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  • 2015 V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con)

    2015年06月26日 - 2015年06月27日

    Friday, June 26–Saturday, June 27 JANM is pleased to host the 2015 edition of the V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con), an event that focuses on digital communications within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Presented by the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, V3con invites online journalists, social media communicators, and interested individuals to share ...

  • "Gone to the Forest" by Katie Kitamura

    2013年08月31日

    Named as one of the Telegraph’s “Five Young Novelists for 2013” and a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, Katie Kitamura is establishing her presence in the American literary scene. She will discuss her newest book, Gone to the Forest. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, Gone to the Forest is a tale of family drama and political turmoil...

  • The Freedom Rides 50th Anniversary National Youth Summit and Town Halls

    2011年02月09日

    Birmingham, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. JANM will be one of five sites across the nation hosting the National Youth Summit on the Freedom Rides at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. On-site seating has reached capacity but everybody may register to view the program on-line. Presented by the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of African Ameri...

  • Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

    2010年08月08日

    Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

  • Kokeshi: Not Just a Toy!

    2009年07月25日

    Collector Itske Stern, author of articles about kokeshi for Daruma magazine and other Japanese publications, and her husband Anthony, will talk about the history of traditional kokeshi and their personal journey in collecting over 1200 of these beautiful folk toys.

  • One Way or Another - Gallery Talk

    2008年03月08日

    Gallery talk with curator Karin Higa and artists Anna Sew Hoy and Mari Eastman. Top:Mari Eastman Bird on Flowering Spray: Porcelain Cup, Chieng-lung Period (1736–1750) 2004 Acrylic on canvas 40.5 x 43.5 in. Collection of Rosette Delug Photograph by Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of Karyn Lovegrove Gallery Bottom: Anna Sew Hoy Haiku 2006 Polyurethane foam, mirror, knives, wood, plastic Approx. 3 x ...

  • Teaching from the Heart: Educators from America's Concentration Camps

    2005年09月11日

    Approximately half of the 120,000 Japanese Americans interned during World War II were children. As we inaugurate our newest series, American Profiles, we continue to explore the theme of our 2005 Annual Gala Dinner by engaging in recollection and reflection with some of the educators who made a commitment to nurturing the intellectual lives of the youngest inmates. Reservations recommended.

  • Japanese American National Museum Presents Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award To Buddy Takata At Recognition Dinner

    2001年05月01日

    The 2000 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was presented to Buddy Takata at the Japanese American National Museum’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner & Awards Presentation on Friday, April 6 in the George and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall of the National Museum’s Pavilion. The Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was established by the National Museum to honor one volunteer each year who made an e...

  • Sumo USA: Video Play-by-Play

    1997年10月12日

    Learn about the ceremony and technicalities of the art of sumo competition. Gordon Berger, professor of history at the University of Southern California and sumo radio commentator, will take us frame by frame through sumo video footage to explain this ceremonial sport for a deeper understanding and appreciation of sumo wrestling. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested.

  • Nothing But The Real Thing, Baby: 100% Kona Coffee At The Japanese American National Museum

    1997年02月01日

    For all those coffee connoisseurs who feel defrauded by the recent allegations that a major Kona coffee distributor has been actually passing off inferior quality beans from Central America as the real taste of Hawai‘i, the Japanese American National Museum is featuring authentic Kona coffee in its upcoming exhibit, The Kona Coffee Story: Along the Hawai‘i Belt Road. Kona Kai Farms, one of the biggest brokers ...