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  • Windows of Little Bronze Tokyo Exhibition Closing

    Nov 17, 2024

    Celebrate with Sustainable Little Tokyo during the culminating event of its Windows of Little Bronze Tokyo project. See visual artwork by Carey Westbrook and Miki Yokoyama, listen to community interviews by documentarian and storyteller Bobby Buck, and enjoy a performance by Wayne Hoggatt in collaboration with jazz musicians and Japanese taiko and West African drummers.Inspired by the Little Tokyo’s Bronzeville era, ...

  • JANM Celebrates 140 Years of Little Tokyo with Exhibit of Local History

    Sep 10, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) invites visitors to a new pop-up exhibit, Celebrating Little Tokyo at 140 Years, on view in the Manabi and Sumi Hirasaki National Resource Center (HNRC) at the Museum through January 5, 2025. JANM, alongside other Little Tokyo community organizations, is celebrating the anniversary with the theme, Celebrating Our Legacy. Persevering for Our Future. The ex...

  • Democracy Center and entertwine Present The Grand Event on July 28, 2024

    Jul 16, 2024

    PSAWHAT:Enjoy performances of the top ten short plays from the 2024 APIDA 24-Hour Playwriting Contest, which amplifies the voices of diverse and underrepresented Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American writers. WHEN: Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. PDTWHERE:Tateuchi Democracy ForumJapanese American National Museum100 North Central AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012RSVP:RSVP at janm.org/events.###About t...

  • Border Crossings Screening: "Cultures of Resistance"

    May 21, 2011

    Cultures of Resistance (2010), Directed by Iara Lee Border Crossings: An Ongoing Exploration of Community & Society Through Cinema & Media Arts Presented by Visual Communications. Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, is pleased to inaugurate an ongoing series at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Select works ranging from politics to horror, from live-action to anime ...

  • JANM History

    History of the Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) was founded to preserve and share the history of Japanese Americans. Its mission evolved to enhance appreciation for America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by documenting the stories of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral component of U.S. history. Incorporated in 1985 through the combined efforts of a band of ...

  • Big Drum Articles—San Jose Taiko

    San Jose Taiko: Embodying the Spirit of Taiko in America For San Jose Taiko, it all started over 30 years ago. After seeing a performance by Los Angeles’s Kinnara Taiko at a YBA (Young Buddhist Association) conference, Reverend Hiroshi Abiko was inspired to start something for the youth at San Jose Buddhist Church that was both musically and culturally interesting. He recruited Roy Hirabayashi and Dean Miyaku...

  • Big Drum Articles—Shasta Taiko

    The Rhythms of Life: Shasta Taiko “This woman came up to me and said, ‘I don’t know why, but I just burst out crying when you were playing taiko,’” Jeanne Aiko Mercer says. “That happens a lot,” the pioneering taiko artist explains. “I think taiko is very healing. It’s a release, and I think people need that in their lives.” For Mercer and her husband Russel Baba, who founded the renowned Shasta Taiko g...

  • Asobi at JANM

    Experience the Art of Play!Experience the art of play at Asobi at JANM, our new series once a month where local artists showcase their unique work through interactive demonstrations and every guest goes home with a new art piece and sense of accomplishment. Bring your friends, grab a drink, and try something new together. Enjoy beer from Brewyard Beer Company. We will also have drinks from Sanzo and light refreshment...

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  • A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami - FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions There are three versions of the video. What is the difference between the Virtual Reality (VR) version; the interactive, 360-degree video; and the non-interactive video shown in the Terasaki Orientation Theater? Virtual Reality is a three-dimensional (3-D) immersive audio visual experience in which a person can interact within an artificial 3-D environment using special goggle...