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  • Make Your Own "Toshikoshi Soba" with Sonoko Sakai

    Dec 07, 2019

    Make soba using fresh, stone-milled artisanal flour from Japan and authentic soba tools. This soba will be served in the classic way: cold with fresh soy-based dipping sauce, toppings, and spices. Soba is a type of noodle traditionally made from buckwheat flour, or a combination of buckwheat and wheat flours. In Japan, many people celebrate special occasions by eating soba. For example, many celebrate New Year’s E...

  • Building the Asian American Movement: Then and Now

    Jul 12, 2019

    SOLD OUT FREE Take a cross-generational look at the challenges and opportunities Asian American communities face as they continue to grow and engage in political action. Hear from a panel of Asian American activists who span the 1970s to the present. Learn about what motivated them to become politically charged and find what out what they believe it means to be an activist in today’s world and what issues c...

  • Kimono: From Past To Present

    Apr 24, 2010

    Come join us for a beautiful and educational kimono show and lecture, featuring men and women's kimono for all different occasions, by the International Beauty Association Yamanoryu Kisou. The show will feature furisode (a long sleeve kimono worn by unmarried women for ceremonies), homongi (a regular sleeved kimono worn by men and women for ceremonies), montsuki hakama (formal Japanese attire for men), and tom...

  • Cherry Blossom Festival Southern CA

    Apr 04, 2009 - Apr 05, 2009

    Saturday 4/4/08 – 10:30 am – 6:30 pm Sunday 4/5/08 – 10:30 am- 5:00 pm *Entrance on 1st Street in front of the Japanese American National Museum & Lot 7. The Cherry Blossom Festival Southern CA is a free admission event to the public produced by a Volunteer Team and located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. Main Stage - Live entertainment of Japanese Dancing, Taiko, Kimono Fashion Sho...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Finding Dawn

    Mar 26, 2009

    Free Screening of Finding Dawn An estimated 500 Aboriginal women have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past 30 years. Acclaimed Metis filmmaker Christine Welsh embarks on an epic journey to shed light on these murders and disappearances that remain unresolved to this day. She begins at Vancouver's skid row where more than 60 poor women disappeared and travels to the 'Highway of Tears' in northern B...

  • Studio Lab Project

    Jan 31, 2009

    East West Actor's Conservatory in association with the National Museum presents a culmination of work performed by the students of the Musical Theatre Studio Lab Project.

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts 2007 Series Prelude: Enzo Avitabile & Bottari

    Jun 28, 2007

    Presented in collaboration with the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center Plaza, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center* 244 South San Pedro Street (between 2nd & 3rd Streets) Los Angeles (Little Tokyo), CA 90012 Information: 213.680.3700 Enzo Avitabile is the spirit of Italian soul. For more than twenty years, the Naples-born saxophonist and flutist has been a star on the Italian jazz scene, pe...

  • Zampa Ufujishi-Daiko in Concert

    Jan 07, 2006

    The final weekend of Big Drum: Taiko in the United States features a spirited concert by one of Okinawa's most vibrant taiko ensembles, Zampa Ufujishi-Daiko. Don?t miss this rare opportunity to experience the power and beauty of these gifted young musicians from Japan?s southernmost prefecture. Tickets $20 National Museum members, $25 non-members. Advance purchase recommended. For tickets and information, please c...

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

    Jul 21, 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. Attorney, activist, author, and teacher ANGELA OH.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Tofu's All in the Family

    Mar 26, 1998

    Join us in this celebration of "family" as Cold Tofu takes us on a journey of exploration. Free. Reservations suggested by March 21. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.