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  • Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering

    Nov 15, 2014

    Okaeri is a day of educational and storytelling workshops for LGBTQ members of the Nikkei community and their friends, family, and allies. All are welcome to come and share support and resources as we work to build an inclusive Nikkei community. For information and to register, visit okaeri-la.org. Click this link to read an interview with lead organizer of Okaeri, Marsha Aizumi>>

  • "Convergence" with Kenny Endo and Kaoru Watanabe

    May 23, 2014

    Japanese American National Museum and Kodo Arts Sphere America present Kenny Endo and Kaoru Watanabe, both considered leading practitioners of the Japanese taiko drums and flutes, combine Japanese theater and folk traditions with jazz and other improvisational genres to create a sound that is ancient with a modern edge. KENNY ENDO One of the leading personas in contemporary percussion and rhythm, Kenny Endo i...

  • Understanding and Writing Memoir Workshop, Taught by Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Loren Stephens

    Jan 22, 2011

    This one-day workshop explores the memoir genre and gives you the tools and techniques to begin writing by examining excerpts from well known memoirs including Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Frank McCourt’s ‘Tis, and Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, among others. The workshop will also include an examination of the memoir format and the key elements that make up a compelling memoir: depth of fe...

  • Members Appreciation Day!

    Nov 29, 2009

    Members Appreciation Day is in its 7th year! It's one of two times of year when several of the Southland's cultural institutions reward their members with free admission and 20%* discount at each institution's gift store. And if you are a JANM member your membership card will get you these member privileges at a host of partnering museums, libraries, and other cultural sites. Make sure you have a current membership ...

  • Members Appreciation Day!

    Nov 28, 2009

    Members Appreciation Day is in its 7th year! It's one of two times of year when several of the Southland's cultural institutions reward their members with free admission and 20%* discount at each institution's gift store. And if you are a JANM member your membership card will get you these member privileges at a host of partnering museums, libraries, and other cultural sites. Make sure you have a current membership ...

  • A Conversation with Ceramicist Jun Kaneko

    Nov 06, 2005

    The third of three conversations focusing on significant Japanese American artists who work with clay features Jun Kaneko. Kaneko began his career as a painter, becoming a sculptor when he arrived in the U.S. from Japan in the 1960s. His work can be seen in the public collections of the Shigaraki Ceramic Museum in Japan; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; and the Renwick Gallery of the Smith...

  • East LA Taiko

    Aug 25, 2005

    Lead by master drummer Maceo Hernandez, East LA Taiko marries Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms with driving taiko beats. This concert, which showcases their latest work, will begin with a screening of "Maceo: Demon Drummer of East LA", an award-winning film produced and directed by the National Museum's John Esaki, Director of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. Come early for a 6:30 DJ set of music from around...

  • East West Player's "GOT LAUGHS!"

    Jun 16, 2005

    A staged reading of one of the winners of the East West Players Writer's Gallery GOT LAUGHS! playwriting contest, a nationwide competition to find the funniest voice in Asian Pacific America. The contest was the result of a yearlong search for comedic full-length plays, musicals, or solo pieces with predominantly Asian Pacific casts and/or themes, and part of a three-year, $200,000 grant from The James Irvine Foundat...

  • BRUCE AND NORMAN YONEMOTO: MEMORY, MATTER AND MODERN ROMANCE

    Jan 01, 1999

    Dates January 23–July 4, 1999 Location Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles Curator Karin Higa Description This mid-career survey examines the single-channel video and video installations by Bruce and Norman Yonemoto, Los Angeles-based brothers who have worked together since 1976. The exhibition features the Yonemotos’ work from the last 25 years, providing a comprehensive analysis of t...

  • The View From Within

    Oct 13, 1992 - Dec 06, 1992

    The largest of its kind, this exhibition features 135 works of fine art created by internees of the American internment camps during World War II. Co-organized by the Japanese American National Museum, the UCLA Wight Art Gallery and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and curated by Karin M. Higa, the exhibition is part of the national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 wh...