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  • 9th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

    Oct 01, 2017

    More than 50 vendors will be on hand with unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, handbags, ceramics, origami, bronze and glass art, dog fashions, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Admission to the boutique is free. A $20 purchase gets you free museum admission and a 10% discount coupon good at local participating restaurants. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs....

  • Hello Kitty Girl Scout Program

    Feb 07, 2015

    This program is sold out. In this special program just for Girl Scouts, start your visit to Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty before museum hours and then create your own Hello Kitty–inspired artwork. $10 members; $20 non-member scouts ages 6-17; $30 non-member scout parents/troop leaders. Museum admission, materials, and participation patches included. Limited to 45 participants.

  • Hello Kitty Girl Scout Program

    Jan 31, 2015

    This program is sold out. In this special program just for Girl Scouts, start your visit to Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty before museum hours and then create your own Hello Kitty–inspired artwork. $10 members; $20 non-member scouts ages 6-17; $30 non-member scout parents/troop leaders. Museum admission, materials, and participation patches included. Limited to 45 participants.

  • Members Gallery Talk: Marvels & Monsters

    Oct 10, 2013

    Special insight into the creation of Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942 – 1986 will be shared by exhibition curator Jeff Yang during the Members Gallery Talk right before the Preview Reception on Thursday, October 10. RSVP by October 9 to specialevents@janm.org or 213.625.0414 x 2222. Read the full blog article here!

  • Mine Okubo: Following Her Own Road by Greg Robinson

    Mar 07, 2009

    Greg Robinson and Elena Tajima Creef will present excerpts from their new anthology MINE OKUBO: FOLLOWING HER OWN ROAD. They will discuss Miné Okubo's life and work, including the creation and influence of her pioneering camp memoir CITIZEN 13660.

  • 10th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard

    Aug 16, 2008

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate summer at the National Museum with a day of fun activities for the entire family. FREE raffle for Japanese American National Museum Members Join or renew your membership at the event and receive a special gift!

  • Art Talk with Emily Anderson and Flora Ito

    Jun 09, 2001

    Emily Anderson, Curatorial Associate at the National Museum, will discuss selected works of Henry Sugimoto followed by a hands-on workshop conducted by Flora Ito, Education Associate at the National Museum.

  • Manzanar Pilgrimage

    Apr 26, 1997

    The annual trek to World War II concentration camp located on Highway 395, 200 miles north of Los Angeles, California. For more information contact the Manzanar Committee.

  • Words, Weavings, and Songs

    Wakako Yamauchi, Momo Nagano, and Mary Nomura were innocent teenagers when they were sent to concentration camps during World War II. Behind barbed wire, their creative spirits remained undaunted—their lives fortified by art, music, and literature. Directed by John Esaki Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka 34 minutes Funded by a grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. This production ...

  • Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World - Videos

    Interview with Artists & Clients Short films directed by John Agcaoili with additional footage by Jon Ugto, Roger Barrera, and Chris Brand. Assisted by Nicole Szeto and Jayne Chen. Kip Fulbeck Exhibition photographer and designer Chris Horishiki Brand Jiro LA Horitaka Jakoh Henrik Strehmel Drew Flores Espi ...