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  • The Grand Event: 10 Short Plays

    Jul 16, 2023

    The Democracy Center plays host for staged readings of works from entertwine's third annual AAPI 24-hour Playwriting Contest. This contest gives diverse and underrepresented writers an opportunity to explore their craft. They each have just a few hours to produce a short ten-minute play. See the top ten plays from this year’s contest by playwrights Yayoi L Naito Winfrey, Shruti Tewari, Sarah Aoki, Jessica W. Chen, Je...

  • Special Activity: Pledge Your Commitment to Equal Justice!

    Aug 10, 2018 - Aug 12, 2018

    Friday–Sunday, August 10–12 Admission on Friday, August 10: Pay What You Wish On the 30th anniversary weekend of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, publicly proclaim your commitment to democracy and equal justice by adding your name to our Commitment Banner! All JANM visitors may do so during regular museum hours, and guests are encouraged to take and share photos with the banner.

  • Author Discussion—"Relocating Authority" by Mira Shimabukuro

    May 13, 2017

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Relocating Authority: Japanese Americans Writing to Redress Mass Incarceration examines the ways Japanese Americans have continually used writing to respond to the circumstances of their community’s mass imprisonment during World War II. It highlights literacy’s enduring potential to participate in social change and as...

  • Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

    Jun 06, 2010

    Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

  • Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

    Apr 17, 2010

    Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Mar 18, 2010

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, March 18, 4:30 PM - 7:30 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 Civi...

  • Giant Robot Biennale 2

    Oct 24, 2009 - Jan 24, 2010

    Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, this expanded follow-up to the 2007 exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues highlights artists associated with the magazine over the past 15 years. David Choe • James Jean • Souther Salazar • Theo Ellsworth • kozyndan • Stella Lai • Jack Long • Albert Reyes • Jeff Soto • Rob Sato • Deth P. Sun Providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, t...

  • Artist Roundtable

    Jan 08, 2009

    Join a roundtable discussion moderated by one of the curators and Eve Fowler, Lari Pittman, and Erika Rothenberg from the exhibition. These distinguished artists will be discussing visual art in LA over the last 20 years -- relationships of art to the city, changes that have taken place in LA Art since the late 80s, what's it like to be an artist in LA, changing landscape of support (funding, galleries, institut...

  • Living Flowers

    Jun 15, 2008 - Sep 07, 2008

    Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art is an innovative exhibition that showcases the traditional Japanese art of ikebana alongside cutting-edge contemporary art. For centuries, ikebana has been displayed in conjunction with traditional Asian art. In Living Flowers, arrangements by masters of the Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu schools of ikebana will be juxtaposed with the works of international artists. The exhib...

  • Writing Your Life Story with Loren Stephens

    Apr 28, 2007

    Each one of us has unique stories to tell. Loren Stephens, president of Write Wisdom, Inc. and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, is an expert at helping both first time and experienced writers transform memories into memoirs. $20 for National Museum members and $30 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Space is limited. Early registration with payment recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Depart...