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  • East West Players: Counter Culture Series reading—"Cocks Crow"

    Mar 12, 2019

    FREE JANM is pleased to host the East West Players’ reading of Cocks Crow by Alice Tuan, directed by Jennifer Chang. Cocks Crow is what happens when Americans try to do business with China: is it a bad internet connection or are we being surveilled? Compelled by ambition, anxiety, and diminishing options at home, two Americans, Bill Peck and Shelly Larkin, pursue wealth on capitalism’s wild new frontier. ...

  • Summer Classic Anime Film Series (Part 1)

    Jul 21, 2011

    Pay-What-You-Can! For four exciting nights, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum will screen vintage anime titles from the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Age of Japanese silent film. The anime classics we will be screening: Mighty Taro's Reckless Training (1928) Momotaro the Undefeated (1928) Benshi narration: Midori Sawato The Tiny One Makes It Big (1929) The Black Cat (1929) The Stolen Lump (1929) Taro’s Toy Train...

  • "Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds: A Memoir by Ayako Ishigaki", by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson

    Apr 24, 2005

    Ayako Ishigaki (1903-1996) had a remarkable career as a journalist, biographer, television personality, and activist. She chronicled her extraordinary life in a stirring and exquisitely written book spanning decades, countries, and cultures. Restless Wave has been reissued with an afterword by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson that sheds additional light on Ishigaki's life and work, much of which took place in Lit...

  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop [CANCELLED]

    Nov 21, 2004

    The November 21st Workshop Discover Your Family Tree has unfortunately been cancelled for this quarter. This workshop will provide tips on creating your own 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,...

  • Fresh Words & Actions: Cold Tofu's Tofu Spring Break

    Apr 29, 2004

    Don't know where to go for Spring Break? Forget Florida or Mexico—you won't even need to pack your bags. Spend your break with Cold Tofu for some fun and outrageous comedy improvisation. With Cold Tofu and your suggestions, you never know what's going to happen! Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and pe...

  • James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

    Mar 13, 2004

    10:30 AM - A slide show presentation will recount the contributions to hybridization made by James Toya and a history of Japanese American cymbidium enthusiasts. The presentation will include music from the South Bay Youth Chamber Orchestra. 1:00 PM - Sumi-e orchids with Ryosen Shibata - Ikebana presentation by Mrs. Saneto - Learn how to plant and care for cymbidiums from the experts All programs are ...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 23, 2002

    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 Museum volunteer Bill Shishima on this historical walking tour through the Museum's neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. $5 for Museum members, $1...

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

    Thank you for your interest in the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection. We are trying to learn as much as possible about the people in these photos. If you recognize anyone please fill out the following form. This will help preserve the life stories and rich heritage of Japanese Americans living in prewar Southern California.

  • Harsh Canvas

    Henry Sugimoto’s translated memoirs, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated actor Mako, reveal the Issei artist’s own journey through his life and art. The documentary features his paintings and sketches, rare archival footage, and film of the artist just before his death. Directed by John Esaki Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka & Robert A. Nakamura 30 minutes Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution Exp...

  • Mori Shimada Collection

    (92.10.2). This collection, originally in scrapbook form, features 108 photographs of friends, family, and social and sporting events in Heart Mountain concentration camp taken by Mori Shimada between 1942 and 1945. Shimada was twenty-two years old when he and his family were forcibly removed from their home in Santa Clara, California to Heart Mountain. EXPLORE THE COLLECTION