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  • "Common Ground" Conversations—SOLIDARITY

    Feb 02, 2017

    FREE JANM presents a four-week series of public conversations taking place within our core exhibition, Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Each conversation, which will be facilitated by a member of our education staff and follow a guiding theme, is intended to generate meaningful dialogue among guests, utilizing Japanese American history to delve into contemporary issues and concerns. Portions of the exhibitio...

  • 12th Annual Museums Free-for-All

    Jan 29, 2017

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY JANM is pleased to be among more than 20 museums in the Southern California area to offer free admission on this day. For a complete list of participating institutions, visit socalmuseums.org/free-for-all.

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"East Side Sushi"

    Jan 28, 2017

    East Side Sushi follows Juana, a single, working-class Latina mother, as she discovers a passion for making sushi. Years of working in the food industry have made Juana’s hands very fast; she can slice and dice anything with great speed and precision. Forced to give up her fruit-vending cart in order to find a more secure job, Juana becomes a kitchen assistant at a local Japanese restaurant and discovers a whole n...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Only the Oaks Remain"

    Jan 28, 2017

    Join a representative from the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition for an informative tour of the Only the Oaks Remain: The Story of Tuna Canyon Detention Station special display. Limited to 20 members; reservations are required. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jan 28, 2017

    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.

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Jan 28, 2017

    Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep stretches as well as ...

  • 'AMERICAN TAPESTRY' EXHIBITION TELLS 25 STORIES THROUGH COLLECTED OBJECTS, ART

    Nov 09, 2010

    As part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum will unveil its latest exhibition, American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection, on Saturday, November 13. The National Museum, since its founding in 1985 and its public opening in 1992, has developed the world’s largest collection of Japanese American objects, including artifacts, photographs, do...

  • '442: LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY' FILM TO BE SCREENED AT NATIONAL MUSEUM NOV. 11

    Nov 04, 2010

    To mark the occasion of Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11, a special screening of the documentary, "442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity", will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The film by Japanese director Junichi Suzuki presents the story of the all-Japanese American fighting unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team that served valiantly in Europe during World War II and earned ei...

  • DOCUMENTARY ON AUTHOR MICHI WEGLYN TO BE SCREENED SUNDAY, NOV. 7 AT MUSEUM

    Nov 02, 2010

    The documentary, "Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn", which profiles the life of a Japanese American woman who became a successful costume designer, but left her mark as the author of a landmark book on the World War II mass incarceration of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry, will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, November 7, beginning at 2 p.m. Weglyn was a successful desig...

  • BUSINESS ETIQUETTE EXPERT GRACE ETSUKO LEE TO DISCUSS GROWING UP AS OUTSIDER IN TATEUCHI PROGRAM ON NOV. 13

    Oct 26, 2010

    Grace Etsuko Lee, an internationally recognized corporate consultant, speaker and trainer specializing in business relations between the United States and Japan, will discuss her own life as someone who bridged two cultures and will provide basic tips to avoid mistakes in cross cultural business dealings at a special public program set for Saturday, November 13, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Japanese American National ...