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  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Nov 05, 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

    Apr 02, 2016

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

  • Museums Free-For-All

    Jan 25, 2014

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Come join us as the Japanese American National Museum participates in the Museum Marketing Roundtable's ninth annual “Museums Free-For-All,” where museums across Southern California open their doors and invite visitors free of charge. More information visit museumsla.org The Museum Marketing Roundtable unites the diverse museums of Southern California in joint marketing and communica...

  • Asian American Poetry & Writing Presents: Creative Writing Classes

    Oct 04, 2008 - Nov 08, 2008

    This Fall 2008 Asian American Poetry and Writing (AAPW) and the Japanese American National Museum are proud and excited to offer community-based creative writing workshops for aspiring and emerging writers. Our goal is to create affordable and culturally sensitive classes that allows writers the space to explore craft and theme in their work. When: October 4, 2008 - November 8, 2008 (Saturday mornings and af...

  • Peruvian Jazz from Ciro Hurtado and Friends

    Dec 18, 2004

    Take a break from the holiday bustle and join us for an evening of traditional, folk, and original music by award-winning Peruvian guitarist Ciro Hurtado. This vibrant celebration of the season includes Cindy and Libby Harding as well as special guest musicians. National Museum members $15, non-members $18, includes a post-concert dessert reception. Advance purchase recommended.

  • "Breaking the Silence: Daughters Unveil Their Father's WWII Experiences"

    Oct 05, 2002

    Film Screening, Reading, and Conversation with the Authors Featuring author Louise Steinman and journalist Wendy Hanamura, who will both talk about their motivations, struggles and discoveries as they went through the process of reconstructing their fathers' war experiences. Weaving together her father's letters from wartime—found after his death—with the story of her own journey, Steinman tells a compelling story...

  • Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 - Educational Resources

    Executive Order 9066 Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. It authorized the War Department to “prescribe military areas…from which any or all persons may be excluded… The right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave” those areas was at the discretion of the “military authorities.” This order, which on the surface made no reference to Japanese Americans or na...

  • 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...