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  • Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Arts in the World War II Internment Camps

    2014年04月05日

    Premiere Promotional Screening For over twenty years, executive producer Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, a teacher and performer of the 13-stringed Japanese zither known as the koto, has researched the history of Japanese traditional performing arts as practiced in the camps. She tracked down, located, and interviewed both teachers and students from most of the ten main prison camps. Her fascination with the subject bega...

  • Hanashi: Preserving the Story of Japanese American Service in the Forgotten War

    2014年04月05日

    Japanese American veterans will speak about their experiences in the Korean War. Lecture by Professor Kristine Dennehy followed by panel discussion with Korean War Veteran, Thomi Yamamoto and Richard Hawkins, Oral History Program Manager at the Go For Broke National Education Center. Q&A to follow discussion.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    2014年04月05日

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • Japanese Sweets with Sonoko Sakai

    2014年04月05日

    Learn how to make classic and modern Japanese sweets, including anko (red bean paste), strawberry daifuku, and more. Bring an apron, kitchen knife, cutting board, kitchen towel, and two small containers. $75 members, $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early; 20 participants max.

  • Private Tours of Collections

    2014年04月01日

    By appointment only, all month long Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a personalized t...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2014年03月29日

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • "Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game" Upper Level Members' Preview Reception

    2014年03月28日

    Upper Level Members are invited to join us to celebrate the opening of the Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game exhibition.

  • Dodgers

    2014年03月29日 - 2014年09月14日

    From their original roots in Brooklyn to today’s home in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are trailblazers in the world of sports, on and off the field. The franchise is dedicated to supporting a culture of winning baseball, providing a first-class, family-friendly experience at Dodger Stadium and maintaining strong partnerships in the community. Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game explores the team’s storied past through fo...

  • East West Players Presents a Writers Gallery Reading of "Takarazuka!!!" by Susan Soon He Stanton

    2014年03月27日

    FREE JANM and EWP present a reading of Takarazuka!!! by Susan Soon He Stanton TAKARAZUKA!!! tracks the career sunset of Yuko, the star of the Takarazuka Revue, an all-female Japanese performance troupe that has put on melodramatic spectacles for nearly a hundred years. When Yuko is forced to retire, she trades the spotlight for a life in the country, and in the process falls under the spell of a mysterious ...

  • Introduction to the Japanese Pantry: Cooking with "Dashi"

    2014年03月22日

    Learn how to cook with dashi, a foundation used in many Japanese cuisines such as miso soup, in this hands-on workshop with dashi maestro Mamiko Niashiyama and Common Grains’ Sonoko Sakai. They will show you how to prepare dashi for making miso soup, salad dressing, and seasoning to make rice and stews. Menu includes: Soups with dried bonito, sardines, konbu seaweed and shitake mushrooms Umami-rich chicken and...