JANM on the Go logo
Closed for Renovations

JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

Learn More

Search Results For

  • An Introduction to "Mind, Hands, and Clay" by Setsuko Morinoue

    Sep 25, 2005

    Get messy in this beginners workshop and create your own unique ceramic art without the use of tools. Learn a myriad of construction techniques, guided by internationally acclaimed artist Setsuko Morinoue. Finished pieces will be fired and ready for pick at the National Museum in two weeks. Workshop fees are $50 for members and $65 for non-members. Includes supplies and Museum admission. Ages 16 and up.

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Scenery

    Sep 24, 2005

    Create a simple landscape in the art style of sumi-e. Class fees are $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are recommended.

  • Lela Lee and "Angry Little Asian Girl"

    Sep 22, 2005

    As a child, Lela Lee was ridiculed and humiliated for something she could not help -- her gender and her ethnicity. She used those experiences to create the wildly popular comic strip, Angry Little Asian Girl. Now, in addition to an ultra-hip product line, the strip has been compiled in a new book published by Harry N. Abrahms. Book signing to follow.

  • 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.

  • Jean Ariyoshi: Washington Place, A First Lady's Story

    Sep 16, 2005

    Join us in New York! We invite our supporters in New York to join us as we host a special event with Hawaii's former First Lady Jean Ariyoshi at the Japan Society. She will speak about her new book, Washington Place, A First Lady's Story. The lecture will be followed by a reception and book signing. Washington Place, A First Lady's Story is an autobiographical account of her childhood in a small town in Hawai`i...

  • Teaching from the Heart: Educators from America's Concentration Camps

    Sep 11, 2005

    Approximately half of the 120,000 Japanese Americans interned during World War II were children. As we inaugurate our newest series, American Profiles, we continue to explore the theme of our 2005 Annual Gala Dinner by engaging in recollection and reflection with some of the educators who made a commitment to nurturing the intellectual lives of the youngest inmates. Reservations recommended.

  • Taiko @ Noon

    Sep 07, 2005

    Enjoy your lunch as you listen to the energetic and compelling rhythms performed by our guest taiko drummers. Every other Wednesday throughout the summer a different master drummer will share the power and meaning of taiko, exploring the diversity of the art form as practiced by master artists from across the Southland.

  • Karen Ishizuka, Japanese American National Museum Curator, Named To National Film Preservation Board

    Apr 27, 1997

    Karen Ishizuka, media producer and Senior Curator at the Japanese American National Museum, was recently appointed by the Librarian of Congress to the National Film Preservation Board whose mission is to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s film heritage. The board is composed of 40 members and alternates representing the film industry, archives, scholars and filmmak...

  • Institute Of Museum Services Awards $112,500 Grant To Japanese American National Museum

    Apr 24, 1997

    The Japanese American National Museum was awarded a $112,500 General Operating Support Grant by the Institute of Museum Services (IMS), a Federal agency that strengthens museums to benefit the public. The Museum was one of 953 institutions nationally to apply for grant money. Out of those applicants, 192 received awards totaling over $15 million. Those institutions that qualified have demonstrated outstanding pe...

  • 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...