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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Aug 04, 2018

    PAY WHAT YOU WISH Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the landmark legislation that brought incarceration camp survivors an apology from the US government and monetary reparations, the last section of Common Ground is being reimagined to further emphasize the historic a...

  • Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On! Continuing Explorations in "Shibori" and Indigo

    Aug 04, 2018 - Aug 05, 2018

    SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, August 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop, participants will continue working with indigo and shibori dyeing using a broad selection of beautiful vintage and one-of-a-kind fabrics. Shibori techniques of itajime, arashi, nui, and more will be practiced with both new and continuing students. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-membe...

  • Memorial for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings

    Aug 04, 2018 - Aug 09, 2018

    Saturday–Thursday, August 4–9 Admission on Saturday, August 4: Pay What You Wish In commemoration of the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which occurred on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, we will feature Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Wish Tree. Participants can write down their personal wishes for peace on a piece of paper that they tie to the tree. At the end of the commemoration, the ...

  • Upper Level Members and VIP Reception: Civil Liberties Act of 1988

    Aug 03, 2018

    Members at the Director’s Circle level and above are invited to preview the newly-reinstalled final gallery of the museum’s Common Ground exhibition with a new emphasis on the redress movement and its achievements. Pages from the original Civil Liberties Act of 1988 document will be displayed, temporarily on loan from the National Archives. Program with light reception to follow. Invitations will be mailed in...

  • Contested Histories at the Las Vegas Buddhist Sanga Obon Bon Odori and Bazaar Festival (Las Vegas, NV)

    Aug 04, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAYLas Vegas Buddhist Sanga Obon Bon Odori and Bazaar FestivalLas Vegas, NV10 a.m.–4 p.m. Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was one of the first books to examin...

  • ZOCALO—How Can Americans Defend the 14th Amendment When the Government Won't?

    Jul 31, 2018

    A Zócalo/Daniel K. Inouye Institute Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Introduction by Irene Hirano Inouye, reading from U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s keynote address to the 1968 Democratic National Convention Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" Since its adoption in 1868, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has inspired advances i...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM’S NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE FUN FOR ALL

    Jul 31, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Highlights of the day will include performances by San Fernando Valley Taiko and TAIKOPROJECT, a hula performance, three traditional ...

  • Stories of Displacement

    Jul 28, 2018

    FREE In conjunction with What We Carried, stories of displacement as experienced by a variety of communities will be shared. Perspectives will include those of recent Iraqi and Syrian refugees and Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. Additional issues we will explore include dehumanization, displacement, resiliency, cross-cultural empathy, overcoming negative stereotypes, and difficulties that communities ...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    Jul 28, 2018

    The Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) promotes, encourages, and shares Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately once a month from January to October, w...

  • "What We Carried" Exhibition Tour

    Jul 28, 2018

    Join us for a gallery tour of What We Carried: Fragments & Memories of Iraq & Syria. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.