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  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 10, 2019 - May 12, 2019

    Friday–Sunday, May 10–12 Members enjoy a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% discount at other SoCal institutions, including the California Science Center, Fowler Museum, USC Pacific Asia Museum, and more. Visit janmstore.com/membershopping in May for details, restrictions, and a complete list of participants.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jan 03, 2015

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

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Mar 01, 2014

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • Indigo and Shibori Techniques with Shibori Girl

    Aug 31, 2013 - Sep 01, 2013

    In this 2-day workshop we will focus our intentions on practicing itajime (fold and clamp) shibori on recycled kimono lining silks. Once considered as precious as gold, old silks are being discarded at an alarming rate! Let’s breathe new life into them and improve our understanding of both silk and itajime shibori. Indigo and colorhue dyes will be used in this workshop. Both days (Saturday, August 31 – Sunday...

  • ID Film Festival Shorts Program: Queer & Sexy

    Oct 09, 2010

    The third annual ID Film Festival showcases films by Asian Pacific Islander (API) filmmakers for API filmmakers. Queer & Sexy presents a rare and edgy collection of queer and sexy shorts. Buckle down for a fun and fierce ride down the rainbow! Starring drag terrorist Christeene, two music videos, "Fix My Dick" and "slowly/easy," directed by PJ Raval will open and close the program. Jessica Sanders' fest favorite ...

  • Excerpts from "THE GIRLS FROM AFAR"

    Jan 21, 2010

    East West Players (EWP) in collaboration with the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) is proud to present: Excerpts from "THE GIRLS FROM AFAR" By Libby Emmons Directed by Jeff Liu A Staged Reading with Dante Basco, Fran de Leon, James Kyson Lee, Camille Mana, and Tamlyn Tomita Slavery and human trafficking take on many forms sometimes right before our eyes. With her parents out of town, a dau...

  • Cold Tofu's Halloween Show

    Oct 26, 2006

    Our favorite improvisational comedy troupe returns with more ghoulishly delicious sketches that leave you screaming with delight. Bring a friend and join us for an evening of howls from this world...and beyond! Free with National Museum admission. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Fin...

  • Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps Exhibition

    Jan 26, 2003

    Join us for a special exhibition tour of Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps with curator Kristine Kim. Following the tour, artist Flora Ito will teach participants how to make bird pins out of alternative materials. Appropriate for children ages 10 and up. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • Karaoke U

    Nov 16, 1997

    Workshop and Book Signing Scott Shirai, author of Karaoke Sing Along Guide To Fun & Confidence and karaoke instructor, joins us from Hawai‘i for a hands-on, interactive afternoon of Karaoke! Shirai will share techniques for improving our voices and boosting our self-confidence at karaoke. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by November 12. Limited seating.

  • Jazz Meets Nagauta in Concert

    Feb 01, 1997

    Resident Artists Performance Series Featuring: Glenn Horiuchi, Lillian Nakano, Tom Kurai, William Roper, and Francis Wong California Arts Council recipients and Museum artists in residence, Glenn Horiuchi, an Asian Improv recording artist and Lillian Nakano, a shamisen (Japanese, three-stringed instrument) artist, present their third concert at the Museum. Joined by guest artists Tom Kurai of Kishin Daiko...