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  • Members Only Learning at Lunch: Itadakimasu

    Dec 01, 2018

    Bring your brown bag lunch and break bread with other members and JANM Collection staff during an exploration of delicious and historic foods and traditions. Learn more about JANM’s recent acquisition from Umeya Rice Cake Company, the famed Little Tokyo maker of senbei and arare, and explore menus and dining artifacts from America’s World War II concentration camps. Space is limited. RSVP by November 27 using...

  • GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER TO LEASE SPACE IN JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM’S HISTORIC BUILDING

    Jul 14, 2014

    Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) have finalized 20-year lease terms allowing Go For Broke to move into JANM’s historic building located at 369 First Street, at Central Avenue, in Little Tokyo. Following renovations and refurbishments, Go For Broke staff members will move from Torrance to downtown Los Angeles, bringing them just steps away from the Go F...

  • Sogetsu Ikebana Workshop: Basic Slanting Style Moribana

    Jan 26, 2013

    Ikebana (“living flower”) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Sogetsu Ikebana is a three dimensional artistic expression composed of flower and plant material arranged in a container. This workshop will introduce students to the basic technique and style that is the foundation of many Ikebana arrangements. Instructor Mikiko Ideno will teach you "Basic Slanting Style Moribana." $30 members; $35 non-members, inc...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Construction Zone

    Mar 12, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of fun for the whole family. This month’s theme is building and architecture. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Create a map collage of your neighborhood Construct a wacky building out of a variety of materials. The crazier the better! Ruth...

  • Hawai‘i Member & Donor Appreciation Reception

    Aug 13, 2009

    JCCH Guided Tour of Okage Sama De–I am what I am Because of You Reception featuring Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Irene Hirano Inouye Manoa Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i 2454 South Beretania Street, Honolulu We are still accepting RSVPs, please call 808.748.8507. $5 banquet parking.

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Jan 17, 2009

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, January 17, 10:00 AM - 1:00 AM (Lunch 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...

  • Alcatraz Is Not An Island

    Nov 20, 2008

    Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Screening of 'Alcatraz Is Not An Island' When a small group of Native American students and “Urban Indians” began the occupation of Alcatraz Island in November 1969, they sparked a movement joined by thousands, retaking “Indian land” for the first time since the 1880s. This historic event altered U.S. Government Indian policy and programs, and how it f...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Nov 06, 2008

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 6, 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...

  • 3 NIKKEI GROUPS TO RECALL VISITS TO JAPANESE CUBANS ON SEPT. 6

    Aug 29, 2008

    Three Nikkei groups will recount their experiences in separate trips to visit Japanese Cubans, a tiny community struggling for cultural survival, in a special public program and video screening set for the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo on Saturday, Sept. 6, beginning at 2 p.m. This program was co-sponsored by Discover Nikkei, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Tsukimi Kai, and Chodee Without Bor...

  • Cold Tofu's Halloween Show

    Oct 20, 2005

    Join the witches and warlocks of Cold Tofu as they cast a spell of hilarity and hijinks in their annual Halloween show. Be prepared to howl and scream in sheer delight as you're treated to another daringly devilish dose of improvised comedy. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold...