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  • Two-Day Workshop: Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century

    Aug 08, 2015 - Aug 09, 2015

    This program is sold out. Saturday–Sunday, August 8–9 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on both days Enjoy two days of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how the dye takes to different textiles. Shibori techniques to be explored include arashi, itajime, and nui, as well as combined and invented techniques. Material kits will include handouts, threads, and many types of vintage kimono silks as well as some cottons...

  • "The Karate Kid" 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Sep 09, 2014

    If you missed the program, you can watch the post-screening discussion online on JANM’s YouTube channel. 6 p.m.: Reception with Light Refreshments 7 p.m.: Screening 9 p.m.: Panel Discussion Join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beloved film The Karate Kid, starring Pat Morita as the wise Mr. Miyagi and Ralph Macchio as his devoted karate student. JANM’s special guests this...

  • AUTHOR WAKAKO YAMAUCHI TO DISCUSS LATEST WORK, 'ROSEBUD AND OTHER STORIES'

    Apr 23, 2011

    Author Wakako Yamauchi, known for her groundbreaking short story, "And the Soul Shall Dance" which was turned into an award-winning play, will discuss her collection of short fiction in the anthology, Rosebud and Other Stories, at a program set at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, May 1, beginning at 2 p.m. Yamauchi, who was born in California Imperial Valley in the 1920s, attended night school at t...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • Eastside Revue: 1932-2002, A Musical Homage to Boyle Heights

    Oct 12, 2002

    Free concert in conjunction with the exhibition Boyle Heights: The Power of Place Join us for a special concert celebrating over half a century of musical history with legendary artists of the past and present who have placed their community and their music on top of the world's musical map. The rich and glorious tradition of Boyle Heights' music is a metaphor and microcosm of the American dream for an autonomous ...

  • Capturing History: Incarceration Narratives in Fiction and Nonfiction

    May 15, 1997

    Two generations of writers have struggled to recover and present stories of the Japanese American incarceration; their work in history and in fiction has been at the core of the movement for redress. A panel of distinguished novelists and historians of the incarceration experience share their work, discuss their sources for materials, and address questions of how they used or interpreted these materials. Join us fo...