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  • James Jean Artist Talk

    Dec 11, 2009

    Come for an intimate conversation with artist James Jean and Giant Robot publisher Eric Nakamura. The talk will cover various aspects of the artist’s career and associations with the pop culture magazine.

  • The Randall Park Show

    Dec 10, 2009

    *PLEASE NOTE: This show has been canceled. December 10 - 11, 8 PM See the premier of comedian and actor Randall Park’s new one man show about the trials and tribulations of being an Asian American in Hollywood today. For more information, please email randallparkshow@gmail.com.

  • Screening of "The Killing of a Chinese Cookie"

    Dec 10, 2009

    Join us for a special one-night event! Come sample fortune cookie-inspired desserts from the best and brightest of LA-based culinary schools followed by a special free screening of the documentary"The Killing of a Chinese Cookie." 6:30 PM Doors open/tasting 7:30 PM Film begins There will be a Q&A after the screening with writer/director Derek Shimoda. Space is limited on a first-come, first-serve basi...

  • Hand Transfer Workshop

    Dec 05, 2009

    Come meet the artist Albert Reyes and learn about the various drawing techniques that he uses in creating his drawings. And then create your own work of art in this hands-on workshop.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 05, 2009

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

  • Kidding Around in the Kitchen Family Cooking Class: Winter Family Breakfast Feast

    Dec 05, 2009

    In this hands on class we will cook our way through the chilly season by making delicious hearty reakfast and brunch recipes the whole family will enjoy. We will even learn how to make our own tofu custard with ginger/maple sauce and home made applesauce to top some potato pancakes. $25 members (for one child & one adult); $35 non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. Reservations are strongly encourage...

  • Members Appreciation Day!

    Nov 29, 2009

    Members Appreciation Day is in its 7th year! It's one of two times of year when several of the Southland's cultural institutions reward their members with free admission and 20%* discount at each institution's gift store. And if you are a JANM member your membership card will get you these member privileges at a host of partnering museums, libraries, and other cultural sites. Make sure you have a current membership ...

  • Smithsonian’s “Japan After Perry” Woodblock Prints Exhibition Provides Japan’s 1st Impressions Of West

    Dec 29, 2004

    A collection of Japanese woodblock prints created in the aftermath of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s historic visits to Japan in the 1850s provides a remarkable look at the Japanese’s first impressions of Westerners in the traveling exhibition Japan After Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, and set to open at the Japanese American National Museu...

  • "A Jive Bomber'S Christmas" Returns With New Cast At Japanese American National Museum In December

    Dec 01, 2000

    The Japanese American National Museum is proud to announce the return of the popular musical show A Jive Bomber’s Christmas with an all-new cast set for seven performances in early December at the National Museum’s facility, 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo. Since its debut in 1993, the original musical co-written and co-directed by Saachiko and Dom Magwili received critical plaudits and has already become...

  • NEW ‘JIVE BOMBER’ CAST LEARNS REAL HISTORY FROM JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS

    Dec 01, 2000

    LOS ANGELES—In preparing for the new production of the critically-acclaimed musical “A Jive Bomber’s Christmas" set for shows at the Japanese American National Museum on Dec. 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17, the show’s creators wanted their new cast to have a clear understanding of the characters they would be portraying in this play located in a World War II U.S. concentration camp where thousands of Japanese Americans ...