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POSTPONED: Tea n’ Zines

2022年11月03日

EVENT UPDATE This event has been postponed to a later date. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. Gather with us to share tea and conversation and explore creative expression. Interactive creative exercises will be led by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM, and Mya Worrell, zine artist. ...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2016年10月01日

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

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2016年09月03日

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

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2016年07月16日

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 practice deep stretches as...

Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Seeking Justice

2008年08月02日

REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ADMISSION! This program examines the coram nobis campaign and the Latin American Japanese “Campaign for Justice,” in relation to social issues facing multicultural America post-9/11. Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Co...

Dave Iwataki's J-Town/Bronzeville Suite @ The Getty Center

2007年05月11日

Filled with stunning music performed by stellar traditional Japanese and jazz musicians, the piece explores a fascinating and seldom told chapter of Los Angeles's history. While Japanese Americans were incarcerated, newly arrived African Americans from the South settled in Little Tokyo, where they remained until the war's end. The National Museum will co-present the piece in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the G...

Cold Tofu's Spectacular Salute to the Oscars

2007年02月22日

Our favorite improv troupe returns to the National Museum for an uproarious satire of the pomp (and sometimes pompous) and circumstance that is the Oscars. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Click here to visit the Cold Tofu website!

U.S. 101 Photo Club Anniversary Showcase

2004年10月08日 - 2004年10月09日

To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the U.S. 101 Photo Club will showcase their work as one of the original non-commercial photo clubs to document Nikkei history. Club members will be on hand throughout this three-day program to discuss historical and contemporary images of life in Little Tokyo and Los Angeles.

Children's Taiko Workshop

2001年06月30日

Instructor: Masato Baba, lead instructor for the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble An exciting introduction to taiko drumming for children covering basic concepts of form, stance, and rhythmic patterns, with one of the taiko community's most promising young musicians. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes.

Fresh Off The Page Series At Japanese American National Museum

1998年05月04日

Hear the latest, freshest, cheekiest new works read and performed by writers from the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute! Spoken word performances, scenes, songs, poetry, monologues and bold new comedy will all be featured on Thursday, May 14, 1998 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First Street in Little Tokyo. To make your reservations for this free and exciting performance,...