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  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "What We Carried"

    Jun 23, 2018

    All members are invited to attend a gallery tour of What We Carried: Fragments & Memories from Iraq & Syria. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP by June 19 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jun 06, 2015

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

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Aug 02, 2014

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

  • Silk Shibori Experience with Shibori Girl

    Sep 08, 2012

    Come join us again for more shibori techniques—this time all done on silk. Various silk fabrics will be on hand to work with and this time it will be all about color! By binding, tying, wrapping, folding, and clamping we will produce some lovely silks (and one silk scarf using the technique of your choice) for use in other personal textile projects. All levels welcome. $35 members; $45 non-members, an additio...

  • Eyewitness to History

    Jan 30, 2010

    *FREE FOR STUDENTS & EDUCATORS! Eyewitness to History is an educational program where students of all ages can interact with men and women who lived through the history they learn about in their classrooms. In this 90-minute program, students will view the 20-minute documentary Remembering Manzanar, hear first-hand accounts of what life was like for Japanese Americans during World War II, and engage in an active d...

  • Let's Go Fly a Kite!

    Jul 14, 2007

    Target Free Family Saturday For over a thousand years, the Japanese have flown kites made out of bamboo and washi paper and decorated with cultural motifs. Drop in and let your imagination soar as plain pieces of paper, bamboo sticks, and string are transformed into beautiful, high-flying kites! All materials included. FREE! 2007 Target Free Family Saturdays July 14 - Let's Go Fly a Kite! September 8 - Sha...

  • "Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan"

    Mar 23, 2002

    Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan is the first documentary to thoroughly examine the complex relationships of African Americans and Japanese people. Reggie Life, executive producer and director, initially went to Japan as an Artist Fellow with the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and Bunka-Cho. He is the recipient of many awards including a CINE Golden Eagle.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Tofu Through the Ages

    Jun 26, 1997

    Travel through time with Cold Tofu as they present great moments in history of the tofu tradition. This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. A guest artist and musician will also perform. Free. Reservations suggested. Limited seating available.

  • BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration—Audio Tour

    Welcome to the audio tour of BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration. Go behind the scenes with artist Masaki Fujihata as he delves into the questions he asked, the observations he made, and the concepts that came to fruition as he created this exhibition. Through historic photographs and two augmented reality (AR) experiences, Masaki Fujihata invites viewers to participate in the exhibiti...

  • Toyo Miyatake Studio / Rafu Shimpo Collection

    (96.267) This online collection is a selection from over 9,500 negatives and photographs taken by the photographers of the Toyo Miyatake Studio for the Los Angeles-based The Rafu Shimpo, one of the oldest and most widely read Japanese American newspapers in the country. It documents Los Angeles’ Japanese American community from 1950 to 1988. The collection features one-of-a-kind images, featuring community events,...