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  • East West Players: Counter Culture Series reading—"Cocks Crow"

    2019年03月12日

    FREE JANM is pleased to host the East West Players’ reading of Cocks Crow by Alice Tuan, directed by Jennifer Chang. Cocks Crow is what happens when Americans try to do business with China: is it a bad internet connection or are we being surveilled? Compelled by ambition, anxiety, and diminishing options at home, two Americans, Bill Peck and Shelly Larkin, pursue wealth on capitalism’s wild new frontier. ...

  • ZÓCALO—Are American Presidents Above the Law?

    2019年03月06日

    A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" The Mueller report promises to clarify what happened in the 2016 election and its aftermath. But that document may only add to the confusion over a broader question: What does it take to fire an American president? In recent months, critics of Donald T...

  • STATEMENT BY ANN BURROUGHS, JANM PRESIDENT AND CEO, REGARDING KOREMATSU-TAKAI CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2019

    2019年03月05日

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum applauds the legislation recently introduced by US Senators Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono and US Representative Mark Takano that would bar individuals in the United States from being unlawfully detained based solely on a protected characteristic such as race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion. The Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 exp...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    2019年03月03日

    日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

  • Film Screening—"Sunsets" (1997)

    2019年03月01日

    FREE JANM, Giant Robot, and CHOPSO are proud to present the restored, high definition director’s cut of Sunsets, the 1997 Asian American New Wave indie classic and first feature by the team of Michael Aki and Eric Nakamura. In this drama, Dave and Mark are two high school buddies living in Watsonville, California. Dave works in a comic book store, while Mark is preparing to go to college in the fall. When...

  • ZÓCALO—Is the Digital Age Making Museums Obsolete?

    2019年02月28日

    A Zócalo/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Gregory Rodriguez, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Zócalo Public Square Before the digital age, museums were places where people went to acquire knowledge. But now most of the information and images contained in museums are available on your smartphone. So how can ...

  • Edible Adventures: Vegetarian Little Tokyo

    2019年02月24日

    Take a healthy stroll through Little Tokyo and listen to neighborhood stories while learning about Japanese vegetables from daikon to gobo to maitake, capped off by a macrobiotic lunch at Shojin, a Japanese vegan/macrobiotic restaurant. $48 members; $60 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 14 participants. Read a 2013 JANM blog post about a past Vegetarian Edible Adventure. ...

  • Author Discussion—"American Sutra" by Duncan Williams

    2019年02月23日

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War by Duncan Williams FREE Duncan Ryuken Williams, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, will speak about his new book, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom During the S...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    2019年02月23日

    The Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) promotes, encourages, and shares Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately once a month from January to October, w...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2019年02月23日

    Learn about past and present-day Little Tokyo on a walking tour led by an in-the-know JANM docent. From murals to monuments, explore both the popular and lesser-known gems of this bustling neighborhood. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.