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Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Sushi Graze

2018年09月08日

SOLD OUT Dive deep into one of Los Angeles’s most historic neighborhoods while grazing on sushi made by Little Tokyo’s talented chefs. Begin with our "Sushi 101" class to learn about the history and etiquette of this cuisine, then proceed on to stops at several neighborhood restaurants. $64 members; $80 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

"Transpacific Borderlands" Artist Talk

2018年02月25日

On the closing day of Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, join exhibition curator Clement Hanami and exhibiting artist Shinpei Takeda for a conversation on social representation and cultural context across borders. How do borderlands function as a space for exchanging ideas and culture? How do artworks take on new cultural and historical me...

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!

2016年09月24日

Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day Live! event.

Go For Broke

2013年11月12日 - 2014年03月02日

Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts chronicles the history of Japanese American Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service who served during World War II to prove their loyalty to the nation that had disowned them. Japanese American soldiers of the 100th and 442nd fought in eight brutal campaigns across Europe, recei...

Member Preview & Reception—Textured Lives

2010年02月27日

Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawai'i Member Preview & Reception. In addition, we will have two very special performers: Herb Ohta, Jr. and Allison Arakawa performing during the reception. Herb Ohta, Jr. Teacher, composer, recording artist, entertainer, and producer, Herb Ohta, Jr. solidly establishes himself as one of Hawaii's most influential 'ukulele masters. He is a si...

Pair Work: Celebrating Japanese Heritage in Contemporary Music

2009年09月19日

FREE! Antares Boyle and Rory Cowal will present a free public recital of contemporary music by Japanese composers. Selected composers include Joji Yuasa, Toshio Hosokawa, Michio Kitazume, Kazuo Fukushima, and Misato Mochizuki. The highlight will be the world premiere of a newly-commissioned work by the composer Ryan Tanaka. The concert will be both a celebration of modern Japanese music and an exploration of cu...

Japanese American National Museum Exclusive Home Movie Footage Included in Ken Burns' Documentary, "The War", Set to Premiere Sept. 23

2007年08月09日

Exclusive home movie footage from the permanent collection of the Japanese American National Museum is included in filmmaker Ken Burns' latest documentary, "The War", a 15-hour examination of America's role in World War II, which will premiere on PBS stations across the country on Sunday, September 23. Known for his landmark documentaries such as "The Civil War", "Baseball" and "Jazz', Burns and his staff prev...

Pilgrimage: A Film by Tad Nakamura

2006年11月11日

Pilgrimage tells the inspiring story of how a small group of Japanese Americans in the late 1960s uncovered their lost history and created the Manzanar Pilgrimage, which transformed the once-abandoned WWII American concentration camp into a vibrant symbol of retrospection and solidarity for people of all ages, races, and nationalities. Pilgrimage is a timely and engaging film that brings new and much-needed insight t...

From Bento to Mixed Plate

1998年03月14日 - 1999年01月03日

This exhibition traces the evolution of Japanese American identity in multicultural Hawai‘i as seen through the eyes of the first generation to the present. Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJAs) share their story through the use of personal artifacts, family photographs, and first-person accounts. Told from an AJA perspective the uniqueness of the Island culture is evident and is truly a story involving all of Haw...

"Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Writings, 1942-1945" by Gordon Chang

1997年11月22日

Yamato Ichihashi was one of the first academics of Japanese ancestry in the United States. Gordon Chang, Associate Professor of History at Stanford University, will discuss the writings of Yamato Ichihashi writings from concentration camps during World War II. These wartime writings offer the first complete first-hand account of internment. Please join us for this book party in celebration of the Japanese American ...