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Two-Day Workshop: Continuing Explorations in "Shibori" and Indigo

2019年04月06日 - 2019年04月07日

SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, April 6–7 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, continue working with indigo and shibori dyeing using a broad selection of beautiful fabrics, both vintage and unique. Shibori techniques of itajime, arashi, nui, and more will be practiced with both new and continuing students. Focus on combining techniques. $72 members, $90 non-members...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2019年03月30日

SOLD OUT Learn about past and present-day Little Tokyo on a walking tour led by an in-the-know JANM docent. From murals to monuments, explore both the popular and lesser-known gems of this bustling neighborhood. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants. This tour is sold out. To be placed on a waitlist...

Kollaboration EMPOWER Creative Leadership Conference

2019年03月23日 - 2019年03月24日

Saturday–Sunday, March 23–24 The Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference is an event where aspiring Asian Americans of all ages and professions gather to learn directly from some of the community’s most inspirational professionals. At EMPOWER, attendees will be able to explore a variety of creative career paths, industries, and best practices to apply to making their dreams a reality. This unique experience will brid...

"Sashiko" and "Boro" Traditions Workshop

2019年03月17日

SOLD OUT In this one-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, we will be mending and creatively reusing the fabrics of our lives using sashiko stitching to make a cloth that can be used as a scarf, a wall hanging, or used for making some other useful item of your choice. The concepts of mottainai (don’t waste!) and mu kara yuu o umo (out of nothing, something is born) as it relates to boro textiles (tattered and sti...

Otafuku "Okonomiyaki" Cooking Class

2019年03月16日

SOLD OUT Learn how to prepare okonomiyaki (Osaka style) from the experts at Otafuku Foods, Inc. This traditional Japanese dish, meaning "whatever you like, grilled" is as fun to cook as it is to eat. During this class, instructors will teach participants how to create their own okonomiyaki recipes, as well as give background on the history and nutritional benefits of the dish. $24 members, $30 non-members...

East West Players: Counter Culture Series reading—"Cocks Crow"

2019年03月12日

FREE JANM is pleased to host the East West Players’ reading of Cocks Crow by Alice Tuan, directed by Jennifer Chang. Cocks Crow is what happens when Americans try to do business with China: is it a bad internet connection or are we being surveilled? Compelled by ambition, anxiety, and diminishing options at home, two Americans, Bill Peck and Shelly Larkin, pursue wealth on capitalism’s wild new frontier. ...

ZÓCALO—Are American Presidents Above the Law?

2019年03月06日

A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" The Mueller report promises to clarify what happened in the 2016 election and its aftermath. But that document may only add to the confusion over a broader question: What does it take to fire an American president? In recent months, critics of Donald T...

STATEMENT BY ANN BURROUGHS, JANM PRESIDENT AND CEO, REGARDING KOREMATSU-TAKAI CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2019

2019年03月05日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum applauds the legislation recently introduced by US Senators Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono and US Representative Mark Takano that would bar individuals in the United States from being unlawfully detained based solely on a protected characteristic such as race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion. The Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 exp...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

2019年03月03日

日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNUAL GALA DINNER

2014年03月27日

Tickets for the Japanese American National Museum’s 2014 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction & After Party at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, on Saturday, April 12, are still available, as are tickets for the event’s accompanying Lexus Opportunity Drawing for a 2015 Lexus RC F. The dinner’s theme, “Evolving Pastimes: Connecting Communities & Generations through Sports,” will celebrate athletes and sp...