black and white photo of Manzanar barracks with snow capped mountains in background

過去の展覧会

Ansel Adams at Manzanar

Ansel Adams at Manzanar, organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, includes over fifty vintage prints from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Browse this exhibition’s resources including information on the Manzanar National Historic Site; the Manzanar Committee; photographers Toyo Miyatake, Jack Iwata, and Archie Miyatake; and author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston.

2006年11月11日-2007年02月18日

Japanese American National Museum

100 N. Central Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Ansel Adams at Manzanar, organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, includes over fifty vintage prints from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Browse this exhibition’s resources including information on the Manzanar National Historic Site; the Manzanar Committee; photographers Toyo Miyatake, Jack Iwata, and Archie Miyatake; and author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston.

2006年11月11日-2007年02月18日

Japanese American National Museum

100 N. Central Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Ansel Adams at Manzanar, organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, includes over fifty vintage prints from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Browse this exhibition’s resources including information on the Manzanar National Historic Site; the Manzanar Committee; photographers Toyo Miyatake, Jack Iwata, and Archie Miyatake; and author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston.

Manzanar Resources

a black and white photo of 3 girls standing in front of a barrack

Ansel Adams’s Photographs at Manzanar

Photos taken by Ansel Adams of the Japanese American incarceration at Manzanar from the Library of Congress.

View Photos

a black and white photo of people walking to barracks in manzanar

Manzanar National Historic Site

Manzanar National Historic Site is located in Inyo County, California. One camp, ten thousand lives; one camp, ten thousand stories.

Learn More

educational katari program at manzanar

Manzanar Committee

The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II, and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger.

Learn More

JANM Resources

a screenshot of toyo miyataki

Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray

Toyo Miyatake was among the first to photograph the national disgrace of America’s concentration camps during World War II but it was his little-known, pre-war artistic pursuits that honed his discerning eye. Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray is a penetrating portrait of this photographer’s quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life.

Watch Now

manzanar incarcerees

Jack Iwata Collection

Browse the online collection of photographer Jack Iwata which includes 166 photographs and copy negatives taken at the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps between 1942 and 1945.

View Now

Discover Nikkei Resources

evacuees get on buses

Documenting Manzanar

By Nancy Matsumoto

In this two-part series, Nancy Matsumoto peels back the layers of meaning hidden in Ansel Adams’s photographs to find a way into her own family’s imprisonment during World War II. Her investigation raised the question: Why was it that she knew so little about this history?

Read Now

archie miyatake with his father's homemade camera that he snuck into camp

Archie Miyatake

Archie Miyatake was a renowned photographer and the son of famed photographer Toyo Miyatake. Watch these video clips to learn about Archie’s life and the Toyo Miyatake Studio.

Watch Now

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston author of Farewell to Manzanar

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is the co-author of the acclaimed book, Farewell to Manzanar. Watch these video clips to learn about how she wrote it and her involvement in all aspects of the book’s film adaptation.

Watch Now

a farewell from manzanar still from the movie

Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation

In this three-part series, Esther Newman explores the film’s significance when it was made in 1976, and thirty-five years later in 2011; and how and why JANM took on the project.

Read Now

The Farewell to Manzanar DVD is available for sale at the JANM Store.  Buy Now

日系アメリカ人の経験に対する理解と認識を深めていくため、当館にご支援をお願いいたします。

会員になる 寄附をする