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Film Screening—“Third Act” (Films of Remembrance 2026)

2026年03月28日

This screening of Third Act is the showcase presentation of the 15th Annual Films of Remembrance, presented by the Nichi Bei Foundation. Films of Remembrance showcases films commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in American concentration camps during World War II. To learn more about the full schedule of films and to purchase tickets, visit filmsofremembrance.org About Third ActGenerations of a...

Preview: Interactive StoryFiles of George Takei and more

2026年03月21日

JANM’s renovated galleries will provide new ways to engage visitors with American history, including new StoryFiles—a groundbreaking storytelling technology that gives students, educators, JANM Members, and the public a realistic experience of engaging with survivors of America’s concentration camps and veterans.The new interactive StoryFiles feature actor, author, and activist George Takei, camp survivor June Aochi ...

2026 Getty Marrow Collections and Curatorial Intern

Catalog, digitize, rehouse, and research artwork from the permanent collection.

2026 Getty Marrow Audience Engagement Intern

Develop innovative tools and resources to deepen audience connection with JANM’s new permanent exhibition.

2026 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance

2026年02月21日

The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the US military to remove persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and set into motion their incarceration in concentration camps during World War II.This year’s theme, “The Power of Action: Silence Today, Injustice Tomorrow,” high...

Japanese American National Museum Receives $20 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

2025年12月10日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to announce that it has received a second transformative gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift of $20 million is the largest single gift in JANM’s history and, like Scott’s donation of $10 million in 2021, is unrestricted, allowing the Museum to determine the best use of the funds at a pivotal moment for its future. “We are extrao...

JANM Book Club: Pictures of Belonging with ShiPu Wang

2023年11月26日

Join Dr. ShiPu Wang, curator of Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo; the Coats Family Chair in the Arts and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced; and commissioner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery for the launch of the new catalog, which accompanies the forthcoming nationally touring exhibition organized by JANM. The exhibition and catalog reveal...

JANM to Present the Traveling Exhibition devoted to Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo

2023年10月31日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the national tour of Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, traveling to four venues across the US before its final stop at JANM in late 2026. Curated by Dr. ShiPu Wang, the Coats Family Chair in the Arts and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced, and commissioner of the Smithsonian Natio...

JANM Announces Fall 2023 Book Club Authors

2023年08月31日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the lineup of authors for the fall 2023 JANM Book Club, a public program series that highlights new publications by Japanese Americans or related to Japanese American history and culture. The featured authors are Naomi Hirahara, Eric L. Muller, Gwen Muranaka, and Dr. ShiPu Wang. Tickets for each program are $16 ($9 for seniors and students, free...

Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo

Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo Rediscover the work of three trailblazing women—Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—in Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. This exhibition reveals a broader picture of the American experience through artworks and life stories of three Japanese American women from the pre–World War II generation, seen together fo...