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  • RARE MINE OKUBO DRAWINGS AVAILABLE ON JANM.ORG

    Nov 07, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum announced today that it has completed the conservation, cataloguing, and digitization of 197 pen and ink drawings by artist Mine Okubo, which now may be viewed on the JANM’s website. Okubo was an artist, writer, and social activist who created drawings and sketches of her life while at Tanforan assembly center in San Bruno, California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah durin...

  • Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Saelee Oh

    Nov 03, 2012

    This event has been postponed until December 15. Please join us then for a double workshop with artists Saelee Oh and Albert Reyes. Click here for more information. Come make art with Saelee Oh from Giant Robot Biennale 3 in this hands-on workshop. Immerse yourself in a variety of techniques and styles. These workshops are designed to foster dialogue and enhance digital networks between professional artists and th...

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour

    Nov 03, 2012

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

  • Fighting For Democracy at Highground Veterans Memorial Park (Neillsville, WI)

    Nov 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Highground Veterans Memorial Park Neillsville, WI About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who...

  • "Manzanar Fishing Club" DVD Release Event

    Oct 28, 2012

    Special meet & greet session with Manzanar Fishing Club director Cory Shiozaki and writer Richard Imamura before the official release on October 30th. Purchase copies of the DVD and get them signed before it's available anywhere else!

  • Los Angeles International Tea Festival

    Oct 28, 2012

    Join us for the second annual Los Angeles International Tea Festival! Exhibitors such as Ito-En, International Tea Importers, and ABC Tea House will offer tastings, talks, shows, and ceremonies celebrating world-wide tea culture. All are invited. Check teafestivalla.com for information and tickets >> Event sponsored by Chado Tea Rooms in collaboration with JANM.

  • Los Angeles International Tea Festival

    Oct 27, 2012 - Oct 28, 2012

    Join us for the second annual Los Angeles International Tea Festival! Exhibitors such as Ito-En, International Tea Importers, and ABC Tea House will offer tastings, talks, shows, and ceremonies celebrating world-wide tea culture. All are invited. Check teafestivalla.com for information and tickets >> Event sponsored by Chado Tea Rooms in collaboration with JANM.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Oct 27, 2012

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • Densho Workshop/Educator's Open House

    Oct 27, 2012

    JANM is pleased to be partnering with Seattle-based Densho to host a very special workshop where educators will explore web-based primary resources and pick up new strategies for teaching about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. This workshop will take place at JANM and is open to in-service and pre-service teachers, who will each receive a $100 stipend for participation. Light refreshments will be...

  • George Nakashima Furniture and Designs to be Presented in Major Exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum

    Jul 26, 2004

    The largest exhibition of works in over a decade by furniture designer and architect George Nakashima will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum from September 12, 2004 through January 2, 2005. George Nakashima: Nature, Form & Spirit features rare examples of Nakashima’s furniture and designs created from 1943 until his death in 1990. Approximately 50 Nakashima pieces, including benches, tables, chair...