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Premiere Screening of "Life Interrupted: A Special Arkansas Reunion" - Private Invitation Only

2006年07月20日

Did you attend the Camp Connections conference in Little Rock, Arkansas? Join the National Museum for a special reunion and release of the new video documentary Life Interrupted: A Special Arkansas Reunion, produced by the award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. Relive and reflect on this remarkable trip to Arkansas. Light reception to follow. Visit www.janm.org/media/lifeinterrupted to learn more about t...

1st & Central Summer Concerts: Okinawan Folk / Hawaiian / Taiko

2006年07月20日

FREE 6:30 PM 1st & Central Summer Concerts at the Japanese American National Museum presents Haruo Ishihara Okinawan Folk Ensemble Hawaii Music by Moana Zenshuji Zendeko Taiko The Japanese American National Museum's summer outdoor series continues with music from Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Continental United States. This free concert promises to be a great evening for families of all ages under the stars in Litt...

2006-07 National Summer Institute for Educators: Making Diversity Work

2006年07月19日

July 19-22, 2006 By Invitation Only Thirty-five educators from seven states will begin their two-year commitment as participants in the National Summer Institute for Educators. Participants will learn more about the Japanese American experience and collaborate to write lesson plans that they will pilot in their classrooms during the next school year. In July 2007, they will reconvene to share their lesson plans a...

REEL Hapa

2006年07月12日

Every second and fourth Wednesday through July and August, the National Museum will host screenings of film shorts that explore issues of identity. Following the films, community leaders, artists, activists, and others will share their own perspectives on identity and build upon issues discussed in each film. July 12 films What Are You Anyways? (2006) by Jeff Chiba Stearns (10:40 min) Sex, Love, & Kung Fu (20...

Target Free Family Saturdays: I am ... I can be ...

2006年07月08日

This summer the National Museum debuts four wonderful days created especially for families. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. I am ... I can be... How do you perceive yourself in your imagination? How do you communicate those perceptions to others? Drop-in and discover fun ways of drawing self-po...

1st & Central Summer Concerts: MC Rai and DJ Nnamdi

2006年07月06日

FREE 6:30 PM - DJ Nnamdi 7:00 PM - MC Rai A dynamic live performer, Tunisian-born singer-songwriter MC Rai joins traditional North African rhythms and melodies with urban beats to create new compositions in which the ancient and modern converge. Shattering simplistic stereotypes, his music will delight longtime fans of North African music and captivates new listeners. KPFK 90.7 FM's DJ Nnamdi to open. Free. Spons...

Sogetsu Ikebana School Demonstration

2006年06月24日

Madame Yoshu Miyahara, Director of Sogetsu Ikebana School in Los Angeles, leads a special demonstration on how flower and plant materials can be transformed into sublime tributes to nature. Witness the creation of elaborate three-dimensional artistic expressions.

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Orchids (Shunran)

2006年06月24日

Create fascinating orchids in bloom with the art of sumi-e. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are recommended.

New Pavilion Designed By Architect Gyo Obata Opens January 23 At Japanese American National Museum In Los Angeles

1998年10月21日

The Japanese American National Museum, the premier institution dedicated to sharing the Japanese American experience, will open a new 85,000-square-foot Pavilion on January 23 as part of a $45-million expansion and development project. The new Pavilion positions the institution as the preeminent authority on the history and culture of Japanese Americans, while advancing the Museum’s mission to present exhibitions a...

Nothing But The Real Thing, Baby: 100% Kona Coffee At The Japanese American National Museum

1997年02月01日

For all those coffee connoisseurs who feel defrauded by the recent allegations that a major Kona coffee distributor has been actually passing off inferior quality beans from Central America as the real taste of Hawai‘i, the Japanese American National Museum is featuring authentic Kona coffee in its upcoming exhibit, The Kona Coffee Story: Along the Hawai‘i Belt Road. Kona Kai Farms, one of the biggest brokers ...