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"Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years" Closing Party

2010年01月21日

To close out the hugely successful group art show and 15 year celebration of Giant Robot magazine, JANM will be open for extended hours on Thursday, January 21. Admission will be free, and many of the participating artists and key members of the Giant Robot family will be in attendance as part of this special gathering. Expect refreshments, a musical guest, The Binges and DJ Puffs, and other surprises.

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2010年01月16日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Saturday, January 16, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Lunch provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

Bringing the Circle Together: Ghost Riders

2010年01月14日

Free Screening of Ghost Riders The Bigfoot Memorial Ride, an annual 300-mile journey on horseback, helps the Lakota Nation "wipe the tears" shed for the massacre of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee in 1896, and for more recent hardships. Participants convey the ride's spirit of sacrifice and remembrance, and the Lakota people's determination to build a better future. Guests for the night include the...

2010 Oshogatsu Family Festival

2010年01月03日

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Celebrate the new year with fun arts ‘n crafts, exciting cultural performances, and learn more about traditional Japanese New Years. 11:00 – 5:00: Craft and other fun activities for the entire family: Japanese spinning tops called koma are a traditional Japanese toy. Put a fun spin on 2010 by making one of your own! Make a tiger to celebrate 2010: the year of the tiger! ...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2010年01月02日

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2009年12月26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.

Bringing the Circle Together: Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

2009年12月17日

Free Screening of Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier The shocking, true story of Leonard Peltier, the American Indian leader locked away for life, convicted of the alleged murder of two FBI agents during a bloody shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Around the world his trial and conviction have been denounced as a sham. The heart of the film, is a detailed painstaking account of Peltier's harrowing ...

Opinion Editorial

2001年09月27日

As we reflect on the death and destruction that occurred on September 11th and voice our sympathies to the victims, their families, friends, and loved ones, we observe a disturbing reoccurrence of a sentiment witnessed around the beginning of World War II. Now, as in 1942 when America came under attack, the resulting emotions are: anger, hate, vengeance, and patriotism. Shots have been fired into mosques....

Japanese American National Museum Presents Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award To Buddy Takata At Recognition Dinner

2001年05月01日

The 2000 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was presented to Buddy Takata at the Japanese American National Museum’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner & Awards Presentation on Friday, April 6 in the George and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall of the National Museum’s Pavilion. The Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award was established by the National Museum to honor one volunteer each year who made an e...

Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo, at 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Featuring interviews with Sergio Aragones (Groo the Wanderer, Mad Magazine), Scott Shaw (Captain Rocket), Geof Darrow (The Matrix, Hard Boiled). Produced by Akira Boch, Evan Kodani 4 minutes