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  • Decoden Sunglasses Workshop

    May 07, 2016

    Treat your summer sunglasses to some bling! In this workshop, each participant will customize one pair of sunglasses in decoden style. We will have sunglasses on hand to give out, but please feel free to bring your own pair. Led by YouTube personality and entertainment host Chrissa Sparkles with designer and host Jon Brence (KawaiiGuy). $28 members, $35 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included...

  • JANM Free Family Days: Pop Mania

    Nov 14, 2015

    FREE ALL DAY Join us for a day of pop culture-themed activities in honor of Giant Robot Biennale 4. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: See Giant Robot Biennale 4 and complete our scavenger hunt to win a prize. Make a special custom button with a design started by a Giant Robot artist and finished by you. At Ruthie’s Origami Corner, learn how to fold an origami dinosaur. Contribute your creativi...

  • Mandala Shibori Two-Day Workshop

    Sep 27, 2014 - Sep 28, 2014

    Saturday–Sunday, September 27–28 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. each day In this two-day workshop led by Shibori Girl (Glennis Dolce), learn to fold, tie, and dye a mandala design on silk. Bring rubber gloves, sewing pins, and scissors. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at the beginning of class (cash only). Museum admission included. Limited to 20 participants.

  • "The Dragon Tattoo" Lecture with Junii

    Aug 02, 2014

    FREE Bakuchi-uchi: Ippiki Ryu (The Dragon Tattoo) is a classic 1967 fictional yakuza film that delves into the world of Japanese tattoos in Osaka. Featured Perseverance artist Junii will lecture on the tattoos in the film, including the real tattoos worn by the actors. Clips from film to be presented along with lecture. Entire film will not be screened. RSVP early.

  • COMMUNITY BUILDERS: JAPANESE AMERICAN ACTIVISM 1960-1980. Part 3

    Apr 21, 2012

    FREE! The third program will discuss Asian American studies movement and the future of ethnic studies. This program will feature a conversation with Prof. Lloyd Inui, Prof. Tetsuden Kashima, and student from UCLA's Asian Pacific Islander Undergraduate Association. This program is generously sponsored by The Aratani CARE grant, Asian American Studies Center, UCLA.

  • Play with Clay II: Ceramics with a Secret

    Sep 18, 2005

    We've created a workshop perfect for the entire family. Drop in and create your own vessel inspired by those created by renowned ceramicist, Toshiko Takaezu. Just add your own secret inside and take home your very own piece of art.

  • David Henry Hwang Writer’s Institute Play Reading

    May 11, 2000

    This Cul De Sac written by Annette Lee Helen and Chuck are hiding an unspeakable passion from their new neighborhood. A new play about a bizarre world of racism, class warfare, sexual deviation, and gardening.

  • Hawai`i Pidgin Voices : Talking da Kine In Poetry And Fiction

    Jul 07, 1998

    Just like Aunty Hina Kahani said, "Ho, just ’cause us write in pidgin, no mean us dumb." Discover the true meaning behind this statement and more on Saturday, July 25 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The Museum will present an afternoon with Bamboo Ridge Press authors Juliet S. Kono, Darrell H.Y. Lum and Lois-Ann Yamanaka reading pieces in Hawai‘i Creole, or Pidgin. Located at 369 Eas...

  • Kiri-e Flower Arrangements

    Apr 26, 1997

    Craft Class Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Learn the art of kiri-e (paper cutting) techniques and make beautiful flower arrangements. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required by April 23.

  • Sumi-e Ink Brush Art: Spring Flowers

    Mar 22, 1997

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Celebrate the coming of Spring by creating beautiful flowers using the traditional ink and brush technique. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required by March 19.