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  • "Rosebud and Other Stories" by Wakako Yamauchi, Edited by Lillian Howan

    2011年05月01日

    Secret desires, unfulfilled longing, and irrepressible humor flow through the stories of Wakako Yamauchi, writings that depict the lives of Nisei, second-generation Japanese Americans. Through the medium of Yamauchi’s storytelling, readers enter the world of desert farmers, factory workers, gamblers, housewives, con artists, and dreamers. Elegantly simple in words and complex in resonance, her stories reveal hidden s...

  • Bainbridge Film Festival. Films by Lucy Ostrander

    2011年04月30日

    This is a one-day film festival about Bainbridge, an island located near Seattle. Find out more about it’s unique history and people. A filmmaker Q&A will follow the last screening. Please note that each film is about 10 minutes. Port Blakely: Memories of a Milltown This documentary depicts the rise and fall of the largest sawmill in the world and how its legacy affects Bainbridge Island, Washington. This raw se...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy's Day/Children's Day Cards

    2011年04月30日

    *Please note: This class has been moved from April 23. Make Boy’s Day and Mother’s Day greeting cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2011年04月30日

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

  • Community Gathering: Moment of Remembrance

    2011年04月29日

    The Japanese American National Museum with the support of the Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC) will hold a "Moment of Remembrance" community gathering for the victims of Japan’s natural disasters on Friday, April 29, in the Museum’s plaza, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The memorial gathering will include brief remarks and reflections by Rev. Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple and Rev. Mark Nakagawa of C...

  • Earth Day: “Order to Go”

    2011年04月23日

    Pay-What-You-Can! Nobuko Miyamoto and The EcoBand perform waste-free live music, and members of Great Leap’s Collaboratory mentorship program perform scenes from their funny, poignant and poetic show about the environmental impact of take-out food containers and utensils. For the finale, Nobuko teaches a new Obon dance to all who want to learn! Workshops between performances teach you how to live a more ecologi...

  • SPECIAL EVENT: Ladder to the Moon by Maya Soetoro-Ng

    2011年04月20日

    Please note: The time has been changed from 10:30 am to 1 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience. From Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President Obama, comes a lyrical story relaying the loving wisdom of their late mother to a granddaughter she never met. Come hear Mrs. Soetoro-Ng read from her new book, Ladder to the Moon. Space is limited. RSVP are HIGHLY encouraged. Little Suhaila wishes she could have known her...

  • 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction

    2011年04月16日

    Saturday, April 16, 2011 JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, California The Japanese American National Museum’s 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction will be held at the dazzling new JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live. The Gala Dinner is one of the Japanese American community's most special annual events, drawing more than 1,100 people in celebration. The 2011 Dinner will highlight the Museum's wor...

  • Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights Hearing

    2011年04月09日

    FREE! Asian Pacific American union members have been an integral part of the U.S. labor movement—but have often been overlooked. Please join us to hear personal stories directly from local Asian American and Pacific Islander workers and youth in the fight for workers rights, immigrant rights, civil rights. Presented in partnership with Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Los Angeles Chapter, UCLA Labor Cente...

  • "Lost & Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration"

    2011年04月09日

    In November of 1994, the Japanese American National Museum opened its second major exhibition, America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience to both critical and popular acclaim. The exhibition utilized innovative inter-active displays of the 11 government-run camps, installed a fragment of an original barracks building used to hold Japanese Americans and encouraged former inmates to exp...