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  • Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Wreaths and Cards

    Dec 01, 2018

    Get ready for the holidays and learn from JANM’s resident origami expert Ruthie Kitagawa how to make a holiday-themed origami card and a wreath. Space is limited to 15 participants. Advance purchase of a ticket is required. $12 non-members, free for JANM members. Museum admission included. This workshop is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affair...

  • JANM Free Family Days: Superheroes!

    Nov 10, 2018

    FREE ALL DAY This full day of crafts, performances, and other activities will be inspired by real-life heroes as well as the fictional characters of Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Superhero Capes: Attention all crime-fighting kids and their grown-up sidekicks! Make your own superhero cape and unleash your hidden powers. Superhero M...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Art Hansen

    Aug 25, 2018

    All members are invited to this exclusive reception with Art Hansen, professor emeritus of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton, and editor of Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura, prior to his author discussion at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by August 21 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213...

  • Speak Out for Justice: Screening, Panel Discussions, and Audience Q&A

    Dec 02, 2017

    FREE In 1981, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) heard the testimonies of Japanese Americans across the country who spoke out for the first time about their incarceration during World War II. Recognizing the historic nature of these hearings, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR, then known as the National Coalition for Redress/ Reparations) and Visual Communications ...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"K-TOWN ’92 Reporters: Who Gets to Tell the Story?"

    May 11, 2017

    K-TOWN ’92 Reporters was produced by Peabody award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee as part of ktown92.com, an interactive web archive that explores the 1992 Los Angeles Riots through the lens of greater Koreatown. With a mix of archival news footage, new interviews, and other media, ktown92.com invites users to create their own unique documentary experience and to hear poignant stories that were overlooked by the media c...

  • Introduction to Go For Broke

    Aug 27, 2016

    In 2015, Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) relocated its offices to JANM’s Historic Building (the former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple). As part of a grand celebration on May 28, the organization unveiled its groundbreaking new interactive exhibition, The Defining Courage Experience. Join Mitch Maki, Interim President of GFBNEC, for a viewing of Defining Courage and a discussion of the organization...

  • OCTOBER TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY'S THEME 'JUST FOR KICKS' FEATURES MARTIAL ARTS

    Oct 01, 2010

    Martial arts demonstrations and instruction will be among the many activities available at the Japanese American National Museum as part of its regular series, Target Free Family Saturday, with the theme, "Just for Kicks!", set for Saturday, October 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Among the activities scheduled for specific times is hands-on fun with inflatable sumo suits. Part...

  • FOUNDING PRESIDENT BRUCE KAJI TO READ FROM AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'JIVE BOMBER' ON AUG. 14

    Jul 30, 2010

    Bruce Kaji, the Founding President of the Japanese American National Museum, will read excerpts from his autobiography, Jive Bomber: A Sentimental Journey, at the premiere of its publication on Saturday, August 14, beginning at 2 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Mary Kageyama Nomura, known as the "Songbird of Manzanar", will perform as part of the program, with a reception with light refreshments to follo...

  • IKENOBO IKEBANA SOCIETY TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION AT NATIONAL MUSEUM JUNE 22

    Jun 18, 2008

    The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Los Angeles, one of the three local Japanese flower arranging schools creating and maintaining installations as part of the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration on Sunday, June 22, beginning at 2 p.m., at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers is an innovative exhibition that features trad...

  • Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i—The Art of Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara - Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)