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  • Gallery Performance: "Our American Voice"

    Oct 19, 2013

    A two-person show exploring the diverse stories of Asian Pacific Americans. Presented in partnership with East West Players. By D’Lo, Vivian Keh-Hue, Giovanni Ortega, Jeanne Sakata and Ova Saopeng, Judy Soo Hoo Directed by Jennifer Chang Set Design by Clement Hanami Sound Design by Howard Ho Costume Design by Nancy Wei Prop Master Ayaka Ohwaki Stage Manager – Olivia Wafler CAST Traci Kato-Kiriyama Joh...

  • Meet and Greet with Author & Artist Lela Lee

    Oct 19, 2013

    Members are invited to an exclusive opportunity to meet and talk with Lela Lee before her lecture and book signing. RSVP required to specialevents@janm.org or (213) 625-0414 x2222.

  • Discovering Your Japanese American Roots with Chester Hashizume

    Oct 19, 2013

    A comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese hometown, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests--all the tools you need to discover your roots. $45 for members and $55 for non-members, includes materials and Museum admission. RSVP early, 10 students max.

  • East West Players Presents a Writers Gallery Reading of "Hannah and the Dread Gazebo" by Jiehae Park

    Oct 17, 2013

    FREE EVENT EWP and JANM proudly present the Writers Gallery reading of HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO by Jiehae Park directed by Jennifer Chang Inside the FedEx box are two things: a 100% bona-fide-heart’s-desire-level wish and a suicide note. Hannah tracks the package back to Seoul, where her grandmother recently jumped from the roof of her retirement home onto the wrong side of the Demilitarized Zone. The...

  • Asian Americans in the Media

    Oct 16, 2013

    FREE - Pre-registration required Click here to register Despite breakthroughs in casting and writing for characters and actors of color, biased images and portrayals still exist that perpetuate negative stereotypes. A panel of leading actors and critics examine the images of Asians in film and on TV. Q&A to follow. Panelist Biographies: David Ono Emmy award winning journalist, Ono is co-anchor of ABC7 Eyew...

  • NANCY ARAKI RETIRES AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Oct 15, 2013

    Los Angeles – Nancy Araki, Director of Community Affairs at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) retired on September 30, 2013 after twenty-eight years of groundbreaking work and dedication to the National Museum. Since its earliest days, JANM has been under the thoughtful, visionary guidance of Nancy Araki. She was the first hired employee at the National Museum in 1985. Before JANM was established, Nancy...

  • " Voices From the Canefields: Folksongs from Japanese Immigrant Workers in Hawai'i" by Dr. Franklin Odo

    Oct 13, 2013

    Japanese immigrant laborers comprised the majority of Hawaiian sugar plantation workers after their large-scale importation as contract workers in 1885. They composed unique folk songs called holehole bushi which merged melodies with lyrics about work, life, and the global connection which they clearly perceived after arriving. While many are songs of lamentation, others reflect a rapid adaptation to a new socie...

  • Gallery Performance: "Our American Voice"

    Oct 12, 2013

    A two-person show exploring the diverse stories of Asian Pacific Americans. Presented in partnership with East West Players. By D’Lo, Vivian Keh-Hue, Giovanni Ortega, Jeanne Sakata and Ova Saopeng, Judy Soo Hoo Directed by Jennifer Chang Set Design by Clement Hanami Sound Design by Howard Ho Costume Design by Nancy Wei Prop Master Ayaka Ohwaki Stage Manager – Olivia Wafler CAST Traci Kato-Kiriyama Joh...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Zap, Pow, Bam!

    Oct 12, 2013

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate the opening of the exhibition Marvels & Monsters and draw yourself into the picture with comics-themed crafts & activities! SCHEDULE: 11AM – 2PM: Join Kidding Around the Kitchen for an assemble-it-yourself popcorn snack to enjoy while watching fabulous vintage Japanese anime. 11:30AM: Curator Jeff Yang will guide families of all ages in a gallery talk of the Marvels and Monsters ex...

  • Authors of 'the Life of Isamu Noguchi' Reschedule Book Reading-Lecture to March 18 at Japanese American National Museum

    Mar 02, 2006

    Masayo Duus and Peter Duus, who collaborated on the biography, The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders, have rescheduled their book reading and lecture at the Japanese American National Museum to Saturday, March 18, at 2 p.m. The program, "An Enduring Odyssey: Masayo and Peter Duus Talk About the Life and Times of Isamu Noguchi", had be scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, but illness forced its postponement. M...