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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 02, 2017

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

  • Okaeri 2016: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering

    Oct 14, 2016 - Oct 15, 2016

    Friday, October 14 – Saturday, October 15 Following the historic launch of Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering in 2014, JANM is proud to host the group’s second conference in 2016. While the Nikkei community has been a comforting home for many, too many LGBTQ Japanese Americans are estranged from their families and face discrimination. The goal of Okaeri, which means "welcome home" in Japanese, is to support...

  • Film Screening, Panel Discussion, and Reception—Off the Menu: Asian America"

    Oct 25, 2015

    Off the Menu: Asian America, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee, takes viewers on a road trip across the United States in an exploration of how family, history, faith, and geography shape people’s relationships to food and their communities. Lee travels from Houston, Texas, to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to Oahu, Hawaii, seeking stories that reflect an evolving Asian Pacific America and the role food pl...

  • Indigo Dyed and "Boro" Stitched "Shibori" with Shibori Girl

    Feb 01, 2014 - Feb 02, 2014

    This two-day workshop explores recycling vintage Japanese boro (tattered) textiles through indigo ombre dying techniques to create new scarves. Feel free to bring your own natural and lightweight fabric bits to use and share. $70 members, $90 non-members, an additional $40 materials fee (cash only) required at the beginning of class. Bring a pair of rubber gloves, sewing pins, and scissors. RSVP early; 24 partici...

  • Beginners Wagashi Workshop

    Nov 19, 2011

    This is a hands-on wagashi making class. Chikara Mizukami will demonstrate two classics: Nerikiri and Kuzukiri. Nerikiri are hand molded bean cakes made with azuki bean paste and natural vegetable dyes for coloring. You will learn about the seasonal themes in Wagashi and the varieties of wagashi shapes - the abstract and impressionistic designs of Kyoto and the realistic designs of Edo (old Tokyo). We will also ma...

  • HEART MOUNTAIN, WYOMING: Removal, Resettlement, Redress, and Reflections: A Community Conference

    Sep 24, 2010 - Sep 25, 2010

    Friday, September 24, 5:30 PM - 8 PM Saturday, September 25, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM $20 general; $15 members, students and those who were in camp. A multi-generation, community-oriented gathering of those who were in and those who are interested in the WRA camp at Heart Mountain WY, and its short and long-term impact. Friday panels on Japanese American confinement, and terminology of the 1940s Japanese American ...

  • Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

    Feb 05, 2005

    Teaching From The Heart Honoring Educators from America's Concentration Camps Join us as we celebrate the lives of outstanding educators who chose to teach within the confines of America's World War II concentration camps, and recognize Madame Fujima Kansuma, a legendary performer and instructor of Japanese classical dance. The evening will include a silent auction and reception. Also, the winner of the world...

  • "A Jive Bomber'S Christmas" Returns With New Cast At Japanese American National Museum In December

    Dec 01, 2000

    The Japanese American National Museum is proud to announce the return of the popular musical show A Jive Bomber’s Christmas with an all-new cast set for seven performances in early December at the National Museum’s facility, 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo. Since its debut in 1993, the original musical co-written and co-directed by Saachiko and Dom Magwili received critical plaudits and has already become...

  • Asian American Writer's Workshop Reading Series

    Mar 05, 1998

    Come join the free premier party for a new book published by the Asian American Writer’s Workshop entitled, Waterbook, an anthology of Vietnamese-American fiction and poetry, at the Japanese American National Museum for free on Thursday, March 5, 1998, from 7:30 p.m.–9 p.m. The Museum is located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles, and limited seating is available so call 2...

  • Clay Pottery for Children

    Feb 01, 1997

    Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Workshop Instructor: Setsuko Morinoue. Ceramic artist, Setsuko Morinoue of Kona, Hawai‘i conducts a fun and educational workshop in clay pottery for children of all ages. Ms. Morinoue, originally from Japan, has been creating works of art in clay for exhibitions in Japan and Hawai‘i. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required by Janu...