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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Aug 01, 2015

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

  • Trunk Show: Elegance Repurposed

    Apr 24, 2010 - Apr 25, 2010

    Saturday 4/24 & Sunday 4/25! A trunk show featuring the work of Georganne Alex, Karen Brock, and Kumiko and Yoshiko Imoto. Meet these artists who re-use and repurpose fine silk kimono fabrics to create art, accessories, and contemporary clothing. It is an opportunity to purchase beautiful and unique work directly from the artisans and support the National Museum’s educational programs. To see some of th...

  • 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...

  • Paula Fuga in Concert - CANCELLED

    Oct 25, 2007

    Due to circumstance beyond our control, the Paula Fuga concert scheduled for October 25 has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Paula Fuga, has been called the new face of Hawaiian music. Her reggae-inflected sound is soulful and plaintive, complex and intelligent. She'll perform songs from her all-original debut album, Lilikoi, a blend of tradition and innova...

  • Living Arts Expo

    Oct 07, 2007

    FREE Join horticultural experts as they sell their wares and share their expertise during a gardening extravaganza involving bonsai (trees in containers), aiseki (viewing stones), bamboo, and more! Participants include Aiseki Kai, Fuji Bonsai Nursery, San Gabriel Nursery, Kushi's Tree Design, Torrance Cymbidium Society, NK Tree Nursery, Descanso Bonsai Society, and Ralph Evans Botanical Partners. Made possible,...

  • "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.

  • About Face: Performing Race In Fashion And Theater

    Mar 25, 1998

    A provocatively genre-bending text, About Face examines how representations in the fashion and theater industries affect the areas of ethnography, feminist and minority issues, and popular culture. On Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 7:30 p.m., author Dorinne Kondo will be at the Japanese American National Museum to discuss her innovative book for free! Based on Kondo’s fieldwork, this unprecedented book brings together...

  • Sakamoto-Sasano Family Collection

    (2018.10) This collection contains documents, objects, and ephemera from the Sakamoto-Sasano family. The belongings of matriarch Taye Sakamoto Sasano, her sister Chiyoko Sakamoto Takahashi, and her two daughters Louise Sasano Yoshida and Frances Sasano make up the bulk of the collection. Yearbooks, school notebooks, scrapbooks, diaries, and notes from friends characterize Frances and Louise's lives as teens and young...

  • 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,...