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2024 Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite

2024年08月30日 - 2024年09月01日

Join JANM at Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite National Park and celebrate the extraordinary life of Japanese American artist Chiura Obata, including his watercolor and woodblock prints of Yosemite and his writings on “Great Nature.” This weekend will include artist workshops, guest speakers, ranger talks, interactive art, and a special exhibition of Obata’s Yosemite works.All are welcome at this event but advanced reser...

J. T. Sata Exhibition: Curator Tour with Dennis Reed and Robert Hori

2024年08月17日

Join exhibition curator Dennis Reed and Robert Hori, associate director of Cultural Programs at the Huntington, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist. The exhibition comprises sixty photographs by J. T. Sata, photographs of Sata’s concentration camp paintings and drawings, and family artifacts from camp. Reed will talk about Sata’s photography and legacy as well as the process of cur...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA’S PLAN TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WWII

2020年02月18日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum supports the legislation brought forth by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi for California to officially offer an apology for the state’s role in aiding the US government’s policy and condemning actions that helped fan anti-Japanese discrimination. The exclusion, forced removal, and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is considered one of the most at...

Statement Regarding Recent Remarks about the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II

2015年12月15日

The Japanese American National Museum believes that our nation’s Constitution demands that the civil liberties of all people be preserved. History reminds us that as a nation we must not target any one group—be it racial, ethnic, religious, or based on any other single criteria—and deprive those in the group of freedom and human rights. We strongly caution against rhetoric that purposely provokes unfounded fear of ...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty at the EMP Museum (Seattle, WA)

2015年11月14日 - 2016年05月15日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION EMP Museum Seattle Center Seattle, WA The Japanese American National Museum is now traveling Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the first large-scale Hello Kitty museum retrospective in the United States. Organized as part of the global icon’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the exhibition examines the colorful history of Hello Kitty and her influence on popul...

"In the Middle of the Future: Tom Plate on Asia"

2014年02月04日

Journalist Tom Plate discusses his most recent publication—an anthology of his columns providing a compelling portrait of the dynamic political and economic rise of Asia in the last two decades. Presented in partnership with The Los Angeles World Affairs Council. $10 JANM and LAWAC members; $15 non-members. RSVP to reservations@LAWAC.org or 424.258.6160. Or order tickets here.

"Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America"

2013年11月02日

FREE! For the past year and a half, the NITTO TIRES Video Life History Project has captured previously unrecorded stories that reveal the striking diversity of the Japanese experience in America. This screening will present highlights of recent video interviews conducted with Kibei, Nisei, and post World War II Issei whose stories offer fresh perspectives on Japanese America. Sponsored by NITTO TIRE U.S.A. I...

"Oh! A Mystery of “Mono No Aware”" by Todd Shimoda

2010年04月17日

Oh! is an art-filled and intricately designed novel of Zack Hara’s self-discovery through Japanese poetry, the aesthetic of mono no aware (“things causing intense emotional awareness”), and the tragic phenomenon of suicide clubs formed in social networking websites.

Bird Pins: The Creative Legacy of Camp

2005年02月19日

Allowed to bring only what they could carry during World War II, Japanese American inmates looked for ways to occupy their time by creating items such as bird pins. Learn the fascinating story behind the pins and design your own out of various art materials.

Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II - Events

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