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  • Textiles Madness

    May 11, 2019 - May 12, 2019

    Saturday–Sunday, May 11–12 • 11 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE* Just in time for Mother’s Day textiles that spark joy! This year for our May Member Appreciation Days weekend we are bringing in a very special trunk show. We will be featuring handmade wearable art by Anne McCaddon of COATZ, made from re-purposed indigo art fabrics, and a fabulous selection of handwoven and hand-dyed art textiles and scarves from Mimbres: Art i...

  • Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century with Shibori Girl

    Jun 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014

    Enjoy this 2-day workshop of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how different textiles take to the dye. Your material kit, provided by instructor, will include many types of vintage kimono silks as well as cotton, bamboo, hemp, and other natural fibers. Many shibori techniques will be explored. Samples, books and videos will be on hand to inspire your indigo creativity! $70 members; $90 non-members. Addit. $4...

  • California Hotel and Casino—Reading & Book Signing with Co-Authors Dennis Ogawa and John Blink

    Aug 14, 2011

    Join Dennis Ogawa and John Blink for an insightful discussion about California Hotel and Casino: Hawaii’s Home Away from Home, the book on which the display currently on view at the museum is based. Available for sale at the Museum Store and at janmstore.com. Co-presented with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. Free admission for members of the Japanese Cultual Center of Hawai'i this weekend.

  • Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Reconsidering Roots

    Feb 02, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED (Part 1 of 3) FREE Admission The first in this series, Reconsidering Roots, will focus on the role of Japanese American women in the redress movement. The panelists will each speak about a specific individual's contributions — Joy Morimoto on Sox Kitashima; Sharon Yamato on Michi Weglen; and Diana Meyers Bahr on Sue Kunitomi Embrey. Presented in collaboration with the National Center f...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    Jan 10, 2008

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, January 10, 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 Ci...

  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Aug 04, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. Master musician, UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology, a...

  • "Music for Alice", by Allen Say

    Apr 03, 2004

    As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their home and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, they learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stocky...

  • "Godzilla Attacks LA: Asian American Film and Video Makers" Symposium at Japanese American National Museum May 16

    May 16, 1999

    The Japanese American National Museum presents an insightful and unique discussion entitled "Godzilla Attacks LA: Asian American Film and Video Makers" on Sunday, May 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Scheduled to appear is a distinguished panel of film, video makers, critics, educators, and activists who will discuss the issues surrounding the recent surge in the number of feature films by Asian American filmmakers in Holl...

  • Coming Home

    Aug 14, 1998 - Feb 07, 1999

    Though the end of the war brought “freedom” from the confines of America’s concentration camps, Japanese Americans came home to face obstacles in housing, employment, and discrimination. In addition to outlining some of the varied challenges facing Japanese American resettlers, this exhibit will explore the process of rebuilding community as well as the individual struggle to come to terms with the larger “camp” e...

  • The Three Farewells to Manzanar

    Mar 06, 1997

    Featuring: Sue Embrey and the Manzanar Committee A report by National Park Service archaeologist Jeff Burton called “The Three Farewells to Manzanar” explains the history of Manzanar through the theme of eviction. Native Americans were first evicted from their land by the U.S. military and white settlers. Then the settlers were evicted by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power. In 1942, Japanese Am...