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  • Special Event: Stan Sakai Signing

    Oct 30, 2011

    Stan Sakai will be here for one last book signing on the last day of his exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo! Join us on Sunday, October 30, 12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Due to time constraints, Stan will only be signing books. Only three books per person at a time. Avoid the lines and buy your books early! (10% discount for National Museum Members!)

  • SPECIAL SCREENING: "The Crimson Kimono"

    Oct 29, 2011

    As part of Night & the City: L.A. Noir in Poetry, Fiction, & Film, the National Museum is excited to screen the noir classic:The Crimson Kimono. Two cops, friends and Korean War veterans, Detective Joe Kojaku (James Shigeta) and Detective Sgt. Charlie Bancroft (Glenn Corbett), who attempt to solve the murder of a local entertainer. A love triangle soon develops between a key witness, Christine Downes (Victoria Sha...

  • Night & the City: L.A. Noir in Poetry, Fiction, & Film

    Oct 29, 2011

    As part of the citywide event produced by The Los Angeles Poetry Festival and Beyond Baroque, the National Museum presents Naomi Hirahara, author of Snakeskin Shamisen and other books featuring gardener and sleuth Masuo Arai, and poet Carol Lem, author of Gathering the Pieces and other collections, whose recent poems investigate family secrets and shady activities.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Oct 29, 2011

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • Educator's Open House

    Oct 27, 2011

    We welcome all educators to drop by and join us for a special evening for educators! View current exhibitions and speak with Museum education staff about how we can be a useful resource to you and your students. Light refreshments will be provided. For information or to register, please contact education@janm.org. For more information about our school visits program, go to: http://www.janm.org/education/.

  • Screening of "Farewell to Manzanar"

    Oct 23, 2011

    In 1976, the TV film “Farewell to Manzanar,” based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, was broadcast on NBC. Rarely seen since, the film will be screened and, for the first time ever, DVD copies will be available through the Museum Store. Join Director John Korty for a Q&A following the screening. $25 Members; $30 non-members, includes admission and a complimentary copy of the DVD. Read about th...

  • "Hiroshima Nagasaki Download" by Shinpei Takeda

    Oct 22, 2011

    Two friends visit atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who now live in the United States. During their trip from Canada to Mexico, they record a piece of modern history crucially important to Japanese collective psyche while exploring their own identities and revealing the reality of psychological scars. There will be a Q&A after the screening with the filmmaker. Presented in collaboration with The Ge...

  • How Japanese Are Japanese Americans?

    Oct 15, 2011

    Ever since World War II, Japanese Americans have largely severed their ties with Japan, and have stressed their Americanness. Unlike other immigrant groups, Japanese Americans have often shown little interest in celebrating or participating in their traditional cultural heritage. So how Japanese are Japanese Americans? Professor Arthur Sakamoto from the University of Texas at Austin will explore this question in term...

  • Beginners Ikebana Class

    Oct 15, 2011

    Fall is a time to bring color into your home. It's time to decorate a nice fall arrangement to give any room in your home the look of the season. Floral desinger, Mikiko Ideno, will hold a workshop using lines and space with seasonal flowers. $55 members; $60 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

  • Drawing the Line

    Oct 15, 2011 - Feb 19, 2012

    A survey of the dynamic and diverse Japanese American contributions to the visual landscape of L.A. in the period following World War II. Works of art and historic documents—together with texts, images, and video clips from extensive oral histories—will illustrate the delicate line that exists between form and function. Featured Artists: GIDRA • Matsumi Kanemitsu • Nobuko Miyamoto • Robert A. Nakamura • Linda N...