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  • Beauty from Hardship

    Sep 14, 2024

    Beauty from Hardship: Storytelling, Art, and Japanese American Resilience Then and NowDiscover how literature, music, dance, and the visual arts capture and make the richness and resilience of the Japanese American community possible with Professor erin Khuê Ninh, Professor Diane C. Fujino, Professor Kim Yasuda, and authors Constance Hays Matsumoto and Kent Matsumoto. Revolving around the themes of hardship and beau...

  • JANM Book Club: Cold Tofu, The Early Years 1981-1998

    Sep 07, 2024

    Join former members of Cold Tofu Improv for a hilarious and thought provoking celebration of their book, Cold Tofu, The Early Years 1981-1998: The World's First Asian American Improv Comedy Group. Hosted by Dom Magwili, authors Denice Kumagai-Hoy and Marilyn Tokuda will be joined in conversation by performers Amy Hill, Geoff Rivas, and Joey Miyashima. About the bookCold Tofu is the country's oldest Asian American com...

  • 2020 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Rat

    Jan 05, 2020

    FREE ALL DAY! Welcome the Year of the Rat with crafts, food, cultural activities, and performances! Performance by TAIKOPROJECT Fun Oshogatsu and Year of the Rat-inspired crafts, origami, and scavenger hunt Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama Taiko Candy sculptures by Shan the Candyman Lucky zaru soba (cold buckwheat noodles) and osechi ryori (traditional Japa...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MANABI HIRASAKI

    Aug 17, 2012

    The life and legacy of Trustee Emeritus Manabi Hirasaki will be celebrated at a special public program on Saturday, September 8, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, at the Japanese American National Museum. Hirasaki died peacefully on July 26, 2012, at his home in Camarillo, CA, at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Sumi, children Mark and Marcia (Steve Messinger), siblings Hisashi (Jean) Hirasaki, Mineko (Lawson) Sakai, Aiko N...

  • Display of Student Work

    May 20, 2010

    Come enjoy an evening at the Museum and view research projects and artworks by two local schools. Civitas School of Leadership and Ribet Academy will display projects which were inspired partly by their visits to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.

  • Member's Only Performance of: Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi

    Mar 15, 2008

    As a thank you for your support of the Japanese American National Museum you are invited to a special Members-only event… Please join us for a special performance of Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi (An abridged Theatre for Youth production) By Jeanne Sakata Directed by Jessica Kubzansky With Martin Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi Based on a true story. During WWII in Seattle, University of Washing...

  • "What Are We?" Two-Part Photography and Art Workshop with Kip Fulbeck - Part 1

    Aug 19, 2006

    Artist Kip Fulbeck leads a two-part photography class especially for youth (ages 8 to 13), exploring images of the self, family, and community. Learn the basics of photography and how to approach and examine subjects to photograph. Photographs will be developed by the National Museum and participants will select final shots for a special display at the September 9 Target Free Family Saturday. Attendance is requ...

  • finding family stories Festival

    Apr 13, 2003

    *Free to the public!* Self-Help Graphics & Art and the National Museum celebrates La Familia with a day of cultural activities for the entire family. 12:00-2:30 PM - The finding family stories Festival begins at the Japanese American National Museum. Share family stories through art. Hands-on art workshops with artists Dominique Moody and Patrick "Pato" Hebert. Special tours of the finding family stories e...

  • Tour of Evergreen Cemetery

    Nov 02, 2002

    Free program Spend an afternoon learning about the rich multicultural history of Los Angeles in a place you would least expect: a cemetery. Residents of Los Angeles have been buried and memorialized at Evergreen Cemetery since 1876, making it the oldest cemetery in the city. Located on the eastern edge of Boyle Heights, the cemetery is a tribute to people of the past and present who have called Los Angeles their h...

  • 2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

    Nov 11, 2001

    The Wonderful World of Children's Books What makes a good children's book? How can parents, teachers and librarians introduce children to new and exciting worlds through reading? Join us for a fun and enlightening day that will help to inspire a life-long passion for reading! * Can You Top That?: Illustrating Children's Books With Hector Viveros Lee, author and illustrator of I Had a Hippopotamus and illus...