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  • Film Screening—"Sunsets" (1997)

    Mar 01, 2019

    FREE JANM, Giant Robot, and CHOPSO are proud to present the restored, high definition director’s cut of Sunsets, the 1997 Asian American New Wave indie classic and first feature by the team of Michael Aki and Eric Nakamura. In this drama, Dave and Mark are two high school buddies living in Watsonville, California. Dave works in a comic book store, while Mark is preparing to go to college in the fall. When...

  • ZÓCALO—Is the Digital Age Making Museums Obsolete?

    Feb 28, 2019

    A Zócalo/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Gregory Rodriguez, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Zócalo Public Square Before the digital age, museums were places where people went to acquire knowledge. But now most of the information and images contained in museums are available on your smartphone. So how can ...

  • Edible Adventures: Vegetarian Little Tokyo

    Feb 24, 2019

    Take a healthy stroll through Little Tokyo and listen to neighborhood stories while learning about Japanese vegetables from daikon to gobo to maitake, capped off by a macrobiotic lunch at Shojin, a Japanese vegan/macrobiotic restaurant. $48 members; $60 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 14 participants. Read a 2013 JANM blog post about a past Vegetarian Edible Adventure. ...

  • Author Discussion—"American Sutra" by Duncan Williams

    Feb 23, 2019

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War by Duncan Williams FREE Duncan Ryuken Williams, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, will speak about his new book, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom During the S...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    Feb 23, 2019

    The Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) promotes, encourages, and shares Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately once a month from January to October, w...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 23, 2019

    Learn about past and present-day Little Tokyo on a walking tour led by an in-the-know JANM docent. From murals to monuments, explore both the popular and lesser-known gems of this bustling neighborhood. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

  • "KAIJU VS HEROES" BATTLES ON AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Feb 21, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA—Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys, which features hundreds of contemporary and vintage Japanese vinyl toys, has been extended on view at the Japanese American National Museum through July 7, 2019. The exhibition is included in regular admission to the museum. In conjunction with the exhibition’s extension, the museum will host a day-long separately ticketed Kaij...

  • 2019 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance—Behind Barbed Wire: Keeping Children Safe and Families Together

    Feb 16, 2019

    On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Families of Japanese ancestry were removed from the West Coast based solely on their nation of origin and veiled under the guise of national security. While behind barbed wire, keeping the family together and safe was of utmost importance to the...

  • Contested Histories at History Colorado Center (Denver, CO)

    Feb 15, 2019 - Feb 17, 2019

    TRAVELING DISPLAY History Colorado Center Denver, CO 10 a.m.–5 p.m FREE and open to the public* Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was one of the first books...

  • Panel Discussion—"Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit"

    Feb 09, 2019

    Paul Kitagaki Jr., photographer of Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, will discuss his creative process, stories about the images, and the effects this project has had on those both behind and in front of the camera. He will be joined by Mason Tachibana and Junzo Jake Ohara, who were photographed as part of the project. The discussion is followed by an audience Q&A. Included with museum admission. RSVPs a...