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Nima-kai Traditions: Matsuri

Every year, Nikkei communities around the world gather together for fun cultural activities and food. These matsuri (festivals) often celebrate specific occasions such as Tanabata and Obon. Major cultural festivals …

community history

"Transpacific Borderlands" Artist Profiles

JANM

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo examines the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either …

online exhibition

Nikkei Names: Writing Workshop in Los Angeles

editor

Discover Nikkei presented a free writing workshop on June 28 at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with annual writing series called Nikkei Chronicles #3: Nikkei Names: Taro, …

other

Tell Us About Your Name!

editor

Discover Nikkei presented a photo activity at the Japanese American National Museum’s Target Free Family Saturdays: Imagination Storytime event on June 14, 2014. Visitors had their photos taken and …

other

2013 Nikkei Community Internship: From Step to Leap

SKH

The Nikkei Community Internship is an eight-week statewide program that allows college students to experience the exciting realm of the workplace and learn all that is necessary to become the …

Our American Journey: Stories from King/Drew Magnet High School Students

kingdrewstories

In November 2012, the Smithsonian Institution invited the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) to participate in a project called, “Our American Journey.” JANM worked with ninth graders from Los Angeles’ …

online exhibition

Little Tokyo by the view of a Brazilian Nikkei

silvialumy

I stayed in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA for 3 weeks, where I had the experience to volunteer for the Japanese American National Museum. Thank you, Los Angeles! It was …

community history

Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles

JANM

The exhibition, Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles, is on view at the Japanese American National Museum from October 15, 2011 …

online exhibition

Nikkei Community Internship's 10th Anniversary!

mkochiyama

The Nikkei Community Internship (NCI) is an eight-week summer program. Interns are placed at a Japanese American community-based organization in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Areas for four …

community history

The Portuguese Sushi Chef

DMo

A Portuguese chef, Chef Paulo, married to a Hapa-Japanese American woman, learns to become a master sushi chef and opens a new restaurant that artfully combines Portuguese and Japanese cuisine. …

contemporary culture

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