Search Results For
-
Opera Preview Event: “The Camp”
2025年02月02日
Jazz up the new year with an exclusive preview of The Camp, a powerful new opera that follows the Shimono family’s journey through a World War II concentration camp in the US. Created by librettist Lionelle Hamanaka, a descendant of camp survivors, and composer Daniel Kessner, The Camp sheds light on the emotional and physical toll of imprisonment and the strength found in familial bonds and collective resistance.Thi...
-
JANM Celebrates the Oshogatsu Family Festival and Launches JANM on the Go on January 5, 2025
2024年12月12日
Editor’s note: JANM’s Pavilion to close for renovation on January 5, 2025; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Oshogatsu Family Festival from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The popular annual New Year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for ...
-
NBA VETERAN REX WALTERS TO SPEAK JUNE 22 AT JANM FOLLOWING SCREENING OF BASKETBALL FILM ‘CROSSOVER’
2013年06月18日
Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum presents, Hapa Hoops: Japanese American Basketball and Community with Rex Walters on Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m. The program, free with admission, consists of a screening of the basketball documentary, Crossover (2000), followed by a conversation with NBA veteran Rex Walters. Directed by accomplished filmmaker, Justin Lin—who recently released his latest film fr...
-
"Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience of Japan" by Lara Perez-Takagi and Megumi Nishikura
2013年05月08日
Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience of Japan is the unfolding journey of discovery into the intricacies of mixed race Japanese and their multicultural experiences in modern day Japan. The film follows five hafus – the Japanese term for people who are half Japanese – who are compelled to explore what it means to be multiracial and multicultural in a nation that proclaims itself to be mono-ethnic. This screening is free...
-
Special Screening of Films Sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
2007年06月30日
The National Museum will host a mini festival of films funded by CCLPEP. Titles include From a Silk Cocoon, 9066 to 9/11, and Stand Up for Justice, among others. This program is made possible by the generous support of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program.
-
Fresh Words and Actions: "Prince of Dehli Palace" by Ravi Kapoor
2003年02月27日
Performing Arts Series Held Every Fourth Thursday The story of Hamlet set in a curry house. Following a father's demise by a poisoned pickle and a mother's remarriage to the father's twin, a son searches for one good memory of the dead man's worth amongst the turmeric stained dishes, the pungent losses, and the salted scars he left behind. But in the process, can he remain true to his own values or will he just be...
-
Special Educator Open House to celebrate opening of "Boyle Heights"
2002年09月19日
Educators are invited to drop in for a complimentary open house of Boyle Heights: The Power of Place. Meet the exhibition team, receive activity guides and sign-up for school tours. For more information or to reserve a space, please call Allyson Nakamoto at 213.830.5626. Space is limited and reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
-
Sights Unseen: The Photographic Constructions of Masumi Hayashi - Events
Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.
-
Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date - Events
Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.
-
Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo - Events
Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.