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  • Comedy InvAsian Live Tapings—Kevin Yee

    Feb 12, 2017

    JANM is pleased to host Comedy InvAsian, a new series of one-hour standup comedy performances that will be filmed in front of live audiences in our Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Come be a part of the audience as six of the nation’s most exciting Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) comedians take the stage. Kevin Yee’s original satirical songs have made people laugh across America and beyond. A former membe...

  • Comedy InvAsian Live Tapings—Atsuko Okatsuka

    Feb 11, 2017

    JANM is pleased to host Comedy InvAsian, a new series of one-hour standup comedy performances that will be filmed in front of live audiences in our Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Come be a part of the audience as six of the nation’s most exciting Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) comedians take the stage. Atsuko Okatsuka is a co-founder of Disoriented Comedy, the first-ever all Asian, mostly female standu...

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Feb 11, 2017

    Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this 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 the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep stretches as well as ...

  • Comedy InvAsian Live Tapings—Paul "PK" Kim

    Feb 10, 2017

    JANM is pleased to host Comedy InvAsian, a new series of one-hour standup comedy performances that will be filmed in front of live audiences in our Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Come be a part of the audience as six of the nation’s most exciting Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) comedians take the stage. Paul "PK" (stands for Paul Kim/Preachers Kid) Kim, winner of the Clyde’s Cup at Uncle Clyde’s Comedy ...

  • Perseverance at Newcastle Museum (Newcastle, AUSTRALIA)

    Feb 09, 2017 - Apr 30, 2017

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Newcastle Museum Newcastle, AUSTRALIA Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition that explores the master craftsmanship of traditional Japanese tattoos and their enduring influence on modern tattoo practices. Even as Japanese-style tattooing has moved into the mainstream, it remains an enigmatic and misunderstood art fo...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Feb 04, 2017

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

  • Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

    Feb 04, 2017 - Feb 05, 2017

    Saturday–Sunday, February 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Mandalas are an infinite source of timeless beauty. Explore their rich possibilities in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which both old and new techniques will be utilized. Vintage kimono silks and new, colorful dyes will be combined to create eye-catching patterns to accent pillows, quilts, and other creative projects. Please wear studio clothing an...

  • 'WHEREVER THERE'S A FIGHT' AUTHORS TO DISCUSS CALIFORNIA'S CIVIL RIGHTS

    Sep 03, 2010

    Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi, co-authors of the book, Wherever There’s A Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California, will provide an overview of the long struggle for freedom and equality in the Golden State at a public program set for Sunday, September 12, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Since the Gold ...

  • ARTISTS MARGARET CHULA, CATHY ERICKSON TO DISCUSS WORK INSPIRED BY WW II CAMPS

    Sep 02, 2010

    Artists Margaret Chula and Cathy Erickson will discuss their book, What Remains: Japanese Americans in Internment Camps, which features poetry by Chula and representations of quilts created by Erickson inspired by the lives of Nikkei falsely imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II, at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, September 11, beginning at 2 p.m. The book is the result of a seve...

  • AUTHOR JOHN CHRISTGAU TO DISCUSS TREATMENT OF 'ENEMY ALIENS' DURING WW II

    Aug 19, 2010

    Examination of the United States Government’s Enemy Alien Internment Program, which operated from 1941 to 1946, is the subject of a public program featuring author John Christgau on Saturday, August 28, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum. Christgau is the author of the book, Enemies: World War II Alien Internment, as well as a collaborator on the photo exhibit, "The Alien Enemy Files: Hi...