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The Art of Movement and Coalition Building: Learning from Yuri Kochiyama

2020年07月23日

FREE This discussion centers on the inspiring force of activist Yuri Kochiyama (1921–2014), whose work to build community and solidarity across racial and generational lines in the decades after World War II is a timely model for today’s movement building and efforts toward meaningful allyship. In the 1960s, the Harlem apartment of Yuri and Bill Kochiyama was a hub of community service and social justice mo...

2020 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Rat

2020年01月05日

FREE ALL DAY! Welcome the Year of the Rat with crafts, food, cultural activities, and performances! Performance by TAIKOPROJECT Fun Oshogatsu and Year of the Rat-inspired crafts, origami, and scavenger hunt Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama Taiko Candy sculptures by Shan the Candyman Lucky zaru soba (cold buckwheat noodles) and osechi ryori (traditional Japa...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MANABI HIRASAKI

2012年08月17日

The life and legacy of Trustee Emeritus Manabi Hirasaki will be celebrated at a special public program on Saturday, September 8, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, at the Japanese American National Museum. Hirasaki died peacefully on July 26, 2012, at his home in Camarillo, CA, at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Sumi, children Mark and Marcia (Steve Messinger), siblings Hisashi (Jean) Hirasaki, Mineko (Lawson) Sakai, Aiko N...

Display of Student Work

2010年05月20日

Come enjoy an evening at the Museum and view research projects and artworks by two local schools. Civitas School of Leadership and Ribet Academy will display projects which were inspired partly by their visits to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.

Member's Only Performance of: Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi

2008年03月15日

As a thank you for your support of the Japanese American National Museum you are invited to a special Members-only event… Please join us for a special performance of Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi (An abridged Theatre for Youth production) By Jeanne Sakata Directed by Jessica Kubzansky With Martin Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi Based on a true story. During WWII in Seattle, University of Washing...

Screening: Cats of Mirikitani

2007年10月13日

"Make art not war" is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. This 85-year-old Japanese American artist was born in Sacramento and raised in Hiroshima, but by 2001 he is living on the streets of New York with the twin towers of the World Trade Center still ominously anchoring the horizon behind him. What begins as a simple verite portrait of one homeless man becomes a rare documentary of daily life in New York in the months leadin...

"What Are We?" Two-Part Photography and Art Workshop with Kip Fulbeck - Part 1

2006年08月19日

Artist Kip Fulbeck leads a two-part photography class especially for youth (ages 8 to 13), exploring images of the self, family, and community. Learn the basics of photography and how to approach and examine subjects to photograph. Photographs will be developed by the National Museum and participants will select final shots for a special display at the September 9 Target Free Family Saturday. Attendance is requ...

finding family stories Festival

2003年04月13日

*Free to the public!* Self-Help Graphics & Art and the National Museum celebrates La Familia with a day of cultural activities for the entire family. 12:00-2:30 PM - The finding family stories Festival begins at the Japanese American National Museum. Share family stories through art. Hands-on art workshops with artists Dominique Moody and Patrick "Pato" Hebert. Special tours of the finding family stories e...

2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

2001年11月11日

The Wonderful World of Children's Books What makes a good children's book? How can parents, teachers and librarians introduce children to new and exciting worlds through reading? Join us for a fun and enlightening day that will help to inspire a life-long passion for reading! * Can You Top That?: Illustrating Children's Books With Hector Viveros Lee, author and illustrator of I Had a Hippopotamus and illus...

Mythology Of Cold Tofu

1998年06月12日

Join us at the Japanese American National Museum as Cold Tofu, the talented, energetic and multicultural comedy improvisational group explores their ancient roots in a free, magical evening of mythology. This legendary night of fun is on Thursday, June 25, 1998 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles. Please call (213) 625-0414 for re...