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  • What Is Nikkei Food?

    Feb 26, 2022

    FREE What differentiates “Nikkei food” from “Japanese food”? Is it how Nikkei families and communities combine traditional foods with local ingredients? How does the food you eat express your cultural identity? How does food help to connect your community and bring people together? What kinds of recipes have been passed down from generation to generation in your family? Join us as we explore what is “Nikkei...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Valentine's Day!

    Feb 13, 2010

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate Valentines Day at JANM! Fun for the entire family! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Show that you care by making flowers to give to someone special Creat...

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: La Santa Cecilia, Cheap Landscape, and zocaloZüe

    Aug 21, 2008

    East LA meets the NY downtown music scene as these three emerging groups offer Afro Caribbean sounds with a twist. From La Santa Cecilia’s genre blurring use of traditional instruments to Cheap Landscape’s distorted Colombian cumbia to zocaloZüe’s pumped up Mexican son this evening will featuring more than a few sonic surprises. Co-curated with independent producer Betto Arcos. 2008 1st & Central Summer Concert...

  • "Where is the Way that Light Dwelt?" Music from the Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Jul 01, 2004

    September 11: Bearing Witness to History opens to the public with a concert of reflection and hope from America's premier chorus. The program will include works by William Bryd, Arvo Part, John Tavener, and Palestrina. GRANT GERSHON, music director. Advance ticket purchase required. Tickets will go on sale beginning Tuesday, June 22. $20 for National Museum Members, $25 for the general public, includes Museum admissi...

  • Family Day: "Journeys: The Issei Story"

    Jun 26, 2004

    Allen Say's touching tale of his grandfather's travels to America and his love for both America and Japan in Grandfather's Journey will serve as a basis for understanding the immigrant experience. Children and their families will have an opportunity to create a book recounting their own stories. Participants will also don period costumes and use their imagination to travel back in time to the early 1900s. Especially ...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Apr 17, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

    Oct 26, 2003

    Instructor: Chester Hashizume. Have you ever attended a family reunion and wondered who everyone was? This workshop will provide tips on creating own your family tree and will offer sources of information to help identify ancestors and relatives in Japan. You will also learn to access your family tree in the National Museum's Family Registry. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, inc...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 10, 2001

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once the residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum Docent, Bill Shishima on this historical walking tour through the Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Members $5, non-m...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Aug 19, 2000

    Historic Tour Series Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the Museum's neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Members $5 and non-Membe...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    May 21, 2000

    Historic Tour Series Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended. Members $5, non-m...