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  • Members Only Meet and Greet with Lon Kurashige

    Mar 25, 2017

    Members are invited to an exclusive pre-event reception with author Lon Kurashige prior to the public discussion about his book, Two Faces of Exclusion: The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States. Space is limited. RSVP by March 22 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Oct 06, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM (Dinner provided) 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 Civ...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Oct 06, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 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 movement...

  • 13th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard

    Aug 13, 2011

    FREE! Celebrate summer with a day of family fun—crafts, music, and LA’s first tea festival! Fun Crafts & Activities for Families Have your picture taken in a special cutout designed by artist Stan Sakai and decorate a picture frame to go with it! Don’t leave a spot with your teacup! Decorate a coaster! Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Add to the rabbits (& Labbits) appearing around the museum by maki...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Once Upon A Time

    Jul 09, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Help us celebrate Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo with a day of comics, anime, and stories for the whole family. Keep checking back for more information! 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: Have your picture taken in a special cutout de...

  • Zen Garage

    Dec 30, 2010 - Feb 13, 2011

    SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTGiant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum continues its Salon Pop series with Zen Garage, a concept display developed in collaboration with Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot.The concept of Zen has been thwarted by popular culture in the form of awkward connotations and new “urban” meanings. Its basic meaning in our new world is essentially a “pure focus.” Likewise, a garage is no longer just ...

  • Shibori Class with Shibori Girl

    Mar 27, 2010

    This half day workshop will introduce you to three basic traditional shibori techniques-makiage (stitched and bound), itajime (fold and clamp), and arashi (pole wrapped) shibori on silk. Traditional and contemporary samples from my collection will be on hand for observation as well as many favorite books on the subject from my library. Using a non-toxic cold water dye for silk that needs no chemicals or heat to...

  • Vaudeville Night

    Nov 14, 2008

    FREE! A night of performances and videos by a selection of CCF fellowship recipients in one of LA's historic theaters, now converted into an arts center that is home to CCF fellow Sara Velas' recently completed panoramic painting installation, The Efflugence of the North. Please note, Vaudeville Night will take place at The Velaslavasay Panorama, which is located at: 1122 W. 24th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007. ...

  • Chasing Daybreak: A Film about Mixed Race in America

    Oct 28, 2006

    In 2005, the MAVIN Foundation, the nation's largest mixed race organization, sponsored the Generation MIX National Awareness Tour to shed light on America's growing number of mixed heritage youth and families. Chasing Daybreak follows five of the tour crewmembers as they travel across the country and initiate a national dialogue about mixed race people, families, and diversity. Throughout the process, they share thei...

  • "From Tokyo Rose to the Patriot Act: Propaganda and its Impact on Civil Liberties"

    Feb 26, 2005

    This five-part seminar features Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, Acting Dean, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Los Angeles, and author of Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress, in conversation with noted scholars, activists, and artists as they respond to propaganda artifacts displayed in the exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community. This session will e...