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  • Learning at Lunch

    Nov 07, 2014

    In honor of Veterans Day, this session will be devoted to artifacts from our collection that evoke stories of Japanese American veterans. Please bring your own lunch. RSVP to 213.830.5646 or memberevents@janm.org.

  • "Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World"

    Jul 12, 2014

    FREE Screening of the documentary film Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World. The film tells the story of Don Ed Hardy, a fine artist whose obsession with tattoos launched an empire. Heavily influenced by the Japanese tradition, Hardy’s distinctive designs brought tattoo culture into the mainstream and inspired a popular line of clothing and accessories. A discussion with producer/director Emiko Omori will follow t...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Print-astic!

    Jul 12, 2014

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate JANM’s groundbreaking exhibition Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World with tattoo and printmaking-inspired activities for the whole family! ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Kids’ Print Shop: Etch fun designs into plastic foam and make prints out of them. Kids’ Tattoo Parlor: Use our special paper to create temporary press-on tattoos. Ruthie’s Origami Cor...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Ghost Riders

    Jan 14, 2010

    Free Screening of Ghost Riders The Bigfoot Memorial Ride, an annual 300-mile journey on horseback, helps the Lakota Nation "wipe the tears" shed for the massacre of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee in 1896, and for more recent hardships. Participants convey the ride's spirit of sacrifice and remembrance, and the Lakota people's determination to build a better future. Guests for the night include the...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Sep 17, 2009

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, September 17, 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (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,...

  • Asian New Media

    Apr 24, 2008

    Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present Asian New Media, a film screening and panel discussion featuring emerging Asian American video and media artists. Los Angeles’ important role in the contemporary art world is a byproduct of our diversity and proximity to the Pacific Rim. Asian New Media features a selection of emerging Asian American artists as they share their art and process. Short films by arti...

  • Giant Robot Biennale

    Nov 03, 2007 - Jan 13, 2008

    Developed in collaboration with Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum In celebration of its 50th issue and in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum, the pop-culture magazine Giant Robot has assembled works by ten cutting-edge artists from around the country in Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues. Artists: APAK, Gary Baseman, David Choe, Seonna Hong, Sashie Masakat...

  • "Una Storia Segreta: A Discussion About the Italian American Internment and Evacuation During World War II"

    Jul 13, 2002

    Lecture and Book Signing Lawrence DiStasi?, editor of the recently published Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment During World War II (Heyday Books: 2001), will discuss the little-known experience of the 600,000 Italian enemy aliens nationwide who were variously restricted, interned, and evacuated during the wartime. His remarks will give special emphasis to the experi...

  • FAMILY CELEBRATION OPENS NATIONAL MUSEUM’S MORE THAN A GAME EXHIBITION March 4, 5

    Mar 01, 2000

    LOS ANGELES—More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community, the new exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum, opens with a sport-filled family festival on Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 5 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Paying tribute to the 70-year old history of Japanese American basketball leagues will be the National Museum’s first Intergenerational Basketball Free Thr...

  • "Storytime at the Museum" Series Premier at Japanese American National Museum May 20

    May 20, 1999

    The "Storytime at the Museum" series designed especially for children ages 3 to 5 will premier at the Japanese American National Museum on Thursday, May 20 at 10 a.m. The "Storytime at the Museum" readings are scheduled to show every third-Thursday of the month when admission to the Museum is free. The inaugural show will feature John Miyasaki, storyteller and Artistic Director of hereandnow theatre co., who will r...