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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Mar 03, 2018

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

  • "Hatsumi: One Grandmother’s Journey through the Japanese Canadian Internment"

    Jan 30, 2015

    FREE Director Chris Hope, a member of JANM’s Board of Governors, takes his grandmother, Nancy Hatsumi Okura, to visit the sites in Canada where she was incarcerated during World War II. The story comes to life in vivid detail as the two discuss Okura’s wartime experiences for the first time. The film follows Hope and Okura across Canada and, unexpectedly, around the world. Read an interview with director Chr...

  • Buddhism in Little Tokyo

    Apr 07, 2012

    An insider's view of the major Buddhist temples of Little Tokyo. This walk will include visits to Koyasan, Higashi Hongwanji, and Zenshuji and will explain the roles they played in the neighborhood. An opportunity for lunch. $15 Members, $20 non-members, includes admission. Wear comfortable walking shoes. RSVP early, 15 students max.

  • Los Angeles Tea Festival by Chado

    Aug 13, 2011 - Aug 14, 2011

    Tea lovers will experience a world of teas and tea cultures as they enjoy focused tastings of teas from many origins, meet new and established authors and tea company exhibitors inside the National Museum. Featured guest speaker will be James Norwood Pratt: Tea Author, Historian & Story Teller. The Tea Festival will be opened on August 13 & 14, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Admission to the tea festi...

  • Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Making Workshop

    Jun 05, 2010

    Rio Grande Certified Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Instructor, Lee Takasugi, will teach you how to mold, shape, stamp, texture, sand and polish soft PMC copper and bronze clay into unique and beautiful pieces of wearable jewelry. PMC is a clay invented by Japanese scientists from the Mitsubishi Corp., that when fired to a certain temperature, transforms from its soft, pliable form into 99.9% pure sterling silver, 23.5 k...

  • America’s Promise

    Aug 10, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED To mark the signing date of the Civil Liberties Act on August 10, 1988, Prof. Mitchell Maki presents an overview of the redress movement and leads a panel discussion with individuals from select ethnic groups about redress in their own communities. Reception to follow. The panelists will include: Dr. Christine Valenciana and Dr. Francisco E. Balderrama, who will discuss the deportation ...

  • Tropicalismo Re/Imagined

    Sep 27, 2007

    Curated by radio host and music producer, Sergio Mielniczenko, this concert celebrates the spirit of tropicalismo, the socially conscious, sonically powerful art movement that arose in Brazil during the 1960s. The evening features stirring beat grooves, beautiful visual projections, and a stellar line up that includes renowned percussionist, Airto Moreira, singer Carla Hassett, and pianist Bill Brendle. Special guest...

  • Learn How To Cook Or Create Cards On July 11 At The Japanese American National Museum

    Jul 07, 1998

    The Japanese American National Museum is offering a chance for you to create "nori-seared scallops and soba noodles," or origami (paper folding) summer flowers, both on July 11 from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Learn the art of Maui Beach Cafe Cuisine with Chef Mako, or make your own timeless greeting cards with summer flowers; it’s your choice! The Japanese American National Museum is located at 369 East First Street in the Litt...

  • Art FUNshop - Family Activity: Photo Collage

    Oct 05, 1997

    Make a collage of your family, friends, and even yourself out of photographs, copies, decorative paper, magazine cutouts, and stickers taught by artist Kay Reiko Torres. Fun for children and families. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by October 1. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Jack Iwata Collection

    (93.102) The online collection of photographer Jack Iwata includes 166 photographs and copy negatives taken at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps between 1942 and 1945. Jack Iwata was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He returned to the United States when he was 16 years old, and attended Whittier College in Whittier, California. Iwata began to work with famous photog...