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ONLINE WORKSHOP: Discover Your Japanese American Roots with Chester Hashizume
2020年04月25日
SOLD OUT Session 1: Saturday, April 25 Session 2: Saturday, May 2 Session 3: Saturday, May 9 All three sessions are 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. A comprehensive introductory workshop covering genealogy basics such as identifying your ancestral Japanese hometown, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests—all the tools you need to discover your roots. T...
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2020 VIRTUAL Gala and Silent Auction—Our Stories in Action
2020年04月18日
Due to the rapidly unfolding COVID-19 situation, we have made the decision to turn our 2020 Gala Dinner and Auction into a virtual gala. We are planning an online program, auction, and Bid for Education, and invite you and your family and friends to join us online on April 18, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. (PDT). Visit janm.org/gala2020 for more information.
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ONLINE tea & letter writing: to our elders
2020年04月15日
FREE Connect with others during this time of “social isolation” and write a letter to an elder in your life. Gather with us in the comfort of your own home to share tea and conversation and write letters—with plenty of prompts provided by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM. Seniors are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus and so many find themselves isolated in this tim...
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Contested Histories Talk with Clement Hanami
2020年04月11日
Learn about the origins and creation of Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, from curator Clement Hanami, in this program and Q&A that was livestreamed on JANM’s YouTube channel. Read about Jack Muro and view his photographs.
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STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF IRENE YASUTAKE HIRANO INOUYE
2020年04月08日
Los Angeles, CA – As Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum, I wanted to express our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the family of Irene Yasutake Hirano Inouye on her passing this week. I was very saddened by the passing of Irene—she was a caring, passionate person with unquestioned integrity. Irene was a giant and an outstanding bridge between and among all co...
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VIRTUAL TEA & LETTER WRITING: Reflecting on Heroes
2020年03月12日
UPDATE: We’re moving Tea & Letters to a virtual room! To join, click on the link below. If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download and open the Zoom desktop app. Once downloaded, you will be taken to the room. CLICK HERE More info, including Zoom etiquette and troubleshooting will be added to the Facebook Event discussion page later today. Please contact publicprograms@janm.org if you...
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Memory Crafting: How Do We Remember the Unspeakable, A Yonsei Perspective
2020年03月07日
SOLD OUT FREE Our community and cultural institutions, researchers, family members, artists, and many others have created priceless archives of Japanese American history. The effort to preserve, with tremendous contributions from many generations in our community, have given Yonsei, Gosei, and future generations important resources to learn and understand our community history, especially surrounding incarcerat...
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Members Only Learning at Lunch: Masumoto Family Farm
2020年03月07日
Bring your brown bag lunch and join us as we explore connections between Japanese American experiences and California farming. Special guest Nikiko Masumoto will bring objects from the Masumoto Family Farm, share stories of learning to work with her jiichan’s tools, and pose questions about how the objects that tie us to the land inform how we construct meaning through food. JANM Collections staff will also show a...
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Almond—Author Discussion and Signing with Allen Say
2020年03月07日
SOLD OUT FREE Join Caldecott Medalist Allen Say as he discusses the making of his new children’s book, Almond. Through beautiful artwork and a powerful story, Almond explores the story of Almond Biggs as she discovers what it means to have her own unique gifts and talents. The book will be released on March 3, which is Girls’ Day or Hinamatsuri in Japan, and is a celebration of girl empowerment. After the sh...