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Media Coverage of the Japanese American Incarceration and its Lessons for the Trump Era
May 25, 2017
FREE Join Los Angeles Times publisher Davan Maharaj, author and journalist Richard Reeves, author and former Rafu Shimpo editor Naomi Hirahara, and others for a lecture and roundtable discussion on the media’s mistakes during the public hysteria generated by the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the lessons learned for our times. Space is limited. This program is free, but RSVPs are recommended using...
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East West Players Presents a Writers Gallery Reading of "Hannah and the Dread Gazebo" by Jiehae Park
Oct 17, 2013
FREE EVENT EWP and JANM proudly present the Writers Gallery reading of HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO by Jiehae Park directed by Jennifer Chang Inside the FedEx box are two things: a 100% bona-fide-heart’s-desire-level wish and a suicide note. Hannah tracks the package back to Seoul, where her grandmother recently jumped from the roof of her retirement home onto the wrong side of the Demilitarized Zone. The...
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Little Tokyo Then & Now: Neighborhood Change Through The Lens of Photography Workshop
Feb 06, 2010
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED. Professor Paul Ong will teach participants how to document aspects of neighborhood change by using historic and contemporary photos they take themselves. $9 members; $14 for non-members. Please note that this workshop requires access to a digital camera.
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Annual Giving Circle Members Reception for opening of Ansel Adams at Manzanar
Nov 12, 2006
A special reception for Annual Giving Circle Members celebrating the opening of Ansel Adams at Manzanar. By invitation only. Learn more about Annual Giving Circle Membership
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Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: New Year's Sumi-e (Year of the Horse)
Jan 26, 2002
Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: New Year's Sumi-e (Year of the Horse)
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JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ONLY LOS ANGELES-BASED MUSEUM TO RECEIVE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICE GRANT
Jan 01, 2000
LOS ANGELES.—The Japanese American National Museum was the only Los Angeles-based museum to receive a General Operating Support grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and one of only 177 museums to earn this support from over 800 applications, the IMLS announced. The IMLS is a federal agency that supports the nation’s 15,000 museums and 112,000 libraries nationally. Its General Operating Su...
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"Kenjiro Nomura: An Artist's View of the Japanese American Internment" exhibition opens October 4, 1997
Sep 25, 1997
The Japanese American National Museum opens a new exhibit, Saturday, October 4, 1997. Kenjiro Nomura: An Artist’s View of the Japanese American Internment highlights the images created by artist Kenjiro Nomura while he was incarcerated in the Minidoka concentration camp in Hunt, Idaho. Already an established and prolific artist when he and his family were forcibly removed from their home in Seattle and placed in Mi...
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Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty - Venues
Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty originated at the Japanese American National Museum and was on display October 11, 2014 – May 31, 2015. TRAVELING EXHIBITION Past Venue EMP Museum November 14, 2015 – May 15, 2016 Seattle Center 325 5th Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109 Web: empmuseum.org Phone: 206.770.2700
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The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air - 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.
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Japan after Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan - 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.