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ONLINE WORKSHOP: Discover Your Japanese American Roots with Chester Hashizume

2020年04月25日

SOLD OUT Session 1: Saturday, April 25 Session 2: Saturday, May 2 Session 3: Saturday, May 9 All three sessions are 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. A comprehensive introductory workshop covering genealogy basics such as identifying your ancestral Japanese hometown, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests—all the tools you need to discover your roots. T...

JANM Free Family Days: Mele Kalikimaka

2015年12月12日

FREE ALL DAY Celebrate the holidays island-style, as our friends at KoAloha Ukulele lead performances, workshops, craft activities, and other holiday-inspired fun. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Decorate a miniature paper palm tree. Build a Hawaiian-style snowman. Make a festive paper Japanese lantern at Ruthie’s Origami Corner. SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m.–...

Cape Networking Mixer: An Evening with Giant Robot's Eric Nakamura

2009年04月22日

CAPE, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, is pleased to announce its 2009 Entertainment Industry and Membership mixer featuring Giant Robot magazine founder and publisher, Eric Nakamura. Open to CAPE members and the general public, the event includes Nakamura and a VIP guest moderator leading a casual discussion about Nakamura’s pioneering career, anticipating and shaping Asian American pop culture. Gia...

Members Appreciation Holiday Shopping Days

2007年12月02日

FREE ADMISSION AND 20% OFF AT 21 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS The Japanese American National Museum, in partnership with 20 Southland institutions, hosts special holiday shopping days for members only! Your National Museum membership card entitles you to free admission (excluding special ticketed events) and 20% off* at each organization's store on the select days [click on the link below]. A special tea t...

Members Appreciation Holiday Shopping Days

2007年12月01日

FREE ADMISSION AND 20% OFF AT 21 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS The Japanese American National Museum, in partnership with 20 Southland institutions, hosts special holiday shopping days for members only! Your National Museum membership card entitles you to free admission (excluding special ticketed events) and 20% off* at each organization's store on the select days [click on the link below]. The National Mu...

2007 Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

2007年04月14日

U.S.-Japan Relations: Celebrating People-to-People Connections Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles, California 5:30 PM - Silent Auction and Reception 7:00 PM - Dinner and Program The bilateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan has been viewed historically by both nations as their most important, and the Japanese American National Museum is honored to recognize a select group of org...

Fresh Words & Actions

2004年01月29日

A staged reading of a play about a young man who struggles to tell his traditional Chinese parents that he's living with his Caucasian girlfriend. Upon hearing the news, his parents threaten to disown him if he doesn't break off the relationship. Interwoven in this story is a satirical take on the B-movie The Yellow Claw about a Chinese overlord seeking world domination. Canadian playwright Marty Chan has worked i...

AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Coffee House

1997年06月05日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum Reading/Performance The AT&T/East West Players New Voices Project presents the Writers’ Coffee House. It’s open mike night as writers from the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute read selections from their poetry, fiction, and plays, as well as perform original monologues and songs. Enjoy the Museum’s own Kona coffee and other treats while enjoying the latest work of the I...

Jon Shirota's Enlightenment

1997年05月01日

Thursday Evening at the Museum New Play Reading Well-known Japanese American author and playwright Jon Shirota (Lucky Come Hawaii and Pineapple White) debuts his newest play entitled Enlightenment. The entire play takes place in a small shiatsu center in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Taka Okamoto, a horseplayer "Pineapple" from Maui, Hawaii, frequents the center which is operated by Reverend Cathy Takahashi...

JANM Member Discounts

Thank you for being a JANM Member! When visiting the Japanese American National Museum and Little Tokyo, don’t forget to show your JANM Membership Card at the following businesses for friendly discounts. We add new businesses throughout the year so please be sure to check back. Check out some recently added online only discounts! Certain restrictions may apply. Present current membership card to receive discoun...