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Film Screening, Panel Discussion, and Reception—Off the Menu: Asian America"

2015年10月25日

Off the Menu: Asian America, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee, takes viewers on a road trip across the United States in an exploration of how family, history, faith, and geography shape people’s relationships to food and their communities. Lee travels from Houston, Texas, to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to Oahu, Hawaii, seeking stories that reflect an evolving Asian Pacific America and the role food pl...

A Samurai’s Life

2015年10月24日

In honor of Family History Month, UC Santa Barbara Professor of History Luke Roberts will present a lecture on the life of samurai Yoshiki Mori (1768–1807), who was a retainer for the Yamauchi lord of the Tosa domain. The talk will draw from Mori’s diary, his letters, and historical records, and will include a discussion of challenges faced by Roberts while researching samurai family history. Roberts is a speciali...

Lecture and Discussion—The 100th/442nd’s Campaigns in Vosges, France

2015年10月17日

Sylvie and Hervé Claudon will share their extensive research into the World War II liberation of their native Vosges Mountain region in France. As a young boy, Hervé was fascinated by WWII stories of courage and strength demonstrated by the French Resistance and also by "the Hawaiians," the local name given to the Nisei soldiers who helped to liberate his hometown of Bruyères from a prolonged occupation by Ger...

Members Only Meet and Greet with Sylvie and Hervé Claudon

2015年10月17日

All JANM members are invited to an intimate reception with Sylvie and Hervé Claudon prior to their lecture and discussion on the World War II campaigns of the 100th/442nd in Vosges, France. Limited to 40 members. RSVP by October 9 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Giant Robot Biennale 4"

2015年10月17日

JANM members at the Contributing Level and above are invited to join curator Eric Nakamura for an intimate gallery tour. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Giant Robot Biennale 4

2015年10月11日 - 2016年01月24日

Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture, was launched in 1994 as a hand-assembled zine and quickly grew into a worldwide empire. At its height, Giant Robot included a glossy magazine, a retail website, several brick-and-mortar stores, and even a themed restaurant. More than two decades after its founding, Giant Robot continues to be regarded as a highly influential brand encompassing many aspe...

PROF. MITCH MAKI TO GIVE OVERVIEW OF REDRESS; PANEL TO DISCUSS OTHER GROUPS' STORIES ON AUG. 10

2008年08月08日

The Japanese American National Museum will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided a government apology to thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their homes during World War II with a public program, "America’s Promise", featuring Professor Mitch Maki and a panel discussion of other civil rights issues, set for Sunday, August 10, 2008, in the D...

'NEGLECTED LEGACIES' SERIES CONCLUDES WITH 'SEEKING JUSTICE' PROGRAM AUG. 2

2008年07月24日

The series, "Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress", a collaboration between UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center and the Japanese American National Museum, concludes with its third public program, "Seeking Justice" set for Saturday, August 2, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. This program will feature Karen Kai, Grace Shimizu and Professor Diane Fujino with the series or...

SOGETSU IKEBANA SCHOOL TO PROVIDE DEMONSTRATION JULY 20

2008年07月24日

The Sogetsu Ikebana Los Angeles Branch, one of the three local Japanese flower arranging schools creating and maintaining installations as part of the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration on Sunday, July 20, beginning at 2 p.m., at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers is an innovative exhibition that features traditio...

1ST & CENTRAL FREE CONCERT SERIES TO BEGIN JULY 10

2008年06月14日

"1st & Central Summer Concerts," the Japanese American National Museum’s popular outdoor music series, returns from July through September for a fourth season in the heart of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. As in years past, thousands are expected to turn out on the National Museum Plaza to enjoy an eclectic program of master musicians and not-to-be-missed newcomers, with sounds ranging from world music to jazz...