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  • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at AAIFF in New York

    Aug 01, 2024

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its East Coast premiere at AAIFF in New York on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Following the screening will be a rare cultural experience with a performance by Nobuko Miyamoto, a Q&A with Nobuko and the filmmakers, Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le, and a reception.Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that foll...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)"

    Feb 24, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch the post-screening discussion and performance online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join us for the premiere screening of a new documentary film exploring the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata, a Tokyo–based record label owner, music promoter, and cultural ambassador who has been distributing Chicano music and bringing East Los Angeles bands to Japan fo...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF U.S. SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE

    Dec 21, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum mourns the loss this week of an exceptional leader and friend, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. Distinguished World War II veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, and true public servant, Senator Inouye was a long standing champion for civil rights and social justice. He served as leader and advisor to many institutions across the country, including the Japanese American National Muse...

  • ORIGINAL OPERA PIECE, 'WHITE BIRD OF POSTON', TO BE PERFORMED MAY 15 AT MUSEUM

    May 07, 2011

    The Los Angeles Opera’s In School Opera program with Secondary Schools will present the original piece, "White Bird of Poston", on Sunday, May 15, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Composed by Eli Villanueva with librettist Leslie Stevens, the "White Bird of Poston" is a 47-minute opera featuring four professional principal singers, three professional musicians and original sets, costum...

  • Community Day of Remembrance - Claiming History: Justice Along Color Lines

    Feb 18, 2006

    FREE GENERAL ADMISSION Admission to the special exhibition, Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design - $4 The Day of Remembrance annually marks President Roosevelt's infamous signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which authorized the unconstitutional forced removal of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Hawai`i during World War II. More than forty years later, the United States government ap...

  • "Circles of Grace": A Family Concert for Peace

    Jul 18, 2004

    Bring your family and friends to hear music of compassion and hope. This concert features the MASS ENSEMBLE creators of large-scale, architecturally-inspired stringed instruments such as the Peace and Wing Harps, the celebrated AGAPE INTERNATIONAL CHOIR, and acclaimed singer/songwriter, PERLA BATALLA. Hosted by YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS, Wednesday host of the Global Village on KPFK/90.7 FM. Co-produced by Community Arts Reso...

  • Monterey Flag: A Symbol of Community Unity, Strength, and Determination

    Aug 16, 2003

    Members of the Monterey, California, community will proudly share memories of parading this historic flag in Central and Coastal California. This 40' x 70' flag was created in 1938 to demonstrate the community's patriotism in the Monterey Fourth of July Parade. The stars and stripes banner traveled throughout the West Coast, disappearing during the 1950s and 60s. When it was rediscovered in 1971, the banner continued...

  • Zowie! Pow! Wham!: A Day of Comics

    Sep 09, 2000

    2ND SATURDAY AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM Explore the world of cartoons, comics, animation, and children’s book illustration. You’ll laugh while you learn: what goes on in a cartoonist’s mind, how do those ideas get converted into art and how is it possible to communicate so much with sometimes very little? A fun day for young and old! FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY

  • "Tropic of Orange" by Karen Tei Yamashita

    Jan 11, 1998

    A bizarre set of circumstances are set in motion by an orange brought to Los Angeles from Mexico. Join us for an afternoon reading from Karen’s latest work. Her writing captures the essence of the incongruity of our modern lives and offers a tumultuous look at the diversity of American society. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested by January 7.

  • Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - Artists

    John Blackman (b.1955, American) John Blackman’s interest in origami originated as a child and has grown into a passion. His other pursuits are gardening, nature, and Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arranging), all of which he merges with origami. Today Blackman mainly folds plant and flower forms, often turning them into Japanese-style arrangements. His works have been exhibited at several Origami USA nati...