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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Sep 03, 2011

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

  • Let’s Get It Right! Replacing World War II Euphemistic Language: The Retelling of the Nikkei Incarceration Experience

    Aug 27, 2011

    The program will deal with the urgent need to promote the use of accurate terminology in describing the WW II incarceration experience of people of Japanese descent. Mako Nakagawa who promoted the JACL resolution from its inception with the Seattle JACL Chapter, and on to gaining unanimous support from the National JACL Board and overwhelming supportive vote from the National JACL Council. The primary goal of this r...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Aug 27, 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.

  • Summer Classic Anime Film Series (Part 4)

    Aug 25, 2011

    Pay-What-You-Can! For four exciting nights, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum will screen vintage anime titles from the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Age of Japanese silent film. Please note: This screening is part of an on-going four part series. However, each program stands on its own and does not require you have seen the previous film(s). The anime classics we will be screening: Taro's Monster Hunt (1936) Taro...

  • "Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story. " A Film by Claire Mix

    Aug 20, 2011

    A feature length documentary about a young Caucasian woman who volunteered as nurse’s aid at Gila River. There will be a Q&A after the screening with the filmmaker. [Purchase a copy of Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story at the Museum Store Online]

  • California Hotel and Casino—Reading & Book Signing with Co-Authors Dennis Ogawa and John Blink

    Aug 14, 2011

    Join Dennis Ogawa and John Blink for an insightful discussion about California Hotel and Casino: Hawaii’s Home Away from Home, the book on which the display currently on view at the museum is based. Available for sale at the Museum Store and at janmstore.com. Co-presented with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. Free admission for members of the Japanese Cultual Center of Hawai'i this weekend.

  • Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions

    Aug 13, 2011

    Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions will present traditional Japanese folk songs assimilated within modern world music sensibilities. Yoko and Derek will be joined by guest artists to perform a selection of Japanese folk songs “framed” with a modern twist of Impressionistic Jazz, Classical and R&B for which Derek is known. The concert will debut new works reflecting the goal of preserving the essence of tradi...

  • 13th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard

    Aug 13, 2011

    FREE! Celebrate summer with a day of family fun—crafts, music, and LA’s first tea festival! Fun Crafts & Activities for Families Have your picture taken in a special cutout designed by artist Stan Sakai and decorate a picture frame to go with it! Don’t leave a spot with your teacup! Decorate a coaster! Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Add to the rabbits (& Labbits) appearing around the museum by maki...

  • Annual Nisei Week Festival

    Aug 13, 2011 - Aug 21, 2011

    August 13 through August 21 The 71st Nisei Week Japanese Festival, including Grand Parade, Street Fair and Street Ondo in Little Tokyo. For more information, please call 213.687.7193 or visit niseiweek.org.

  • Japanese American National Museum Annual Dinner March 29th

    Mar 29, 2003

    The Japanese American National Museum will hold its 2003 Gala Dinner with the theme, "Honoring the Family Business: Building the American Dream", on Saturday, March 29, at the Century Plaza Hotel, with 71 Nikkei three-generation family businesses representing seven different states set for recognition. Family businesses have proven to be the backbone of Japanese American communities throughout the United State...