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  • Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!

    Sep 24, 2016

    Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day Live! event.

  • Go For Broke

    Nov 12, 2013 - Mar 02, 2014

    Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts chronicles the history of Japanese American Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service who served during World War II to prove their loyalty to the nation that had disowned them. Japanese American soldiers of the 100th and 442nd fought in eight brutal campaigns across Europe, recei...

  • Summer "Soboro" Chicken Rice Supper Workshop with Sonoko Sakai

    Aug 24, 2013

    Soboro is a delicious Japanese dish that uses rice as the centerpiece of a meal. The menu will consist of rice made in a donabe clay pot, and served with a variety of toppings. There will be vegetable side dishes to enhance the rice dish and a refreshing fruit dessert. $70 members, $80 non-members. RSVP early, 16 students max.

  • Member Preview & Reception—Textured Lives

    Feb 27, 2010

    Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawai'i Member Preview & Reception. In addition, we will have two very special performers: Herb Ohta, Jr. and Allison Arakawa performing during the reception. Herb Ohta, Jr. Teacher, composer, recording artist, entertainer, and producer, Herb Ohta, Jr. solidly establishes himself as one of Hawaii's most influential 'ukulele masters. He is a si...

  • Pair Work: Celebrating Japanese Heritage in Contemporary Music

    Sep 19, 2009

    FREE! Antares Boyle and Rory Cowal will present a free public recital of contemporary music by Japanese composers. Selected composers include Joji Yuasa, Toshio Hosokawa, Michio Kitazume, Kazuo Fukushima, and Misato Mochizuki. The highlight will be the world premiere of a newly-commissioned work by the composer Ryan Tanaka. The concert will be both a celebration of modern Japanese music and an exploration of cu...

  • Japanese American National Museum Exclusive Home Movie Footage Included in Ken Burns' Documentary, "The War", Set to Premiere Sept. 23

    Aug 09, 2007

    Exclusive home movie footage from the permanent collection of the Japanese American National Museum is included in filmmaker Ken Burns' latest documentary, "The War", a 15-hour examination of America's role in World War II, which will premiere on PBS stations across the country on Sunday, September 23. Known for his landmark documentaries such as "The Civil War", "Baseball" and "Jazz', Burns and his staff prev...

  • Pilgrimage: A Film by Tad Nakamura

    Nov 11, 2006

    Pilgrimage tells the inspiring story of how a small group of Japanese Americans in the late 1960s uncovered their lost history and created the Manzanar Pilgrimage, which transformed the once-abandoned WWII American concentration camp into a vibrant symbol of retrospection and solidarity for people of all ages, races, and nationalities. Pilgrimage is a timely and engaging film that brings new and much-needed insight t...

  • Little Tokyo: Spiritual Doors to the World

    Jan 18, 2003

    The National Museum and the Azusa Street Memorial Committee invite you to a panel discussion on the origins of the Pentecostal church, the nature of the local community when the movement started in 1906, and how the church grew and impacted the neighborhood, the city, and eventually, the entire world. A distinguished and internationally known panel of writers and theologians will address the theme: Dr. Mel Robeck,...

  • Diamonds in the Rough

    May 06, 2000 - Jul 16, 2000

    Diamonds in the Rough: Japanese Americans in Baseball presents the hidden history of Japanese American baseball, from the turn-of-the-century Issei teams to the present-day legacies. This exhibition adds an important voice to the annals of baseball history. With artifacts, photographs, video, and a diorama of Zenimura Field at Gila River concentration camp, it demonstrates how the history of Japanese American base...

  • From Bento to Mixed Plate

    Mar 14, 1998 - Jan 03, 1999

    This exhibition traces the evolution of Japanese American identity in multicultural Hawai‘i as seen through the eyes of the first generation to the present. Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJAs) share their story through the use of personal artifacts, family photographs, and first-person accounts. Told from an AJA perspective the uniqueness of the Island culture is evident and is truly a story involving all of Haw...