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  • Two-Day Workshop: Shibori Mandalas

    Jan 18, 2020 - Jan 19, 2020

    Explore the endless possibilities of mandalas in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which you’ll use colorful dyes to create eye-catching patterns for pillows, quilts, and other projects. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. All fabrics, dyes, and other materials are supplied. Please wear workshop attire. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at beginning of class (cash only). ...

  • Members Only Learning at Lunch: Kodomo no Hi

    May 05, 2018

    Bring a brown bag lunch and join JANM collections staff as they look at a selection of artifacts focused on the history and traditions of Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). Space is limited. RSVP by May 1 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • "Murder on Bamboo Lane" by Naomi Hirahara

    May 24, 2014

    The first in a new series by Naomi Hirahara featuring LAPD bicycle cop Ellie Rush! Bike cop Ellie Rush dreams of becoming a homicide detective, but it’s still a shock when the first dead body she encounters on the job is that of a former college classmate. At the behest of her Aunt Cheryl Toma, the highest-ranking Asian American officer in the LAPD (a source of pride for Ellie’s grandmother, but annoyanc...

  • JANM National Conference -- Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

    Jul 04, 2013 - Jul 07, 2013

    July 4-7, 2013 Join us in Seattle, WA for a National Conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Online registration is now available. Check janm.org/conference2013 for information

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at Asia Society Texas Center (Houston, TX)

    Nov 09, 2012 - Apr 14, 2013

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Asia Society Texas Center Houston, TX kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes ...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Folding Paper!

    Mar 10, 2012

    FREE ALL DAY! Help us celebrate our new exhibition Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami with a day of origami for the whole family. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Origami crease patterns can be exciting too! See what unique designs emerge when you col...

  • FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER HASEGAWA, DODGER EXEC AKASAKI TO SPEAK JULY 23

    Jul 15, 2011

    Former Japanese and American major league pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa and current Los Angeles Dodger Director of Team Travel Scott Akasaki will both discuss their careers and how they became successful in professional baseball at a free public program set for Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. This program, "How to Succeed in Baseball", is presented by the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin...

  • HELEN YASUDA RECEIVES TANIMURA OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD

    May 26, 2010

    Dedicated volunteer Helen Yasuda was the recipient of the 2009 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award presented by the Japanese American National Museum at its annual Volunteer Recognition event in May. The awards were presented by Museum staff members for volunteer done in 2009. The Tanimura Award is named after Miki Tanimura, one of the National Museum’s strongest supporters in the institution’s formative yea...

  • "Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology"

    May 30, 2009

    FREE! Asian Americans have become a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance, as artists, writers—and fans. But there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: Between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in Secret Identities, top Asian American writers, artists and comics professionals have come together to create 26 original stories centered around Asian America...

  • "Kokomo Joe" by John Christgau

    May 09, 2009

    John Christgau will be signing his book Kokomo Joe, which is about the first Japanese American jockey in the United States. The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. As war with Japan loomed, Yoshio “Kokomo Joe” Kobuki won race after race, stirring passions far beyond merely the envy and antagonism of other jockeys. His is a stor...