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  • Giant Robot × JANM Art Konbini

    May 25, 2024

    Join the artists of Giant Robot and JANM for an art market at the Museum! Playing on the idea of the konbini or Japanese convenience store, which stocks everything from snacks to household supplies, this Art Konbini will feature art prints, zines, pins, and more! 2 p.m.: Join Felicia Chiao and Eric Nakamura in conversation around art and community with a special drawing demo by Chiao. Included in event admission. Se...

  • ASOBI at JANM: Collaborative Art Making with Giorgiko

    Apr 11, 2024

    Join Giant Robot Biennale 5 artists Darren and Trisha Inouye, the duo known as Giorgiko, for a workshop that explores individual creativity and the surprising nature of collaboration. Participants will start prompt-based drawings and pass them around to each other, engaging in the fun experiment of enhancing someone else’s artwork with one’s unique touch, and concluding with reflection and a group discussion. Enjo...

  • JANM to Present J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist on March 15, 2024

    Feb 01, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist from March 15–September 1, 2024. Curated by Dennis Reed, the exhibition comprises sixty photographs by Sata, along with family artifacts from his time in America’s concentration camps and reproductions of his paintings and drawings. Sata was a charter member of the Japanese Camera Pictorialists of California, a...

  • Let’s Get It Right! Replacing World War II Euphemistic Language: The Retelling of the Nikkei Incarceration Experience

    Aug 27, 2011

    The program will deal with the urgent need to promote the use of accurate terminology in describing the WW II incarceration experience of people of Japanese descent. Mako Nakagawa who promoted the JACL resolution from its inception with the Seattle JACL Chapter, and on to gaining unanimous support from the National JACL Board and overwhelming supportive vote from the National JACL Council. The primary goal of this r...

  • "Vanished: Lompoc’s Japanese, Of One Hundred Families Only Two Returned "by John V. McReynolds

    Jun 18, 2011

    The story of tiny Lompoc, California, where a vibrant and varied Nikkei community with 40 year roots was dispossessed in 1942 and denied return, it was pieced together from interviews with more than 80 survivors, uncommonly candid reports by a War Relocation agent on the scene, and from local newspaper accounts. “There are threats about burning my house if I have any more Japanese in my home,” wrote George Kimbel, a ...

  • Class of 1997 Asian American New Wave Reunion Round Table

    Oct 03, 2009

    FREE! Please join us for the round table discussion with Michael Aki, Chris Chan Lee, Quentin Lee, Justin Lin, Eric Nakamura and Rea Tajiri at 9:30PM on Saturday Oct 3, 2009 after the free 8PM screening of SHOPPING FOR FANGS at ID FIlm Fest (www.idfilmfest.org): The round table will be moderated by Giant Robot's Martin Wong. A free after party will follow with sake provided by Sho Chiku Bai. The round tab...

  • Fresh Words and Actions: "Prince of Dehli Palace" by Ravi Kapoor

    Feb 27, 2003

    Performing Arts Series Held Every Fourth Thursday The story of Hamlet set in a curry house. Following a father's demise by a poisoned pickle and a mother's remarriage to the father's twin, a son searches for one good memory of the dead man's worth amongst the turmeric stained dishes, the pungent losses, and the salted scars he left behind. But in the process, can he remain true to his own values or will he just be...

  • The Magical World of Children’s Books—2nd Sunday for Families

    Oct 08, 2000

    What makes a good children's book? How do the illustrator and author work together to tell a story? How do you get your children interested in reading these books? An afternoon of informative discussions for adults and fun activities for kids.

  • Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.