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  • Ohashi: Make Your Own Reusable Chopsticks

    Jun 01, 2019

    SOLD OUT Versatile and timeless, chopsticks (ohashi) are a fundamental utensil for many Asian cuisines. In this workshop led by local woodworker Steve Hatanaka, attendees will create their own personal reusable chopsticks. Reusable chopsticks speak to the Japanese concept of mottainai, an effort to not be wasteful. Open to ages 8 and older, but minors must be accompanied by an adult. $16 members, $20 non...

  • Ohashi: Make Your Own Reusable Chopsticks

    Jun 01, 2019

    SOLD OUT Versatile and timeless, chopsticks (ohashi) are a fundamental utensil for many Asian cuisines. In this workshop led by local woodworker Steve Hatanaka, attendees will create their own personal reusable chopsticks. Reusable chopsticks speak to the Japanese concept of mottainai, an effort to not be wasteful. Open to ages 8 and older, but minors must be accompanied by an adult. $16 members, $20 non...

  • Members Only—JANM Ghost Stories

    Oct 22, 2016

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. To celebrate the Halloween season, all JANM members are invited to a haunting—and entertaining—discussion of ghosts and the paranormal with ABC7 news anchor David Ono, producer Jeff MacIntyre, and actor Rodney Kageyama. Learn about their encounters with the supernatural and decide for yourself if you believe! Light rec...

  • Dodgers Gallery Talk

    May 10, 2014

    FREE 11:30 A.M. & 1 P.M. Curators Mark Langill and Koji Steven Sakai will lead a family-friendly gallery tour through Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game, giving the insider scoop about the exhibition and how it was put together. Mark Langill is the Dodgers Publications Editor & Team Historian. Koji Steven Sakai is the Programs Manager at the Japanese American National Museum. RSVP early, 30 participants max.

  • Seinan Panel

    Oct 30, 2011

    Come hear how Southwest Los Angeles was a thriving Nisei community that was almost wiped out with the evacuation and events of World War II. Panelists include: Ansho Mas Uchima, Minoru Shinmoto, and Christine Uriu. The moderator will be Ray Uyemura. Presented in collaboration with JA Living Legacy, Discover Nikkei, and the National Museum.

  • ID Film Festival Shorts Program: Combination Platter

    Oct 09, 2010

    The third annual ID Film Festival showcases films by Asian Pacific Islander (API) filmmakers for API filmmakers. Combination Platter delivers an eclectic selection of short films that promises to make you laugh and think. Bay Area-based Kerwin Berk will world premiere his Japanese-American themed "The Virtues of Corned Beef Hash" in this program. James Huang's deliciously comedic shorts "Represent" and "Johnny Ka...

  • PechaKucha Nite -- Innovative Nikkei Projects

    Aug 31, 2010

    Learn from young Nikkei who are working to engage younger people in their communities through culture and activism. What is PechaKucha 20x20? The Japanese word for "chit-chat", PechaKucha is a style of presentation that limits presenters to 20 images, shown for just 20 seconds each. It encourages people to be creative, while providing opportunities to network and present their projects to others. There will be...

  • Play Reading—"The Golden Hour" by Philip Chung

    Jun 08, 2000

    A woman is saved from a near-death experience by a stranger. Her drive takes her on an obsessive journey to find the person who brought her back from the edge of death. Presented in partnership with Lodestone Theatre.

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Resources

    Explore the resources below to see more photographs from the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection and to hear from the curator of this exhibition.

  • At First Light - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, visit janm.org/events.