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  • "No-No Boy: A Multimedia Concert"

    Nov 03, 2018

    No-No Boy is a multimedia concert performed by Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama. Taking inspiration from interviews with World War II Japanese American incarceration camp survivors, his own family’s history living through the Vietnam War, and many other stories of Asian American experience, Saporiti has transformed his doctoral research at Brown University into folk songs in an effort to bring these stories to a bro...

  • The Japanese Pantry and Koji with Myoho Asari and Sonoko Sakai

    May 25, 2013

    Free! The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to welcome Sonoko Sakai, founder of Common Grains in Los Angeles, and Myoho Asari, owner of Saiki Kojiya in Oita, Japan. This seminar will celebrate Koji, the fermented medium that creates much of the unique flavor and umami in Japanese cooking. Myoho and her family have vested generations in selling and promoting this incredible food. The seminar will showcas...

  • 8+1: A Symposium Voices from The Asian American Literary Review

    May 07, 2011

    FREE! 8+1: A Symposium: Voices from The Asian American Literary Review is a day-long celebration of Asian American literature and Asian American writers. Featuring paired readings and Q&A sessions by established and emerging authors whose work has or will appear in the pages of the literary journal The Asian American Literary Review. Readers include Joy Kogawa, Kip Fulbeck, Rishi Reddi, R. Zamora Linmark, Reese...

  • 2010 Oshogatsu Family Festival

    Jan 03, 2010

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Celebrate the new year with fun arts ‘n crafts, exciting cultural performances, and learn more about traditional Japanese New Years. 11:00 – 5:00: Craft and other fun activities for the entire family: Japanese spinning tops called koma are a traditional Japanese toy. Put a fun spin on 2010 by making one of your own! Make a tiger to celebrate 2010: the year of the tiger! ...

  • " Be Water, My Friend " by Ken Mochizuki

    Oct 10, 2009

    FREE! Hear award winning author Ken Mochizuki read his new book, Be Water, My Friend, about Bruce Lee’s early childhood, and also Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, which tells the inspiring story of Chiune Sugihara. Be Water, My Friend will be available for purchase on the day of event. [Purchase a copy of Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story at the Museum Store Online]

  • Comedy Zen

    Jan 29, 2009

    ComedyTheory is very pleased to be working with JANM on the return of Comedy Zen, a showcase of the finest and funniest Asian American comedians touring today. Comedy Zen is a national TV show on the Imaginasian Cable Network. True to form, Comedy Zen always books a non Asian comedian so we can get their point of view on Asian issues alongside their day to day observations. The Year of the Ox is said to be a ro...

  • The Hapa Project

    Nov 14, 2004

    Kip Fulbeck, the "world's premier artist" exploring Hapa identity will present a multimedia performance piece. Fulbeck will also discuss The Hapa Project, which seeks to promote awareness and recognition of the millions of multiracials of Asian/Pacific Island descent in the United States. Professor Fulbeck teaches Art Studio and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has spoken ...

  • James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

    Mar 12, 2004

    The National Museum kicks off a weekend-long presentation featuring the contributions of nisei James Toya to the hybridization of cymbidiums, or orchids. Visitors can participate in workshops, view presentations, and meet cymbidium experts as they present more than 50 plants highlighting the work of Toya.

  • Hot Off The Press

    Sep 24, 2000

    Author Reading Series At the Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library Fifth and Flower streets in Downtown Los Angeles Parking, 524 S. Flower, adjacent to Library. $5.65 flat rate after 5 p.m. Free, Reservations suggested. 213.228.7025 Two Novelists: Kyoko Mori, reading and discussing Stone Field, True Arrow Anchee Min, reading and discussing Becoming Madame Mao Kyoko Mori is the author of two novels f...

  • Aloha Weekend Activities

    Mar 14, 1998 - Mar 15, 1998

    Saturday–Sunday, March 14–15 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Experience a little bit of the Aloha spirit as we celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition. Join us as we explore the evolution of Japanese American identity in multicultural Hawai'i through performance, dance, and art. Fun for the entire family. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.