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"Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea" by Tom Graves
May 04, 2013
Writer and photographer Tom Graves will discuss and read from his new book, Twice Heroes: America's Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea. Graves spent over a decade interviewing and photographing men and women who served to prove their loyalty to America. The veterans shared their own histories with the author, many revealing their experiences for the first time. Q&A with author to follow. Purchase the book from t...
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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour
May 04, 2013
Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.
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American Heroes
May 04, 2013 - Jun 09, 2013
Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal—the nation’s highest civilian award—was bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army’s 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in the war. The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry, fought with bravery...
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Member Appreciation Days
May 03, 2013 - May 05, 2013
Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>
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Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy’s and Father’s Day
Apr 27, 2013
Make special cards for Boy’s or Father’s Day! $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission & supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.
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Introduction to Udon Making with Sonoko Sakai
Apr 27, 2013
Find out how to make real and delicious udon noodles! Wear closed toe shoes with soft soles. Bring a Tupperware to take your udon home in. $75 members; $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 students max.
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
Apr 27, 2013
Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.
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SMITHSONIAN TOUR OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS MAKES NEXT STOP AT THE JANM
Apr 25, 2013
LOS ANGELES—The Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2011 to Japanese American, or Nisei, World War II veterans in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA, May 4–June 9, 2013. The medal is on a national tour that will visit seven cities in 2013. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has partnered with the...
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‘PORTRAITURE NOW: ASIAN AMERICAN PORTRAITS OF ENCOUNTER’ OPENS AT JANM MAY 11
Apr 22, 2013
Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter from May 11 through September 22, 2013. Portraiture Now is a collaboration between the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program who have mounted the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture. Through the wo...
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"The Manzanar Fishing Club" by Cory Shiozaki
Apr 20, 2013
The Manzanar Fishing Club is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. This untold story offers a unique perspective on freedom, where internees found relief from the daily grind of unju...