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  • Returning to California: Post-Camp Stories

    Jun 29, 2019

    Regarded as “worse than camp” by many Nikkei, the immediate post-incarceration period is often overlooked in Japanese American history. The war had ended but returning families faced continued hostility and backlash coupled with very difficult housing and job markets. Join JANM’s Collection Manager Kristen Hayashi and Densho Content Director Brian Niiya as they discuss aspects of this time period. Hayashi...

  • Time After Time Capsule Workshop with Kawaii Artist Sebastian Masuda

    Jan 08, 2017

    FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with JANM’s Oshogatsu Family Festival, help kawaii artist Sebastian Masuda fill two giant time capsules—one shaped like Hello Kitty and one shaped like Domo, the official mascot of Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK! Bring a cherished personal item or write a letter to your future self, which you will work on and decorate at the workshop before adding it to one of the capsules. Masuda i...

  • "Uprooted" Lecture and Panel Discussion

    Dec 17, 2016

    Exhibition curator Morgen Young will moderate a panel discussion with Nisei James Tanaka, Tohoru Isobe, and Albert Komatsu, who will provide firsthand accounts of living and working in the farm labor camps. Young will also provide insights into the creation of the farm labor program, the national need for sugar beet labor, and Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographer Russell Lee, whose documentation of the c...

  • 8th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

    Oct 02, 2016

    Organized by JANM’s volunteers, the eighth edition of this annual boutique will feature dozens of vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, Giant Robot merchandise, handbags, ceramics, origami and glass art, dog fashions, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs. Admission to the boutique is free. Museum admission is "Pay What You Wish." Mak...

  • Delicious Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jul 31, 2016

    Delicious Little Tokyo is a weekend-long event spotlighting the culinary delights of Little Tokyo. In conjunction with this event, JANM presents a cultural and culinary walking tour. Meet at JANM, where one of our knowledgeable docents will present an introduction to the museum before embarking on a tour of the historic sights of the neighborhood. The walk will include stops at local specialty stores and cafes, whe...

  • Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Markets, Then and Now

    Jun 12, 2016

    Prior to World War II, Japanese immigrants grew and sold 75 percent of all fresh produce consumed in Los Angeles. Their produce was sold at such outlets as the Grand Central Market, which opened in 1917. By 1940, Japanese American farmers grew 95 percent of the fresh snap beans and celery, 67 percent of the fresh tomatoes, and 44 percent of the dried onions in California. Join us for this historical walking t...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 3

    Dec 12, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum will celebrate its 25th anniversary since its incorporation in 1985 with a series of events in 2010, beginning with its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival set for Sunday, January 3, 2010, from 11 to 5 p.m. Admission to the National Museum is free that day and open to the public. Among the activities set will be two taiko (Japanese drumming) groups performing, a hands-on drum cir...

  • NEW DOCUMENTARY ON JAPANESE MEXICAN COMMUNITY IN TIJUANA TO AIR APRIL 4

    Mar 29, 2009

    A new documentary, "El Mexico Mas Cercano A Japon/The Closest Mexico to Japan", which tells the story of hundreds of Japanese families who immigrated to Mexico and created a small community in Tijuana, will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 2 p.m. Directed by Shinpei Takeda, who is an immigrant from Japan, the film focuses on approximately 130 Japanese families...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM TO BEGIN 2009 WITH OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL JANUARY 4

    Dec 24, 2008

    The Japanese American National Museum will kick off 2009 with its annual Oshogatsu (New Year’s) Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2009, at its facility at 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo. This event is free and open to the public. Highlighting the day’s activities will be the appearance of Kodama Taiko, who will perform their annual mochitsuki (pounding of sweet rice) ceremony at 1 ...

  • SOGETSU IKEBANA SCHOOL TO PROVIDE DEMONSTRATION JULY 20

    Jul 24, 2008

    The Sogetsu Ikebana Los Angeles Branch, one of the three local Japanese flower arranging schools creating and maintaining installations as part of the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration on Sunday, July 20, beginning at 2 p.m., at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers is an innovative exhibition that features traditio...