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  • Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On! Continuing Explorations in "Shibori" and Indigo

    Aug 04, 2018 - Aug 05, 2018

    SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, August 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop, participants will continue working with indigo and shibori dyeing using a broad selection of beautiful vintage and one-of-a-kind fabrics. Shibori techniques of itajime, arashi, nui, and more will be practiced with both new and continuing students. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-membe...

  • Members Only Program and Reception—"Only the Oaks Remain"

    Dec 10, 2016

    Only the Oaks Remain tells the true stories of those targeted as dangerous enemy aliens and imprisoned in the Tuna Canyon Detention Station, located in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles, by the US Department of Justice during World War II. In conjunction with the opening day, all JANM members are invited to a moderated panel discussion. Speakers will include Dr. Lloyd Hitt, local Tujunga historian; ...

  • Author Discussion—"Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice" by Lorraine K. Bannai

    Jun 04, 2016

    In 1942, 22-year-old Fred Korematsu refused to comply with orders that culminated in the forced removal of over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast, resulting in Korematsu v. United States—one of the most infamous cases in Supreme Court history. The court affirmed his conviction, holding that the mass removal of Japanese Americans was justified by military necessity. Forty years later, Koremats...

  • JANM Free Family Days: Making Music

    Feb 13, 2016

    FREE ALL DAY Celebrate the joy of music with us, as we present a variety of musical performances and music-themed crafts and activities for the whole family. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Build a kazoo and make some noise! Shake things up by constructing a pair of maracas. Learn to fold a paper piano at Ruthie’s Origami Corner. Hang out in our Jam Space, where kids can play with an array of...

  • "Hello!" Members Only Exhibition Tour with Co-curator Jamie Rivadeneira

    Oct 18, 2014

    Join Jamie Rivadeneira, founder of JapanLA and co-curator of Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, for this exclusive gallery tour. Limited to 20 participants. RSVP to 213.830.5646 or memberevents@janm.org. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • I Want the Wide American Earth

    Sep 14, 2013 - Oct 27, 2013

    Asian Pacific Americans have a rich, deep-rooted history in the United States, spanning from the first immigrants in the 1800s to the multi-ethnic communities found today. Through a Smithsonian traveling display of 30 banners of poignant text, photographs, and art, I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story takes a sweeping look at how Asian Pacific Americans have shaped and been shaped by the co...

  • Fighting For Democracy at Highground Veterans Memorial Park (Neillsville, WI)

    Nov 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Highground Veterans Memorial Park Neillsville, WI About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who...

  • Border Crossings: "A Flicker in Eternity"

    Nov 12, 2011

    Presented by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center. In this installment of “Border Crossings,” an ongoing exploration of community and society through cinema and media arts, we are pleased to present the World Premiere of A Flicker in Eternity, by Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato. A Flicker in Eternity is a documentary that tells the true World War II story of Stanley Hay...

  • Book Reading: " World War II Alien Internment " by John Christgau

    Aug 28, 2010

    WORLD WAR II ALIEN INTERNMENT BY JOHN CHRISTGAU They were called aliens and enemies. But the World War II internees John Christgau writes about were in fact ordinary people victimized by the politics of a global war. The Alien Enemy Control Program in America was born with the United States’s declaration of war on Japan, Germany, and Italy and lasted until 1948. In all, 31,275 “enemy aliens” were imprisoned in camps...

  • Japan after Perry

    Feb 06, 2005 - May 01, 2005

    The opening of Yokohama, Japan, to trade with the United States and Europe in 1859 ended more than two centuries of Japanese isolation and transformed the rural fishing village into a thriving international port. Documenting this early history of Japan's gateway to the world, artists produced colorful woodblock prints of city scenes, urbane residents, and harbor views, capturing this tumultuous era of Japan's transf...