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Special Activity: Pledge Your Commitment to Equal Justice!

2018年08月10日 - 2018年08月12日

Friday–Sunday, August 10–12 Admission on Friday, August 10: Pay What You Wish On the 30th anniversary weekend of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, publicly proclaim your commitment to democracy and equal justice by adding your name to our Commitment Banner! All JANM visitors may do so during regular museum hours, and guests are encouraged to take and share photos with the banner.

Continuing Explorations in Shibori Dyeing with Glennis Dolce

2013年04月06日

Whether you are new to shibori or continuing your practice, come join us as we continue to find various ways to create pattern and texture on cloth. We will stitch, fold, twist, wrap and roll...fabrics new and old. There will be lots of silks to explore- feel free to bring some of your own. Glennis will also bring her antique zakuri and give you a demonstration of how silk is reeled from a cocoons she has raised he...

Bringing the Circle Together: Broken Rainbow

2010年04月22日

Free Screening of Broken Rainbow The heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. Broken Rainbow bears witness to the machinations of energy companies and their government proxies as they eagerly cast aside the peaceful Navajo to make way for oil, gas, uranium and coal exploration. In their own words, eld...

Bringing the Circle Together: Lost Nation: The Ioway

2010年02月25日

Free Screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway In the twilight of Native American dominion, two Ioway leaders travel to Washington, D. C. in 1824 to meet with Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark. Both sign a treaty ceding a large portion of tribal land for settlement. White Cloud sees cooperation as the only way for his people to survive, while Great Walker regrets the loss of land where his ancestors are bu...

"Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years" Closing Party

2010年01月21日

To close out the hugely successful group art show and 15 year celebration of Giant Robot magazine, JANM will be open for extended hours on Thursday, January 21. Admission will be free, and many of the participating artists and key members of the Giant Robot family will be in attendance as part of this special gathering. Expect refreshments, a musical guest, The Binges and DJ Puffs, and other surprises.

American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II

2007年12月01日

by Eric L. Muller Ever the astute researcher and engaging writer, University of North Carolina Professor of Law, Eric Muller, has written a thought provoking book that tells the story of the government bureaucracy that existed between 1943 and 1945, adjudicating which Americans of Japanese ancestry were "loyal" and which were "disloyal." Light reception to follow.

O-Maya

2005年07月07日

Brewing a spicy concoction of urban hip-hop, soul, and Afro Latin grooves, O-Maya features some of the finest young talent from the Bay Area. This 10-piece band creates poetic lyrics that carry messages of positivity and social change -- all carried by a fierce beat. This series is presented in association with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and is sponsored, in part, by the City of Los Ange...

Curator's Lecture with Ann Yonemura

2005年04月10日

Ann Yonemura, curator of Japan After Perry and Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, discusses the exhibition's extraordinary, colorful woodblock prints in the context of the momentous historical events that propelled Japan into the modern age.

George Nakashima

2004年09月01日 - 2005年01月02日

Furniture designer George Nakashima’s (1904–1990) exquisite creations merged traditional woodworking techniques with innovative design, resulting in work that demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship coupled with a reinterpretation of modernist design. A nisei, Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Seattle. He then embarked on a fruitful period of international study and work in France, Japan, and...

America's Concentration Camps

2000年03月01日

The award-winning exhibition America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience is the featured exhibit at the California Historical Society beginning March 21 and running through June 18, 2000. The exhibit drew record crowds to its premier at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles in 1994 and 1995, Ellis Island in 1998 and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atl...