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Sansei Rocker Symposium
2022年07月30日
FREE In Person Waitlist Virtual RSVP Join a panel of “Sansei rockers” as they discuss Harry Manaka’s book, Chronicles of a Sansei Rocker, which explores the dynamic Japanese American music and dance scene of the ’60s and ’70s. Tina Fujino, Gerald Ishibashi, David Honjio, and Harry Manaka will reunite in a conversation about community, history, and rock music, moderated by actress Brittany Ish...
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JANM 30th Anniversary Digital Film Festival—Barbara Kawakami: A Textured Life
2022年07月29日
FREE The 2010 JANM exhibition, Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i, was born from a gift by Barbara Kawakami to JANM’s permanent collection of beautiful plantation-era clothing. Kawakami started her formal studies of these textiles and clothing at the age of 53. Now at 100, she is still a noted author, historian, and storyteller who has dedicated much of her life to ...
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Author Discussion—Invisible Vision with Roy Wesley
2022年07月16日
In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Join Roy Wesley for a conversation around Invisible Vision, which tells the story of his father, Dr. Newton K. Wesley, who was an American contact lens pioneer. He will be in conversation around Dr. Newton K. Wesley’s impact on Roy’s own life as well as the field of optometry. This program is supported by the Asian American Optometric Society. We are thankful ...
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Screening and Q&A—Who Killed Vincent Chin?
2022年07月14日
FREE Join us for a special anniversary screening of the groundbreaking 1988 Academy Award®-nominated documentary and POV legacy title, Who Killed Vincent Chin? The film relentlessly probes the 1982 murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin while chronicling Helen Zia and a generation of Asian American activists who came together to demand justice. A panel discussion about the implications of Chin’s murder on current...
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Nima Voices: Episode 9—Greg Robinson
2022年07月12日
Nima Voices is an interview series where we uplift our Nima through brief, but enlightening, interviews. In the ninth episode, Greg Robinson, a noted author and scholar of Japanese American and Japanese Canadian history, will be interviewed by guest host Lisa Doi, a curatorial assistant at the Japanese American National Museum and a PhD Student in American Studies at Indiana University. Greg has been contribut...
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Japanese American National Museum Statement on Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2022年07月08日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply shocked and saddened by the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the city of Nara, Japan. Prime Minister Abe toured Los Angeles and JANM in 2015 during his official state visit to the United States of America. “We are shocked and saddened by this horrific and violent act and the passing of the former Japanese Prime M...
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Screenings—Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story
2022年06月25日
FREE No RSVPs needed, seating will begin 15 minutes before each screening. Screening 1: 12:30 - 1:30 pm Screening 2: 2 - 3pm Screening 3: 3:30 - 4:30pm Join us in honoring Secretary Mineta’s life as told in the documentary, Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story. Special thanks to the Mineta Legacy Project for sponsoring these screenings.
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Delicious Little Tokyo 2022 Food History Tour
2022年06月25日 - 2022年06月26日
$36 per person Saturday, June 25 SOLD OUT 11 am–2 pm SOLD OUT11 am–12 pm SOLD OUT1 pm–2 pm Sunday, June 26 SOLD OUT 2 pm–3 pm Take a stroll back in time to learn about Little Tokyo’s rich food history! Join us for an educational walking and tasting tour led by Bill Watanabe and Mike Okamura of the Little Tokyo Historical Society highlighting some of Little Tokyo’s longest standing small ...
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“REFLECTIONS/REFRACTIONS” LITERARY SHOW SET FOR JANM
2019年08月29日
Los Angeles, CA—In a special program organized by Visual Communications—the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts organization—and the Japanese American National Museum, ten locally based literary artists will perform original works inspired by media arts works featured in the ongoing VC Founders’ photographic exhibition, At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America on Thursday, September 19, in ...
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JANM’S 2019 NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE FUN FOR EVERYONE
2019年07月24日
Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Craft activities will include origami, shave ice suncatchers, and JANM’s ever-popular paper hat making. Visitors will also be able to...