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RECEIVES $5.5 MILLION GRANT OVER FOUR YEARS FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION
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LENDING SUPPORT TO HIGASHI HONGANJI BUDDHIST TEMPLE AS IT REPAIRS RECENT VANDALISM
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) extends its support and concern to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple after recent vandalism to this beloved Little Tokyo landmark. While the physical damage is being repaired, we also send a message of healing to the temple, its members, and visitors.
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2021
by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
“This week, the Japanese American National Museum marks the 79th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt issuing Executive Order 9066, which set in motion the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. For those like myself who were ripped from our communities, schools, businesses, and homes and endured four years behind barbed wire only for the crime of our ancestry, this day is filled with memories of fear, bewilderment, and grief.”
JOB OPENINGS
Come work at JANM! Open positions—Media Arts Assistant, Facilities Administrative Assistant, Finance and Human Resources Assistant, Manager of Visitor Services, Philanthropy Officer, CFO.
JANM is dedicated to promoting greater understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the richness and range of the Japanese American experience.
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JANM is the first museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral part of US history. The permanent collection reflects the museum’s mission to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
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About Discover Nikkei
Explore and celebrate the commonalities and differences in our "Nikkei" experiences through shared stories from around the world with diverse topics, such as cultural identity, community and family history, art, sports, music, literature, and much more with JANM’s Discover Nikkei project!
Read articles published daily, watch clips from life history interviews, check out events, and more!
Hinamatsuri Community Photo Activity—Share Your Girl’s Day Traditions!
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Read NowReflections on Being Mixed, but Not Mixed Up by Curtiss Takada RooksInterview with Monica Teisher—Japanese Colombian currently living in the US
Watch NowInterview with Monica Teisher—Japanese Colombian currently living in the US
