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  • 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    May 10, 2018

    Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of festival favorites. In many cases, filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions with audiences, adding a uniquely intimate element to the experience. Celebrating its 34th edition, the fe...

  • 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    May 05, 2018 - May 06, 2018

    Saturday, May 5 – Sunday, May 6 Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of festival favorites. In many cases, filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions with audiences, adding a uniquely intimate element to the experience....

  • 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...

  • ‘I WANT THE WIDE AMERICAN EARTH: AN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN STORY’ OPENS AT JANM SEPTEMBER 14

    Sep 03, 2013

    Los Angeles — The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story from September 14 to October 27, 2013. Travelling from the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center, I Want the Wide American Earth explores the deep-rooted history of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States, spanning from the first immigrants in the 1800s to th...

  • Hapa Hoops: Japanese American Basketball and Community with Rex Walters

    Jun 22, 2013

    Join us as we explore the experiences of Hapa Japanese Americans and their experiences in Japanese American basketball leagues. Hapa Hoops will feature a screening of JANM’s basketball documentary Crossover and will be followed by a conversation by Rex Walters, a veteran of both Japanese American basketball leagues and the NBA.

  • RARE MINE OKUBO DRAWINGS AVAILABLE ON JANM.ORG

    Nov 07, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum announced today that it has completed the conservation, cataloguing, and digitization of 197 pen and ink drawings by artist Mine Okubo, which now may be viewed on the JANM’s website. Okubo was an artist, writer, and social activist who created drawings and sketches of her life while at Tanforan assembly center in San Bruno, California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah durin...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Be Animated!

    Feb 14, 2009

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with anime and comic book activities and workshops. Keeping checking back for program schedule! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. All day craft activities: Put your drawings in motion by creating your own flipbook. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s YO...

  • "We Do, Too": APIs and the Marriage Equality Debate

    May 17, 2007

    A panel of experts discuss the historical, political, religious, and legal implications of the debate on equal marriage rights for lesbians and gays. Presenters include Reverend Mark Nakagawa, senior minister of Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo, attorney Karin Wang of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, and author/activist Helen Zia, who in 2005 married her long-time partner in San Francisco. Mo...

  • Kinnara Taiko

    Jul 28, 2005

    Since its founding in 1969 by members of Senshin Buddhist Temple, Kinnara Taiko has delighted audiences around the world with its powerful presence, stunning artistry, and exquisite collection of handcrafted percussion instruments. Come early for a 6:30 DJ set of world music by some of the city's best. Food from Mama's Hot Tamales Cafe and a no-host bar will also be available. This series is presented in associ...