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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF DEMOCRACY AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AND ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE–LA ANNOUNCE TWO RECIPIENTS OF THE ARTISTS AT WORK INITIATIVE

2021年12月09日

LOS ANGELES - The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) have selected two artists who will develop new art projects that will explore the theme of anti-Asian hate and racism. The two artists — Audrey Chan and jason chu – were selected for the Los Angeles cohort of the Artists At...

Film Screening—"Tatau: Marks of Polynesia" Documentary

2016年10月29日

Made by the organizers of Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, this documentary film explores the history of the 2,000-year-old art form as well as the influential Su‘a Sulu‘ape family and their mission to preserve the practice of traditional Samoan tattooing, providing insight into the origins of the art form. The film includes exclusive interviews with Samoan Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta‘isi Efi, Prim...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty

2014年10月11日 - 2015年05月31日

The Japanese American National Museum and Sanrio present Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the world’s first large-scale Hello Kitty museum retrospective. Organized as part of the global icon’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the exhibition examines the colorful history of Hello Kitty and her influence on popular culture. Hello! includes an extensive product survey, with rare and unique items...

NIKKEI INTERFAITH GROUP TO MARK ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TSUNAMI/EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

2012年03月07日

The Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo is organizing a Candlelight Vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster on Sunday, March 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum Plaza. The event is being organized with the Nisei Week Foundation, and the Japanese American National Museum. It is free and open to the public. The organizers explained, "A sea of candles will demonst...

Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning

2008年06月26日

Invite You to Join Them at a Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning AirTalk with Larry Mantle The Role of Race in the 2008 Elections Hear a discussion with some of the most knowledgeable spokesmen in the nation: Shelby Steele Award winning author of A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can’t Win, award-winning scholar, columnist and documentary film maker Terence Samuel Deputy ...

"Voices of Healing"

2004年08月06日

ICY SMITH, editor of Voices of Healing: Spirit and Unity after 9/11 in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, joins WTC survivor ROBERT IDEISHI, Port Authority Officer DAVID LIM, and others featured in the book to examine loss, survival, and bravery, and the impact of the September 11 terror attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Presented in collaboration with the Chinese American ...

"By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans"

2001年11月17日

On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which sparked the unconstitutional incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry in U.S. concentration camps. What led FDR to sign this executive order which forever changed the lives of the inmates and their community? Greg Robinson, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Quebec at Montreal, has detailed in his book Ro...

SCHEDULE—NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

Scheduling information for “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," a NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.

SCHEDULE—NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop (2025)

Scheduling information for the Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations, a NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.

SCHEDULE—2022 NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

Scheduling information for “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," a NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.