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JANM Book Club: “The Bridges Yuri Built” with Kai Naima Williams

2025年03月22日

Celebrate Women’s History Month and join author and great-granddaughter of Yuri Kochiyama, Kai Naima Williams for a reading of The Bridges Yuri Built: How Yuri Kochiyama Marched Across Movements followed by a conversation about Yuri Kochiyama’s life and legacy with Williams and journalist Lisa Ling.The Bridges Yuri Built introduces one of the twentieth century’s most notable freedom fighters to the next generation of...

JANM Welcomes New Board Members

2025年01月30日

Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes six new members to its boards of trustees and governors. Jane Yada joined the board of trustees and Shinichi Fujinami, Nate Gyotoku, David Inoue, Stan Masamitsu, Rick Noguchi, Lisa Sasaki, George Tan...

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 ...

"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...

'YEAR OF THE DRAGON' THEME FOR MUSEUM'S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

2011年12月30日

The Japanese American National Museum’s 2012 Oshogatsu Family Festival is set with the theme, "Year of the Dragon", for Sunday, January 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Little Tokyo. The event, which is free and open to the public, features hands-on arts and crafts activities, food demonstrations and tastings and taiko performances. In Japanese culture, the Asian zodiac consists of 12-year cycles, with each year in th...

"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.

Impounded: Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment

2007年01月21日

This indelible work of visual and social history confirms Dorothea Lange's stature as one of the twentieth century's greatest American photographers. Presenting 119 images originally censored by the United States Army -- the majority of which have never been published -- Impounded evokes the horror of a community uprooted in the early 1940s and the stark reality of the internment camps. Colin Westerbeck, distinguishe...

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.

Author Discussion—"Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945", presented by alumni of the Utah concentration camp high school

2003年11月01日

Blossoms in the Desert features 60 oral histories that bring to life the bittersweet memories of a limited education in a makeshift school and the lifetime friendships forged during three years. Editor Darrell Hamamoto, professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis, along with members of the graduating class of 1945 will discuss the project and their personal experiences.

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

Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.