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  • Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

    Feb 03, 2018 - Feb 04, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, February 3–4 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Explore the endless possibilities of mandalas in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which you’ll use colorful dyes to create eye-catching patterns for pillows, quilts, and other projects. Please wear studio clothing and bring rubber gloves, scissors, and a seam ripper. All other materials will be provided. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 m...

  • 13th Annual Museums Free-for-All

    Jan 28, 2018

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY Along with more than 40 other regional museums, JANM is proud to make museums available to the broadest possible audience by offering free admission on this day. Please note that RSVPs are strongly encouraged. For a complete list of participating institutions, visit socalmuseums.org/free-for-all.

  • Film Screening and Discussion—Unsettled: Two Films of Japanese Peru

    Jan 27, 2018

    The Japanese diaspora in Peru has its roots in a vital and restless history that extends back to arrival of the first migrant laborers at Lima’s Callao Seaport. In this program presented in conjunction with Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, two filmmakers take personal journeys into the Japanese Peruvian experience, uncovering captivating...

  • Jewelry Workshop—Continuing to Work with "Washi"

    Jan 27, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, January 27–28 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Designed for students who have completed one of our introductory washi classes, this two-day workshop will continue examining the unique properties of washi paper and various methods of working with it to create jewelry. Explore the challenges of applying washi onto various wooden beads, and experience the excitement of integrating commercial ...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Transpacific Borderlands"

    Jan 27, 2018

    Join exhibition curator and JANM VP of Exhibitions Clement Hanami for a gallery tour Transpacific Borderlands. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP by January 23 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jan 27, 2018

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

  • Film Screening and Q&A—"Mifune: The Last Samurai"

    Jan 20, 2018

    Mifune: The Last Samurai, a new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema. Mifune made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa during the golden age of Japanese cinema, including Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and Yojimbo (1961). Together they thrilled audiences and influenced filmmakin...

  • 70 YEARS LATER: THE LESSONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066

    Feb 15, 2012

    By Gordon Yamate and Seth Gerber The 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 marks one of the saddest tragedies of our great country: the compulsory expulsion from their homes and false imprisonment of Americans of Japanese ancestry on U.S. soil during World War II. The signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt on Feb. 19, 1942, is often seen as the first domino to fall in a chain of xenophobi...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM NAMES G.W. KIMURA AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Jan 20, 2012

    The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announced today the hiring of G.W. (Greg) Kimura, Ph.D., as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment concludes an extensive national search begun last August. "Dr. Kimura brings a unique set of leadership skills, intellect and experience to the CEO position along with his unbridled passion for the Museum’s mission," explained Gordon Yamate, Cha...

  • MUSEUM, IA&A TO PREMIERE 'FOLDING PAPER' EXHIBITION MARCH 10

    Jan 17, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to announce it will premiere the new exhibition Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami, an engaging, thought-provoking, and interdisciplinary look at the modern advances of origami through contemporary artworks, inventions, and videos. Folding Paper, organized in partnership with International Arts & Artists (IA&A), is on view at the National Museum begin...