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  • "Sugar/Islands" Panel Discussion and Reception

    Jul 11, 2015

    Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i—The Art of Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, and artists Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara discuss the ideas, histories, and inspirations behind their exhibition. Light reception to follow. This program is free, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.

  • Museums Free-For-All Weekend

    Oct 03, 2009

    It’s National Arts Month! Celebrate the arts by visiting local LA-area museums for FREE (days and hours vary per museum). Visit www.museumsla.org/news.asp for a complete listing of participating museums.

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Scenery

    Jan 28, 2006

    Create simple landscapes in the style of sumi-e. $8 for National Museum members and $15 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission.

  • Jean Ariyoshi: Washington Place, A First Lady's Story

    Sep 16, 2005

    Join us in New York! We invite our supporters in New York to join us as we host a special event with Hawaii's former First Lady Jean Ariyoshi at the Japan Society. She will speak about her new book, Washington Place, A First Lady's Story. The lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing. Washington Place, A First Lady's Story is an autobiographical account of her childhood in a small town in Hawai`i...

  • "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

    Jun 04, 2005

    Ms. Kadohata will read excerpts from Kira-Kira, a children's novel and winner of the 2005 John Newbery Medal. Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem kira-kira, the Japanese word for "glittering". When the Takeshima family moves from a Japanese community in Iowa to Georgia in the 1950s, it's Lynn who explains to Katie why people stop them on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way ...

  • I/Witness A Photography Workshop for Kids - Part Two

    Jul 31, 2004

    Please refer to the July 17 calendar listing for more information. Participants must have completed part one of the program.

  • Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko Taiko

    May 18, 2003

    Participants will have an opportunity to play taiko and learn about the origins and traditions of the big drum.

  • "Henry Sugimoto" Exhibition Opening at the Crocker Art Museum

    Jan 26, 2002

    Opening of the Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American Experience exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

  • Come Visit JANM

    Come Visit the Japanese American National Museum (right behind you)Get $2 off admission if you mention the code BASEBALL or show this screen. Museum Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; last entry is at 4 p.m.Thursday: 12 p.m.–8 p.m.; last entry is at 7 p.m.Closed Monday and in observance of Juneteenth (6/19), Fourth of July, Indigenous People’s Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New...

  • Collections Access

    Accessing the Permanent Collection The over 150,000 objects that comprise the JANM permanent collection chronicle the Japanese American experience in its entirety from early immigration to the present. Artifacts related to early immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, early life in Japanese American communities, and the World War II incarceration experience and military service are streng...