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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Naomi Hirahara

    Mar 17, 2018

    All members are invited to congratulate Naomi Hirahara on the completion of her popular Mas Arai mystery series prior to the author discussion about her book, Hiroshima Boy. Space is limited. RSVP by March 13 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • Members Only Preview Day: "Above the Fold"

    May 28, 2016

    All JANM members are invited to preview the exhibition Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami before it opens to the public on Sunday, May 29. Photo: Erik DeMaine and Martin DeMaine, Destructors III, 2013. Photo courtesy of the artists.

  • Hello Kitty "Decoden" Workshop

    May 16, 2015

    This program is sold out. Decorate a small Hello Kitty plush decoden-style—with loads of sparkly charms and jewels! $20 members, $25 non-members. Materials and museum admission following the workshop are included. Limited to 25 participants.

  • Hello Kitty "Decoden" Workshop

    May 16, 2015

    This program is sold out. Decorate a small Hello Kitty plush decoden-style—with loads of sparkly charms and jewels! $20 members, $25 non-members. Materials and museum admission following the workshop are included. Limited to 25 participants.

  • My Grandmother's House & Native American Storytelling

    Dec 03, 2011

    Native American storyteller, Loren Russell, tells how a Japanese American Concentration Camp on his Reservation made an impact in the lives of his people.

  • part asian: 100% hapa by Kip Fulbeck

    Jun 10, 2006

    Join award-winning filmmaker and artist, Kip Fulbeck, as he discusses his new book part asian, 100% hapa. This book was created as a forum in word and image for Hapa to answer the question they're nearly always asked: "What are you?" Fulbeck's frank, head-on portraits are paired with the sitters' own statements of identity. A work of intimacy, beauty, and powerful self-expression, part asian, 100% hapa is the book...

  • Creative Writers Workshop Series presented by Asian American Writer's Workshop

    Oct 25, 1997

    Los Angeles based author, Sesshu Foster (City Terrace Field Manual) will hold a creative writing class to kick off this new series. The Museum, in collaboration with the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, a non-profit collective of writers based in New York City and Los Angeles, will present a series of creative writing workshops given by noted Asian American writers. Members $5, non-members, $9 includes Museum admi...

  • Asian American Writers' Workshop Readings

    Aug 07, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Author Reading The second program in this series will feature readings by lesbian and bisexual Asian Pacific Islander women. Among those reading from their works will be Liz Bahn, Diep Tran, and Denise Uyehara. Asian American Writers’ Workshop is a non-profit organization based in New York City. Founded in 1991 by a collective of writers, its mission is to facilitate t...

  • Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami - Artists

    Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami presents the work of nine renowned artists. These artists have been pushing the boundaries of origami to elevate what was once considered a children’s craft into a sophisticated global art form. Each work, created specifically for this touring exhibition, presents a unique perspective on contemporary social, political, and aesthetic ideas. See below for their bios and lin...

  • Planned Giving

    What will your legacy be? Share your legacy with future generations and be a part of JANM’s mission by including the Museum in your estate plans.