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  • Together: A Community Conference on Mental Health and Well Being

    Sep 16, 2023

    Little Tokyo Service Center’s Social Services Department, in partnership with JANM, is hosting a day-long conference to offer a welcoming space for the Asian American community to come TOGETHER to address, examine, and understand mental health in its various forms. Conference plenaries will be interspersed with workshops and small group discussions that focus on specific topics related to mental health. Conference...

  • Kokoro2021—Virtual Craft Show

    Nov 01, 2021 - Nov 15, 2021

    The 13th Annual Kokoro Craft Show is virtual again this year! Although the pandemic has prevented the in-person Kokoro Craft Show from occurring two years in a row, there will be more than 60 vendors this year, most of whom are new. Shoppers can begin viewing vendor’s products on November 1 for two weeks at the new website, www.kokorocraftshow.com. During this special shopping period, buy products from the vendor...

  • "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...

  • Folding Paper

    Mar 10, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012

    Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami is the first museum exhibition to explore the history of paper folding, the works of the world’s foremost origami artists, and the connection between origami and mathematics, science, and design. Origami, or Japanese paper folding, began centuries ago in Japan, probably in religious ceremonies and as a pastime of Court nobles. By the 17th century, much of the po...

  • Textured Lives

    Feb 28, 2010 - Aug 22, 2010

    In 2004 the Japanese American National Museum received for its permanent collection the beautiful and unique plantation-era textiles and clothing from scholar and author, Barbara Kawakami. As a dressmaker and seamstress from Waipahu, Hawai‘i, Kawakami painstakingly began collecting these textiles in the 1970s. Through her intimate conversations with Issei women, Kawakami’s research led her on a captivating journey fr...

  • ID Film Festival

    Oct 01, 2009 - Oct 03, 2009

    The second annual ID Film Festival showcases films that challenge and celebrate what it means to be Asian. $5 for members; $8 non-members per program. Or you can buy a festival pass for $30. (Unless otherwise noted.) For more information about the festival, go to: www.idfilmfest.org. 8 PM - OPENING NIGHT: Seikaku (Directed by Jaysn Kim) Sunsets (Directed by Michael Aki & Eric Nakamura): A special never-b...

  • Kenjinkai: Past, Present, and Future

    Mar 28, 2009

    Panel discussion & cultural performances Light reception to follow Free with Museum admission ********************************************** Since the Japanese began migrating to this country, Kenjinkai (Japanese Prefectural Associations) have played important roles for new immigrants in assimilating into the larger society. They have also introduced Japanese culture and traditions to their broader America...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Mar 05, 2009

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, March 5, 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 Civil...

  • Fighting Separate Wars: Heroes Abroad, Outsiders at Home

    Jun 29, 2002

    Following the screening of excerpts from Looking Like the Enemy, directed by Robert Nakamura and written and produced by Karen Ishizuka, a diverse panel of World War II veterans look back and reflect on the experience of choosing to serve in the armed forces of a country in which their own civil rights were not (always) protected.

  • Honor Thy Children

    May 31, 1997

    Featuring: Al Nakatani Honor Thy Children beautifully and poignantly chronicles the transformation of Jane and Al Nakatani which is brought on by the devastating loss of all of their children. It tells the story of one family’s journey from grief to healing—from the repudiation of their eldest son upon learning he is gay, to the total acceptance and support of their youngest son Guy—enabling him to live and di...