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  • Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On!

    Sep 29, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, September 29–30 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, continue practicing itajime, arashi, nui, and other shibori dyeing techniques on a broad selection of fabrics, and learn about dyeing threads for stitching. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at the beginning of class (cash o...

  • Time After Time Capsule Drop-Off Day

    Dec 15, 2016

    FREE Bring a cherished personal item or a colorfully decorated letter to your future self to be placed in the gigantic Hello Kitty time capsule by kawaii artist Sebastian Masuda. (Masuda will not be here for the drop-off day. If you would like to meet him in person, please join us for a workshop with the artist at JANM’s Oshogatsu Family Festival on January 8.) Masuda is organizing a total of 10 translucent tim...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Jan 15, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Saturday, January 15, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil Rights movem...

  • "Sanae, Senryu Poet: Her Life in 5-7-5 "by Shizue Harada

    Nov 06, 2010

    Shizue Harada came to the United States in the 1920s with her husband of arranged marriage. She did not become Sanae, a writer of a Japanese poetry form called senryu, until she had lived a full life, working factory jobs and raising two children. Sanae's daughter, Aiko Uyeki, has compiled her mother's poignant poetry in a collection that captures Sanae's strong Buddhist faith, her wry humor and simple wisdom, he...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Walk Like a Warrior: The Apache Skateboard Story

    May 07, 2009

    Free Screening of The Apache Skateboard Story 'Walk Like a Warrior' unveils the entrepreneurial spirit of a Native owned and operated skateboard company on the Apache Reservation. 'Walk Like a Warrior' represents Native pride, history and culture in a unique, bold and innovative way. With the help of skateboarding, the Apache Skateboards crew rolls right past tired cliches, stereotypes and myths about Native Ameri...

  • The Artist’s Studio

    Jul 17, 2008

    Los Angeles Art Association and The Japanese American National Museum present: Lita Albuquerque’s Stellar Axis. An expansion of LAAA’s ongoing ArtSpeak programming, this special evening will feature a presentation of Albuquerque’s powerful site-specific art installation in Antarctica. Ms. Albuquerque is an internationally-renowned installationist, environmental artist, painter and sculptor. She is committed to develo...

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at NYU A/P/A Institute (New York, NY)

    Mar 10, 2008 - May 30, 2008

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University New York, NY kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whos...

  • Awaken the Senses/Awaken the Writer

    Oct 06, 2007

    A Two-part Writing Workshop with Paula Panich What happens when you allow your senses to guide you? Let Paula Panich, journalist and author of Cultivating Words: The Guide to Writing about the Plants and Gardens You Love, awaken your inner writer by helping you find new ways of expressing what/how you see, smell, and touch. Writings focus on the seiryu-en or the Garden of the Clear Stream (the James Irvine Garden). ...

  • Members' Reception for the exhibition, "Passports to Friendship: Celebrating 75 Years of U.S.-Japan Friendship Doll Exchange"

    Jul 27, 2002

    Open to members at the Contributing Level ($125) and above. By invitation only. RSVP required. Please call Theresa Hashimoto at 213.830.5655 for more information.

  • Sponsors' Reception for the exhibition, "Passports to Friendship: Celebrating 75 Years of U.S.-Japan Friendship Doll Exchange"

    Jul 26, 2002

    Attendance at this private event is by invitation only.