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  • My Man Kono—JANM Night at Pan Asian Rep (New York)

    Feb 28, 2025

    Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, New York, presents the World Premiere of My Man Kono through March 9, 2025.Join JANM Members and friends during JANM Night for an exciting performance of My Man Kono and a special talk-back and reception with playwright Philip W. Chung, director Jeff Liu, and the actors as part of JANM on the Go.In pursuit of the American Dream, Japanese émigré Toraichi Kono becomes a loyal confidante of ...

  • Cross Cultural Cuisine: The Art of Bringing People Together

    Dec 03, 2023

    A free afternoon program of conversation and food with restaurateurs, chefs, entrepreneurs, and culture commentators that will explore cross-cultural influences on ethnic cuisine in America. Speakers Curtis Chin, celebrated filmmaker and author of the new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant Johneric Concordia, chef and co-founder of The Park’s Finest Genevieve Erin O’Brien, co...

  • Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Relaunch

    Dec 01, 2023

    Please join us on Friday, December 1, 2023 for the relaunch the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy as the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center). An initiative of JANM, the revitalized Democracy Center builds on the original vision of Senator Daniel K. Inouye by examining issues around race, identity, and social justice; exploring the evolving idea of ...

  • Two-Part Workshop: Wonderful World of Washi

    Oct 07, 2023 - Oct 21, 2023

    SOLD OUT Part 1: Saturday, October 7, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Part 2: Saturday, October 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Explore the wonderful world of washi in this two-part workshop. Learn how to cover a variety of wooden beads with delicate washi (traditional Japanese paper) and create original jewelry by arranging them on a beading wire alongside commercial beads. Bring a willingness to learn and leave with a stun...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Bob Moriguchi

    Jul 13, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Bob Moriguchi. A Charter Member, Mr. Moriguchi regularly volunteered on Wednesdays and Saturdays as a Common Ground and Little Tokyo Walking Tour docent and as a school visits facilitator. He attended many of the Museum’s national conferences, served on the Gala Dinner Committee, and was involved in volunteer fundraising campaigns. A...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Tomio Ito, Former Member of the Museum's Board of Governors

    Feb 24, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is saddened by the recent passing of Tomio Ito, who served as a member of the Museum’s Board of Governors from 1996–2014. Ito’s parents, Gonsaku and Mine, came from Yokkaichi, Japan, to California in 1918 in search of a prosperous life. They eventually settled in Venice, where Tomio was born in 1924. He learned English and Japanese, worked on the farm,...

  • Two Day Workshop—Shibori Explorations

    Nov 05, 2022 - Nov 06, 2022

    $76 members, $95 non-members. Plus $40 materials fee due to the instructor at the beginning of class (cash only). Limited to 15 participants. One spot left! Come and join in this indigo and shibori workshop to practice, learn and enjoy all the creativity shibori has to offer! The class will explore a variety of traditional Japanese fabric dyeing techniques, including stitching, clamping, binding, and pole wrapp...

  • JANM PRESENTS TRANCENDIENTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: CHALLENGING BORDERS

    Feb 14, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA–The Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders, a free one-day event, kicks off on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum. The community celebration offers music, dance, art, speaker series, and hands-on activities along with artist Taiji Terasaki’s groundbreaking collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum, Transcendients: Her...

  • “The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air” Displays Prolific Career of Wire Sculpture Artist at Japanese American National Museum March 10-May 27

    Feb 16, 2007

    The unique career of Ruth Asawa, an artist whose looped-wire sculptures defied traditional conventions, is highlighted in the traveling exhibition, The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air, which opens at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, March 10, 2007 and runs through Sunday, May 27, 2007. Curated by Dr. Daniell Cornell of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this exhibition of sculpture...

  • Communities Transformed: Families from Seattle Share Stories of the Internment

    Jan 21, 2006

    The incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II affected families in ways both unique and similar. For this program, three authors of books exploring the impact of these events on individuals, families, and communities in the Pacific Northwest discuss their work in an insightful panel presentation. Varied in style, authors Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, David A. Neiwert, and Toshiko Shoji Ito share poignant ...