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  • Film Screening and Discussion—Digital Storytelling Videos

    Feb 17, 2018

    FREE JANM and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) will co-host a screening of spoken word videos inspired by the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and recorded at the 2017 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage in collaboration with filmmakers Jeff MacIntyre and David Ono. Pilgrimage participants, ranging in age from 16 to 75, were guided by spoken word artist G Yamazawa in bringing their stories...

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Dec 10, 2016

    —PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME— Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jun 04, 2016

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

  • ID Film Festival: "Half Kenneth"

    Oct 02, 2009

    The second annual ID Film Festival showcases films that challenge and celebrate what it means to be Asian. Half Kenneth Upon the passing of his father in Manzanar, Kenneth escapes to find his Caucasian mother, only to find his plan complicated by the following of his little brother. Q&A to follow with the filmmakers, Sab Shimono and Chris Tashima. Free for members; $5non-members per program.

  • Los Angeles Art Association’s Open Show Screening

    Dec 11, 2008

    FREE! Each year LAAA presents the Open Show—The survey exhibition of emerging SoCal art at Gallery 825. This screening would complement the Open Show exhibition at Gallery 825 and would feature all of the time based and new media artwork selected for the 2008 Open Show. A post screening discussion will feature the exhibition juror and select artists. For more information, visit: www.laaa.org.

  • Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Seeking Justice

    Aug 02, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ADMISSION! This program examines the coram nobis campaign and the Latin American Japanese “Campaign for Justice,” in relation to social issues facing multicultural America post-9/11. Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Co...

  • U.S. 101 Photo Club Anniversary Showcase

    Oct 08, 2004 - Oct 09, 2004

    To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the U.S. 101 Photo Club will showcase their work as one of the original non-commercial photo clubs to document Nikkei history. Club members will be on hand throughout this three-day program to discuss historical and contemporary images of life in Little Tokyo and Los Angeles.

  • Family Sunday

    Apr 14, 2002

    Home Is Where the Heart Is Join the National Museum for a Family Sunday exploring the meaning of "home". Is it your family? Is it a place—your house or apartment? Is it the country in which you were born or the country where you live? Or is it something you carry inside of you, no matter where you are? Reading and Book Signing with Allen Say Our very special guest will be Allen Say, who has himself moved 37 tim...

  • Children's Taiko Workshop

    Jun 30, 2001

    Instructor: Masato Baba, lead instructor for the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble An exciting introduction to taiko drumming for children covering basic concepts of form, stance, and rhythmic patterns, with one of the taiko community's most promising young musicians. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes.

  • Japanese American National Museum Sets Outreach Activities In Atlanta, Texas

    Apr 24, 1997

    Continuing its national outreach activities, the Japanese American National Museum has organized receptions and programs in Atlanta and in Austin and Houston, Texas, beginning on Saturday, April 26 and running through the first weekend in May. Museum staff will attend the annual Association of American Museums (AAM) in Atlanta beginning Friday, April 25. Museum President and Executive Director Irene Hirano was...