entrance to this in-person event is free (does not include Museum admission...

Art Break with Kristi Lin

2022年10月27日

FREE Join Kristi Lin, JANM 30 Under 30 Changemaker, for a virtual workshop exploring how the art of weaving can be used to honor both Japanese American traditions and new ideas. Kristi will teach a traditional Japanese weaving technique blended with a contemporary practice–a weaving of the past and present! The workshop will use supplies easily found around your home and is open to all ages. Kristi Mieko Lin is...

JANM PRESENTS TRANCENDIENTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: CHALLENGING BORDERS

2020年02月14日

Los Angeles, CA–The Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders, a free one-day event, kicks off on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum. The community celebration offers music, dance, art, speaker series, and hands-on activities along with artist Taiji Terasaki’s groundbreaking collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum, Transcendients: Her...