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  • "Before They Were Heroes" Upper Level Members Reception

    Jul 12, 2015

    JANM members at the Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, and Chairman’s Circle levels are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast and be the first to preview the new exhibition, Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This is the first exhibition organized as part of Sharing Our Stories, JANM’s new series of historical shows drawn from its extensive collection. Look for your invitation in t...

  • "Sugar/Islands" Panel Discussion and Reception

    Jul 11, 2015

    Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i—The Art of Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, and artists Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara discuss the ideas, histories, and inspirations behind their exhibition. Light reception to follow. This program is free, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.

  • JANM Free Family Days: Okinawan Traditions

    Jul 11, 2015

    FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with the opening of Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i, join us for a day of performances, crafts, and activities celebrating Okinawan culture. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Okinawan Shiisaa: Resembling a cross between a dog and a lion, the shiisaa is a mythical beast believed to have the power to ward off evil. Statues of shiisaa are often seen in front of buildin...

  • Sugar/Islands

    Jul 11, 2015 - Sep 06, 2015

    Incorporating paintings by Laura Kina and photographs by Emily Hanako Momohara, Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i is a unique examination of worker migration and settlement from the islands of Okinawa to the islands of Hawai‘i, prompted by opportunities afforded by the latter’s sugar plantations and pineapple farms during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kina’s Sugar and Momohara’s Islands series ar...

  • Big Trouble in Little Tokyo presents "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle": Extreme Unrated Edition

    Jul 08, 2015

    Directed by Danny Leiner, this raunchy 2004 comedy follows the life-changing (and mind-altering) journey of Korean American investment banker Harold (John Cho) and Indian American medical school candidate Kumar (Kal Penn). Both underdogs, Harold and Kumar decide to spend what would have been an uneventful Friday night trying to satisfy an oddly intense urge for White Castle hamburgers. But finding a White Cas...

  • GEORGE TAKEI WINS OVER $100,000 FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Aug 13, 2008

    Actor George Takei, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum, recently appeared on national television on the ABC-TV program, "Wanna Bet?", and wound up winning over $100,000 for his favorite nonprofit organization: the Japanese American National Museum. The premise of the show revolves around individuals or groups of people who claim they can accomplish a certain task o...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2008 'SUMMER FESTIVAL' FOR AUGUST 16

    Aug 12, 2008

    The Japanese American National Museum announced the schedule for its free 2008 "Summer Festival on the Courtyard: A New Spin: Past Meets Present" for Saturday, August 16, from 1 to 7 p.m., featuring live performances by TaikoProject, NSU Modern, Kanani Kalama Hula Studio, and Magic Andrew plus a book reading and signing by author Naomi Hirahara of her latest book, 1001 Cranes. The National Museum has held free fes...

  • PROF. MITCH MAKI TO GIVE OVERVIEW OF REDRESS; PANEL TO DISCUSS OTHER GROUPS' STORIES ON AUG. 10

    Aug 08, 2008

    The Japanese American National Museum will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided a government apology to thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their homes during World War II with a public program, "America’s Promise", featuring Professor Mitch Maki and a panel discussion of other civil rights issues, set for Sunday, August 10, 2008, in the D...

  • 'NEGLECTED LEGACIES' SERIES CONCLUDES WITH 'SEEKING JUSTICE' PROGRAM AUG. 2

    Jul 24, 2008

    The series, "Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress", a collaboration between UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center and the Japanese American National Museum, concludes with its third public program, "Seeking Justice" set for Saturday, August 2, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. This program will feature Karen Kai, Grace Shimizu and Professor Diane Fujino with the series or...

  • 1ST & CENTRAL FREE CONCERT SERIES TO BEGIN JULY 10

    Jun 14, 2008

    "1st & Central Summer Concerts," the Japanese American National Museum’s popular outdoor music series, returns from July through September for a fourth season in the heart of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. As in years past, thousands are expected to turn out on the National Museum Plaza to enjoy an eclectic program of master musicians and not-to-be-missed newcomers, with sounds ranging from world music to jazz...