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  • "Transpacific Borderlands" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 04, 2017

    Join exhibition curator and JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 05, 2015

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

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 07, 2015

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

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 06, 2014

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

  • Target Free Family Day: Cooking Capers

    Jul 12, 2008

    FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun that explores shared cooking traditions within the Asian American community. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. Schedule for the day All day craft activities: Construct your own chef hat, design your own apron, and a make an origami candy di...

  • Funny Bones—An Improvisational Afternoon for Kids (Ages 6-12)

    Oct 15, 2005

    Tickle your funny bone as you take the stage with the Cold Tofu troupe—the masters of improv—as they lead a participatory workshop certain to keep the kids laughing 'til it hurts! Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold Tofu at www.coldtofu.com.

  • Big Drum: Taiko in the United States - Resources

    Explore additional articles, life history videos, and a taiko database originally compiled in conjunction with the exhibition. Articles All in the Drum: Building Taiko in America READ NOW TAIKOPROJECT: Not Your Mama’s Taiko Read Now Kenny Endo: Connecting to Heritage through Music Read Now San Jose Taiko: Embodying the Spirit of Taiko in America Read Now The Rhythms of Lif...

  • Big Drum Articles—Marco Lienhard

    Marco Lienhard: Bridging Worlds with Music Marco Lienhard may have, at one time, seemed like an unlikely face in the world of Japanese taiko. He was born in Switzerland; he is not Japanese; he is not Asian. However, the rhythmic thundering of the taiko drums have become as natural to him as the sounds of his own heartbeats. Originally from Switzerland, Marco Lienhard joined an exchange program and went to...

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Tanaka Studio

    Chikashi Tanaka was born to Yasuhei Tsukagoshi and Shina Tanaka on April 21, 1888 in Gokanmura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He grew up with ten siblings and was especially close to his sister Kiye. His mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner and his father was the soncho, the head of the village. His uncle, Giichi Tanaka, was a missionary who inspired the Tanaka household to convert to Christianity. Faith would p...

  • 2024 Benefit & Online Auction—Program

    Join us for a special evening! Light up the night with us as we honor Duncan Ryuken Williams and Sunyoung Lee of the Irei project and David Ono of Defining Courage, with performances by Kishi Bashi and East LA Taiko. The evening will also include the selection of the 2024 Lexus Opportunity Drawing winner and the Bid for Education. If you’re unable to join us in person, watch the Benefit program livestream on...