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  • Contested Histories Talk with Clement Hanami

    Apr 11, 2020

    Learn about the origins and creation of Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, from curator Clement Hanami, in this program and Q&A that was livestreamed on JANM’s YouTube channel. Read about Jack Muro and view his photographs.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Sep 02, 2017

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

  • TAIKOPROJECT Summer Intensive

    Jul 17, 2015 - Jul 20, 2015

    Friday–Monday, July 17–20, 2015 This intensive weekend workshop for advanced taiko players is the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Delving into various techniques, TAIKOPROJECT will inspire participants from all over the world with its unique and innovative approach to the Japanese American art form. Topics to be covered include odaiko (big drum), multi-drum set technique, katsugi okedo (sling drum), hip-hop t...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage

    May 12, 2012

    FREE ALL DAY! May is Asian Pacific Heritage month. Celebrate with fun arts, crafts, and food for the whole family. Keep checking back for more information. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

  • Earth Day: “Order to Go”

    Apr 23, 2011

    Pay-What-You-Can! Nobuko Miyamoto and The EcoBand perform waste-free live music, and members of Great Leap’s Collaboratory mentorship program perform scenes from their funny, poignant and poetic show about the environmental impact of take-out food containers and utensils. For the finale, Nobuko teaches a new Obon dance to all who want to learn! Workshops between performances teach you how to live a more ecologi...

  • 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.

  • "The Nisei Farmer" by Dean Yamada

    Dec 04, 2004

    Inspired by an experience with his own father, writer and director Dean Yamada will present his award-winning dramatic short film about a farmer who is forced to choose between holding on to the bitterness of his youth, which arose out of his incarceration in an American concentration camp during World War II, and letting go of that past to restore his broken relationship with his wife. Integral to the story is the f...

  • "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...

  • September 11

    Jul 01, 2004 - Aug 15, 2004

    The Japanese American National Museum is honored to be the only California venue to present the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, September 11: Bearing Witness to History. As a Smithsonian affiliate, the National Museum’s goal of “sharing the American experience” and emphasis on the first-person perspective meshes with this landmark exhibition. It evokes the memories and experiences of September 11 t...

  • 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...