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Explore JANM’s Rich Resources
From our Collection and virtual programs to the Democracy Center, Watase Media Arts Center, Discover Nikkei, and more, JANM has something for you.
Museum Collection
Explore highlights from our permanent collection of over 160,000 unique artifacts, documents, and photographs, that reflect JANM's mission.
Image: Jack Iwata’s camera, ca. 1915. Gift of Jack and Peggy Iwata (93.102.527)
Democracy Center
Examine the rights, freedoms, and fragility of democracy, help build bridges, and find common ground between people of diverse backgrounds and opinions.
Watase Media Arts Center
Discover award-winning documentaries and more from JANM's film studioDiscover Nikkei
Your Story, Our Global Community
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!
Nikkei Family 2: Remembering Roots, Leaving Legacies
SHARE YOUR STORYNikkei Family 2: Remembering Roots, Leaving LegaciesThe Power of Irei
Read NowThe Power of Irei“Much Mahalos”—Talk story with Japanese/Okinawan Americans from Hawai‘i
Read Now“Much Mahalos”—Talk story with Japanese/Okinawan Americans from Hawai‘iOnline Exhibitions
Online Exhibitions
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan,…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before World War II is an online exhibition that highlights the work of Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). Tanaka Photo…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
The December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i by the nation of Japan plunged the United States into World War II and irrevocably changed the course of American history…
About JANM
JANM promotes understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
JANM also speaks out when diversity, individual dignity and social justice are undermined, vigilantly sharing the hard-fought lessons accrued from this history.
JANM Blog
JANM Blog
Japanese America
Each month, JANM’s podcast explores unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of Japanese Americans and illuminates their contributions to the mosaic of American life.
History Unpacked
A CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAM FROM JANM
Boost the impact of your diversity and inclusion training and create conversations by engaging your team with the power of history to promote empathy today.