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  • Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On!

    Dec 08, 2018 - Dec 09, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, December 8–9 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 only...

  • " Voices From the Canefields: Folksongs from Japanese Immigrant Workers in Hawai'i" by Dr. Franklin Odo

    Oct 13, 2013

    Japanese immigrant laborers comprised the majority of Hawaiian sugar plantation workers after their large-scale importation as contract workers in 1885. They composed unique folk songs called holehole bushi which merged melodies with lyrics about work, life, and the global connection which they clearly perceived after arriving. While many are songs of lamentation, others reflect a rapid adaptation to a new socie...

  • Hong Zhang Gallery Talk

    Jul 28, 2013

    Artist Hong Zhang will conduct a gallery discussion of her work featured in the Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter.

  • Mottainai

    Jun 05, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum and Great Leap present MOTTAINAI, a fun-filled, informative day of performance, video screenings and participatory workshops celebrating World Environment Day. "Mottainai" is a Japanese word that loosely means “it’s a shame to waste nature." The day opens and ends with “ORDER TO GO”, a performance by members of Collaboratory, Great Leap's artist mentorship program. Directed by Da...

  • Kokeshi: Not Just a Toy!

    Jul 25, 2009

    Collector Itske Stern, author of articles about kokeshi for Daruma magazine and other Japanese publications, and her husband Anthony, will talk about the history of traditional kokeshi and their personal journey in collecting over 1200 of these beautiful folk toys.

  • One Way or Another - Gallery Talk

    Mar 08, 2008

    Gallery talk with curator Karin Higa and artists Anna Sew Hoy and Mari Eastman. Top:Mari Eastman Bird on Flowering Spray: Porcelain Cup, Chieng-lung Period (1736–1750) 2004 Acrylic on canvas 40.5 x 43.5 in. Collection of Rosette Delug Photograph by Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of Karyn Lovegrove Gallery Bottom: Anna Sew Hoy Haiku 2006 Polyurethane foam, mirror, knives, wood, plastic Approx. 3 x ...

  • Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

    Aug 02, 2007

    Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his exhilarating music combining Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous. This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora, which connects back to Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo. The concert w...

  • Teaching from the Heart: Educators from America's Concentration Camps

    Sep 11, 2005

    Approximately half of the 120,000 Japanese Americans interned during World War II were children. As we inaugurate our newest series, American Profiles, we continue to explore the theme of our 2005 Annual Gala Dinner by engaging in recollection and reflection with some of the educators who made a commitment to nurturing the intellectual lives of the youngest inmates. Reservations recommended.

  • Voices from the Heart

    Jul 09, 2005

    The heart of the National Museum—our collection—contains a wealth of correspondence between family, friends, and associates. Join professional actors, community members, and staff as they read selected letters written by inmates of America's concentration camps and Nisei soldiers. The afternoon provides a unique glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans during World War II. Advance reservations highly suggested...

  • An American Diary: Paintings by Roger Shimomura Opens at Japanese American National Museum October 8

    Oct 01, 1999

    LOS ANGELES—An American Diary, a traveling exhibition of paintings and prints by sansei (third generation Japanese American) artist Roger Shimomura, inspired by the World War II diary entries of his grandmother written during her incarceration in the Minidoka concentration camp, will be on display from October 8, 1999 to January 16, 2000 at the Japanese American National Museum. “An American Diary is a small part ...