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  • Member Appreciation Days 2022

    2022年11月25日 - 2022年11月27日

    We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patronage through these interesting times! To show our gratitude we are offering 20% discount on qualified store purchases* from November 25th-27th. You must place your orders between November 25th-27th in order to qualify for the 20% discount. To receive the special 20% off discount online, enter the code: MADNESS when prompted for a discount co...

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    2016年06月18日

    June 4, 11, and 18 Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this three-session yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect each one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to pr...

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    2016年06月11日

    June 4, 11, and 18 Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this three-session yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect each one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to pr...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    2013年05月03日 - 2013年05月05日

    Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>

  • 'YOU DON'T KNOW JACK: THE JACK SOO STORY' TO BE SCREENED JULY 31

    2010年07月24日

    The documentary, "You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story", highlighting the life of actor Jack Soo, will be screened on Saturday, July 31, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, with producer/director/writer Jeff Adachi on hand to discuss his work and to answer questions. Best known for his role as Detective Sgt. Nick Yemena in the popular 1970s situation comedy "Barney Miller", Soo was bor...

  • Legacy Series: Daniel Dae Kim

    2010年05月15日

    Enjoy an evening of candid conversations with some of the most successful and influential leaders within the entertainment industry, the seminars are an opportunity to gain first-hand insights and perspectives in a master class setting reminiscent of Bravo's "Inside the Actor’s Studio." The first Legacy Series' first guest is Lost's Daniel Dae Kim in conversation with Giant Robot's Eric Nakamura. Presented in c...

  • "A Promise Kept"

    2004年10月16日

    Our new series for families begins with the Japanese style of storytelling, kamishibai, currently making its way into 700 schools throughout the state of Arkansas. A Promise Kept is about the friendship and promise between two elementary school boys, Mitch and Tom, before, during, and after World War II. This story is especially for kids in fourth through sixth grade. A craft activity where kids can create their own ...

  • Crafting History

    2002年11月16日 - 2003年05月04日

    Craft objects made by Japanese Americans comprise one of the most significant categories of artifacts from the World War II concentration camps. This exhibition examines arts and crafts as an important outlet for Japanese Americans during World War II, and explores what these items mean today as we reflect on the legacy of the incarceration. Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America’s Concentration Camps will...

  • Japanese Americans in Baseball

    2000年05月06日

    This special program celebrates the opening of the traveling exhibition Diamonds in the Rough: Japanese Americans in Baseball. The exhibition’s organizers, the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) and the Nisei Baseball Research Project, will join the Japanese American National Museum for a tribute to Japanese American baseball players and a ceremonial first pitch. Curators Kerry Yo Nakagawa ...

  • AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery: Sidework by Michael Ahn

    1997年04月10日

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum New Play Reading The fifth play presentation in this continuing series of new play readings by Asian American playwrights. Join the Museum as it hosts the directors and cast members from East West Players in the debut readings of these fine, new works. Sidework by Michael Ahn tells the story of two women, one of whom is played by June Kyoku Lu, who teach each other some hard l...