The Japan Foundation Los Angeles provides an introduction level Japanese language course “Summer Day Camp for Teens: Discover Little Tokyo” from July 22 – 26 at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. The class will be held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. The program is suitable for 14 -18 years...
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Enka singer Jero’s family portrait (Courtesy of Jerome White, Jr.) The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, exhibits Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, from April 7 through August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components, Visible & Invisible explores...
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A Japanese American women group will honor veteran Japanese classical dance master Hanayagi Rokumine of Los Angeles. A program “An Afternoon with Hanayagi Rokumine” presented by the Nikkei Women Legacy Association will be held on Sunday, June 9, in the new Senator Daniel K. Inouye Center for Democracy, Tateuchi Forum Theater in Little Tokyo...
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The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, is set to open its next exhibition, Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, Sunday, April 7 through Sunday, August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components, Visible & Invisible explores the diverse and complex...
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In conjunction with Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami on display at the Japanese American National Museum, Dr. Robert Lang, former NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory staff, will lecture as following: From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami Saturday, May 26, 2:00 pm Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central...
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LOS ANGELES (Jan 20, 2012) - The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announces the hiring of G.W. (Greg) Kimura, Ph.D., as its new Chief Executive Officer. Since 2006, Dr. Kimura has been the President/CEO of the Alaska Humanities Forum (Alaska’s state humanities council), where its revenue doubled during his tenure...
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The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles will hold its 2012 Oshogatsu Family Festival with the theme of “Year of the Dragon” on Sunday, January 8, from 11 am to 5 pm. The Family Festival is free and open to the public. It features hands-on arts and crafts activities, food demonstrations and tastings...
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Screening: “Hiroshima Nagasaki Download” by Shinpei Takeda Saturday, October 22, 2011, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tateuchi Democracy Forum Theater at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles present free screening of “Hiroshima Nagasaki Download” on Saturday, Oct 22, from 2 – 4 pm,...
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Initiated by UCLA architecture professor Hitoshi Abe, Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City (LTDW) will be held from July 14-17 in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. The all events are open to the public. LTDW celebrates the power and energy of cutting edge design and technology emerging from Japan and its intersection with current...
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Saturday, March 5 • 11 AM–1:30 PM, at Japanese American National Museum A one-day sushi workshop so you can enjoy sushi at home including how to make sushi rice and basic rolls, plus a special tasting of your own creations! $40 members; $50 non-members, includes admission and supplies. www.janm.org 369 East First Street, Los...
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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard of the 34th District, presents the National Medal for Library and Museum Service to Japanese American National Museum’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees Gordon Yamate and National Museum President & CEO Akemi Kikumura Yano at ceremonies at the Museum on January 28. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard nominated Japanese American National Museum for...
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Japanese government sponsored 2011 Japanese American Leadership Delegation will be sent to Japan from March 4 – March 12. Consisting 13 business-persons, scholars, and officials in government sector, all those who have Japanese ancestors, the 11th anniversary delegation will visit Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo, and meet Japan’s government, business and Non-Governmental-Organization leaders. This delegation...
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