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  • ASOBI at JANM: Greeting Cards with Kristina Yu of Cheery Human Studios

    May 09, 2024

    Bring a friend or two to this greeting card workshop! Draw and color alongside Kristina Yu of Cheery Human Studios as she walks through her artistic process and teaches participants how to make a card to keep or gift to a friend. Participants will receive a greeting card coloring sheet and coloring materials. They are also welcome to bring their favorite art supplies (colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc) to this f...

  • 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...

  • 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 Martha Nakagawa

    Aug 23, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Martha Nakagawa, an activist, journalist, writer, and researcher who was dedicated to unearthing groundbreaking stories in the Nikkei community. A native of Gardena, California, she earned her BA in Asian Studies and minor in Japanese from Stanford University. For over thirty years she worked for the Pacific Citizen, Rafu Shimpo, and...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Former Board of Trustees Member R. Thomas Decker

    Dec 05, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of R. Thomas Decker, a former member of the JANM Board of Trustees. He passed away from pancreatic cancer on October 26, 2022. Decker grew up in Sausalito, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1958 with a BA degree in economics and history. He served as an officer in the US Navy for three years and beg...

  • 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...

  • 2022 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 13, 2022

    FREE Join us for the in-person return of the Natsumatsuri Family Festival, our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages! Plus, free admission all day to see all of our exhibitions: Be Here / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration, Sutra & Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration, The Interac...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays - A World of Percussion: Shake, Rattle & Bang!

    Nov 11, 2006

    This summer the National Museum debuts four wonderful days created especially for families. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. A World of Percussion: Shake, Rattle & Bang! Rhythm is universal and so is the joy found in a day filled with a shake, rattle, and a bang. Kids of all ages can make their own...

  • Workshop: "Raise Your Voices: Shaping Democracy in the Classroom" (part 1 of 3)

    Feb 04, 2006

    February 4, 2006, 10:00am-3:00pm Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Evanston, IL The first of three FREE workshops for middle-school teachers (grades 6-8). Lane credit and/or CPDUs available. Don't miss this unique opportunity to work with professional development specialists from the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change at The Field Museum and Cultural Connections partner museums to consid...

  • Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - Activities

    Gallery ActivitiesGive origami a try with hands-on activities in the galleries that will give you an opportunity to learn how origami has connections to art, math, and more!Make or take a paper crane to share wishes for peace, hope, and longevityFold an origami penguin like the one displayed in the exhibitionTry your hand at modular origamiPut your math skills to use with some simple origami math Exhibition VideosA s...