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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年10月07日

Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

Two-Day Shibori On! Workshop

2017年08月26日 - 2017年08月27日

SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, August 26–27 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Glennis Dolce is back from her Japan Silk Study Tour and will have plenty to share in this two-day workshop! Continue working on itajime, arashi

JANM Members Invited to Descanso Gardens' Camellia and Tea Festival

2015年03月01日

JANM MEMBERS: FREE ADMISSION TO DESCANSO GARDENS ALL DAY! Descanso Gardens invites JANM members to enjoy its award-winning camellia collection, recognized as the largest in North America. Partly built with plants supplied by F.M. Uyematsu of Star Nursery and F.W. Yoshimura of Mission Nursery as incarceration loomed in 1942, the collection is uniquely tied to local Japanese American history. Show your curr...

Film Screening and Q&A: "Saving Face"

2014年11月12日

In a partnership with Visual Communications and Angry Asian Man, JANM is pleased to present a tenth anniversary screening of the theatrical release of the romantic comedy/drama Saving Face. A Manhattan surgeon faces pressure from her mother to find a nice man and settle down. What the mother doesn’t realize is that her daughter is gay. The film looks at the surgeon’s struggle to find balance between career, r...

Intermediate Shibori Class with Shibori Girl

2010年10月02日

Bring along your sense of wonder and discover what further possibilities await you when we gather together again and build on shibori techniques presented in previous shibori workshops here at the National Museum. This intensive workshop will have you working on intricately stitched shibori designs and larger itajime pieces. A small indigo vat will be on hand for those who feel a little “blue”. All ages- kids ...

Book Reading: "Kiyo’s Story" by Kiyo Sato

2010年07月17日

Kiyo’s Story is the compelling story of starting a family in California, coping during the Depression, being swept off to concentration camps, and ultimately surviving and succeeding despite terrible odds and oppressive prejudice. As a special bonus, Ms. Sato will be offering tips on how to write your own story! [Purchase a copy of Kiyo's Story at the Museum Store Online]

A Conversation with Ceramicist Setsuko Morinoue

2005年09月25日

The second of three conversations featuring groundbreaking Japanese American ceramicists profiles Setsuko Morinoue. The Kona-based artist will "talk story" about the influence of Toshiko Takaezu, the deep connections Morinoue makes with clay, and her passion for teaching ceramics to children.

2005 "Oshogatsu": New Year Family Day Festival

2005年01月02日

FREE ADMISSION 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Learn about New Year's symbols and traditions with arts and crafts classes for children of all ages. 11:00 AM - Let's Read! Story Time: How the Years Were Named, retold by Chizuko Kamichi 12:00 PM - Let's Read! Story Time: A Hawai`i Japanese New Year with Yuki-Chan by Tokie Ching 2:00 PM - The Pasadena Cultural Institute Kendo Dojo will showcase principles and technique...

"The Nisei Farmer" by Dean Yamada

2004年12月04日

Inspired by an experience with his own father, writer and director Dean Yamada will present his award-winning dramatic short film about a farmer who is forced to choose between holding on to the bitterness of his youth, which arose out of his incarceration in an American concentration camp during World War II, and letting go of that past to restore his broken relationship with his wife. Integral to the story is the f...

This Place We Are, The Snazzy Writers Workshop

1997年06月19日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum Readings The home, the head, the heart—inspiration and experience can come from anywhere. But what does it mean to write from a specific location sexually, politically, and culturally? This program examines this question from the perspectives of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Filipino Americans writing about the experience of being “Filipino and queer” in the U.S. or anywhere. The S...