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  • Shibori Fusion: Techniques of Yesterday and Today

    Jan 24, 2015 - Jan 25, 2015

    This program is sold out. Saturday–Sunday, January 24–25, 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. In this two-day workshop led by Shibori Girl (Glennis Dolce), participants will use various resist dyeing techniques on silks, including recycled kimono silks, to create a fabric collection and a scarf. Stitching, wrapping, clamping, and binding will be covered. Samples and books will be on hand for inspiration. New and ret...

  • Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Markets, Then and Now

    Jan 24, 2015

    This historical walking tour explores the role that Japanese Americans played in establishing local markets, from downtown’s Grand Central Market, opened in 1917, to the neighborhood Asian grocers of today. $40 members, $50 non-members. Lunch and admission to Common Ground: The Heart of Community included. Limited to 18 participants.

  • 2015 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Sheep

    Jan 04, 2015

    FREE* ALL DAY! Oshogatsu is one of JANM’s biggest events of the year. Celebrate the Year of the Sheep with arts and crafts, food, cultural activities, and performances! Candy art demonstration and raffle with Shan Ichiyanagi Exciting performances by Taikoza and UniverSoul Hip Hop Rice pounding, taiko drumming, and mochi sampling with Kodama Taiko Special appearance by Hello Kitty …and so much more...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jan 03, 2015

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

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Dec 27, 2014

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Admission to Common Ground: The Heart of Community included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • “Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings”

    Dec 21, 2014

    Celebrate the holidays with a screening of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, an inspiring portrait of an inventive musician whose virtuoso ukulele skills have transformed all previous notions of the instrument’s potential. Through intimate conversations with Shimabukuro, the film reveals the cultural and personal influences that have shaped the man and the musician. Screening will be followed by a special ho...

  • 'Unfinished Business' Screening Kicks Off National Museum Redress Series on January 19

    Jan 11, 2008

    Steven Okazaki’s Academy Award nominated documentary, "Unfinished Business: The Japanese American Internment" (1986) , will screen on Saturday, January 19, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, with Professor Mitch Maki providing special tours of the exhibition, Common Ground: The Heart of Community, to provide historic context for the documentary that focuses on appeal of the wrongful convictions of th...

  • GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE EXHIBIT TO CLOSE JANUARY 13

    Jan 11, 2008

    The popular art exhibit, Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues, whose opening reception drew over 2,700 people to the Japanese American National Museum, will end its run on Sunday, January 13, with two special public programs on January 12 and 13, including a collaboration with MOCA and extended hours on Saturday. The exhibition, co-curated by Giant Robot founder Eric Nakamura and the National Museum, marked the 50th is...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM TO HOLD OSHOGATSU: NEW YEAR'S DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008

    Dec 22, 2007

    The Japanese American National Museum will open 2008 with its annual “Oshogatsu: New Year’s Day Family Festival” and also will close its popular exhibition, Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden(, on Sunday, January 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Little Tokyo. The public is invited and admission is free. "Oshogatsu: New Year’s Day Family Festival" will be highlighted by performances, arts and crafts geared...

  • Before They Were Heroes

    Susumu “Sus” Ito’s World War II photographs were taken while on a tour of duty through Europe as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team’s 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. While Ito participated in such dramatic events as the rescue of the Lost Battalion, these rare and breathtaking images capture in humble detail the daily lives of a group of young Japanese American soldiers. Produced by John Esaki, Akira Bo...