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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年08月05日

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

"Uprooted" Members Preview Day and Reception

2016年09月25日

All JANM members are invited to preview the exhibition Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II before it opens to the public on Tuesday, September 27. Join us at 2 p.m. for a talk with exhibition curator Morgen Young and James Tanaka, a JANM volunteer whose parents worked at the labor camp in Twin Falls, Idaho, when he was a child. Light reception to follow. RSVP for the program by Sep...

NUNO Textiles Trunk Show

2015年11月21日 - 2015年11月22日

Saturday, November 21–Sunday, November 22 12 p.m.–4:30 p.m. "Nuno" is the Japanese word for fabric. Since launching in 1984, NUNO Textiles has worked exclusively with weavers and dyers in Japan, combining old practices with new technologies to create textiles that are original, distinctive, and fresh. Today, NUNO designs are highly acclaimed and reside in the collections of major museums around the world. ...

Target Free Family Saturday: Holiday Celebration

2012年12月08日

FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun and crafts. December’s theme is Holiday Celebration! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Create colorful garland to hang for the holidays. • Add snow & sparkle to your own winter scene and shake things up for the season. ...

Target Free Family Saturday: Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage

2012年05月12日

FREE ALL DAY! May is Asian Pacific Heritage month. Celebrate with fun arts, crafts, and food for the whole family. Keep checking back for more information. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

Earth Day: “Order to Go”

2011年04月23日

Pay-What-You-Can! Nobuko Miyamoto and The EcoBand perform waste-free live music, and members of Great Leap’s Collaboratory mentorship program perform scenes from their funny, poignant and poetic show about the environmental impact of take-out food containers and utensils. For the finale, Nobuko teaches a new Obon dance to all who want to learn! Workshops between performances teach you how to live a more ecologi...

Sumi-e and Origami Cards Ryosen Shibata CANCELED

2007年09月22日

Create beautiful cards for those special people in your life that can be shared on birthdays, holidays, or just because. $8 for National Museum members, $13 for non-members. Includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

September 11

2004年07月01日 - 2004年08月15日

The Japanese American National Museum is honored to be the only California venue to present the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, September 11: Bearing Witness to History. As a Smithsonian affiliate, the National Museum’s goal of “sharing the American experience” and emphasis on the first-person perspective meshes with this landmark exhibition. It evokes the memories and experiences of September 11 t...

Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Hinamatsuri Doll-Making Series, Part I

2001年02月10日

Enjoy a two-part doll making class in celebration of Girls Day. Participants will learn how to construct delicate Hinamatsuri (Girls Festival) dolls out of Japanese fabric. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa - Extras

related resources on discover nikkei what does hapa mean to others? Watch interview clips of artist Kip Fulbeck, musician Mike Shinoda, and the Morton brothers (Johnnie, Eric, and Chad). Read “kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa—an artist’s thoughts” by Kip Fulbeck to find out about his views on the exhibition and its impact. More articles about being Hapa: Articles by Leah Nanako Winkler “Gr...