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  • Jewelry Workshop—The World of "Washi": Beginner Class

    May 05, 2018 - May 06, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, May 5–6 11 a.m.–4 p.m. The World of Washi workshop series continues with two projects demonstrating that hand-made washi beads can be unique and elegant: a delicate necklace crimped on a gold/silver chain and a memory-wire bracelet of semi-precious stones and washi danglies. The technical challenges will be crimping and looping. All materials will be provided. Bring a shoebox for su...

  • Jewelry Workshop—The World of "Washi": Introductory Class

    Sep 09, 2017

    SOLD OUT Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade decorative paper that dates back to the seventh century. Unlike machine-made paper from wood pulp, washi is made from the inner bark of plants such as mulberry, bamboo, wisteria, and hemp. The intertwining of fibers results in paper that is strong, durable, washable, and acid-free. Its thin, smooth, soft surface can be printed with vivid colors and complex designs....

  • Panel Discussion—The Women of Tuna Canyon Detention Station

    Mar 04, 2017

    In honor of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with Only the Oaks Remain: The Story of Tuna Canyon Detention Station, JANM presents a special panel discussion highlighting the stories of women who were left behind as their husbands and fathers were imprisoned at Tuna Canyon. The event will include personal reflections on the era as well as readings by historians. Free with museum admission. RSVPs are recomme...

  • Dramatic Reading—"Death of a Salesman"

    Aug 21, 2016

    Arthur Miller’s iconic play revolves around traveling salesman Willy Loman, who cannot understand how he has failed to achieve success and happiness. The probing drama reveals how Loman’s relentless quest for the "American Dream" has kept him alienated from his wife, his sons, and his friends. A thrilling and deeply revelatory tragedy, Death of a Salesman is an enduring classic of American theater. This unique...

  • Civil Rights Today: The Legacy of Minoru Yasui

    Apr 30, 2016

    Minoru “Min” Yasui was a young Nisei attorney in Oregon during World War II when he violated the military curfew imposed upon all persons of Japanese ancestry in order to bring a test case to court. He lost that case in the U.S. Supreme Court, but nearly 40 years later he reopened it as part of the coram nobis litigation brought by young Sansei attorneys in 1983. Recognized posthumously by President Obama with a Pres...

  • 2016 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Monkey

    Jan 03, 2016

    FREE ALL DAY! Ring in the Year of the Monkey with food, crafts, cultural activities, and performances! Watch Kodama Taiko pound fresh New Year mochi for you Enjoy a Japanese-style lion dance and hip hop dance performances Sample a variety of traditional Japanese New Year foods See Shan the Candyman create amazing monkey candy sculptures, which will be raffled off throughout the day See below for c...

  • JANM Announces Acquisition of Japanese American Incarceration Artifacts

    May 02, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announced today that it has acquired a collection of more than 400 pieces of historical art and artifacts created by Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. JANM’s acquisition ensures these artifacts will be properly preserved and honors the interests of Japanese Americans across the country who expressed concern for the future of these items. JANM work...

  • Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning

    Jun 26, 2008

    Invite You to Join Them at a Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning AirTalk with Larry Mantle The Role of Race in the 2008 Elections Hear a discussion with some of the most knowledgeable spokesmen in the nation: Shelby Steele Award winning author of A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can’t Win, award-winning scholar, columnist and documentary film maker Terence Samuel Deputy ...

  • "Voices of Healing"

    Aug 06, 2004

    ICY SMITH, editor of Voices of Healing: Spirit and Unity after 9/11 in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, joins WTC survivor ROBERT IDEISHI, Port Authority Officer DAVID LIM, and others featured in the book to examine loss, survival, and bravery, and the impact of the September 11 terror attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Presented in collaboration with the Chinese American ...

  • "By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans"

    Nov 17, 2001

    On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which sparked the unconstitutional incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry in U.S. concentration camps. What led FDR to sign this executive order which forever changed the lives of the inmates and their community? Greg Robinson, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Quebec at Montreal, has detailed in his book Ro...