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  • Exhibition Opening: "Instructions to All Persons"

    Feb 18, 2017

    PAY WHAT YOU WISH Public opening of the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Feb 04, 2017

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

  • Members Only Learning at Lunch: Hisako Hibi

    Aug 05, 2016

    Join JANM’s Collections Management and Access unit for a viewing of oil paintings by Issei artist Hisako Hibi (1907–91). Hibi was a painter and printmaker throughout her life, exhibiting widely and achieving particular renown in the Bay Area, where she first moved with her family from Japan in 1920, and where she eventually retired and passed away. In 1942, Hibi and her husband George, also an artist, we...

  • "Before They Were Heroes" Upper Level Members Reception

    Jul 12, 2015

    JANM members at the Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, and Chairman’s Circle levels are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast and be the first to preview the new exhibition, Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This is the first exhibition organized as part of Sharing Our Stories, JANM’s new series of historical shows drawn from its extensive collection. Look for your invitation in t...

  • Textured Lives at Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI)

    Aug 18, 2012 - Oct 15, 2012

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawaii The experiences of early Issei in Hawai`i are revealed and illuminated through exquisite examples of kimono adapted for life and labor on Hawai`i’s plantations. The exhibition interweaves these priceless textiles from the National Museum’s Permanent Collection with rare oral histories and moving images, photographs, and expert video commentary by scholar Barb...

  • MOCA Talk: Allan Kaprow -- Art as Life

    Apr 06, 2008

    In conjunction with Allan Kaprow -- Art as Life, art historian and writer Jeffy Kelly will discuss his close friend Allan Kaprow and the artist's work in a talk entitled, Memory of Happenings. For more information, please call 213-621-1745 or education@moca.org This program is in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art.

  • Sumi-e and Origami Cards Ryosen Shibata CANCELED

    Sep 22, 2007

    Create beautiful cards for those special people in your life that can be shared on birthdays, holidays, or just because. $8 for National Museum members, $13 for non-members. Includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

  • "Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa and Their Friends"

    Nov 13, 2004

    Gil Asakawa's celebration of what makes JAs so special is an entertaining blend of facts, recipes, songs, and memories that every JA will want to share with their friends and family. Being Japanese American looks at where JAs came from, their cultural and spiritual roots, how they have adapted their customs to their new home, and the importance of food and language to their identity. Also included are interviews with...

  • AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery Series

    Sep 18, 1997

    Thursday Evening at the Museum New Play Reading This program features the winners of the New Voices Play writing Competition sponsored by East West Players. The plays of these talented young playwrights were selected from entries collected from throughout the country in a contest that EWP hopes to make international in scope in the near future. Follow the development of these plays that may someday progress t...

  • This Place We Are, The Snazzy Writers Workshop

    Jun 19, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Readings The home, the head, the heart—inspiration and experience can come from anywhere. But what does it mean to write from a specific location sexually, politically, and culturally? This program examines this question from the perspectives of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Filipino Americans writing about the experience of being “Filipino and queer” in the U.S. or anywhere. The S...