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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Sep 03, 2016

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

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Aug 06, 2016

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

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Jul 16, 2016

    Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this three-session yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect each one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep stretches as...

  • Los Angeles Art Association’s Open Show Screening

    Dec 11, 2008

    FREE! Each year LAAA presents the Open Show—The survey exhibition of emerging SoCal art at Gallery 825. This screening would complement the Open Show exhibition at Gallery 825 and would feature all of the time based and new media artwork selected for the 2008 Open Show. A post screening discussion will feature the exhibition juror and select artists. For more information, visit: www.laaa.org.

  • Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Seeking Justice

    Aug 02, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ADMISSION! This program examines the coram nobis campaign and the Latin American Japanese “Campaign for Justice,” in relation to social issues facing multicultural America post-9/11. Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Co...

  • Cold Tofu's Spectacular Salute to the Oscars

    Feb 22, 2007

    Our favorite improv troupe returns to the National Museum for an uproarious satire of the pomp (and sometimes pompous) and circumstance that is the Oscars. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Click here to visit the Cold Tofu website!

  • U.S. 101 Photo Club Anniversary Showcase

    Oct 08, 2004 - Oct 09, 2004

    To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the U.S. 101 Photo Club will showcase their work as one of the original non-commercial photo clubs to document Nikkei history. Club members will be on hand throughout this three-day program to discuss historical and contemporary images of life in Little Tokyo and Los Angeles.

  • Children's Taiko Workshop

    Jun 30, 2001

    Instructor: Masato Baba, lead instructor for the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble An exciting introduction to taiko drumming for children covering basic concepts of form, stance, and rhythmic patterns, with one of the taiko community's most promising young musicians. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes.

  • Fresh Off The Page Series At Japanese American National Museum

    May 04, 1998

    Hear the latest, freshest, cheekiest new works read and performed by writers from the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute! Spoken word performances, scenes, songs, poetry, monologues and bold new comedy will all be featured on Thursday, May 14, 1998 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First Street in Little Tokyo. To make your reservations for this free and exciting performance,...

  • Japanese American National Museum Sets Outreach Activities In Atlanta, Texas

    Apr 24, 1997

    Continuing its national outreach activities, the Japanese American National Museum has organized receptions and programs in Atlanta and in Austin and Houston, Texas, beginning on Saturday, April 26 and running through the first weekend in May. Museum staff will attend the annual Association of American Museums (AAM) in Atlanta beginning Friday, April 25. Museum President and Executive Director Irene Hirano was...