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JANM Hosts Manzanar Baseball Project Program December 7

2024年11月15日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a program and panel discussion about the Manzanar Baseball Project, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Admission is $16 ($9 seniors, students, and youth, free for JANM Members) and includes entry to the Museum. Tickets are available at janm.org/events.During the 1940s, baseball was the national pastime of the US, including in Amer...

NEH Awards $190,000 Education Grant to JANM

2024年09月20日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) a $190,000 Landmarks of American History and Culture for K–12 Educators Grant for the project, Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations 2025. JANM has been the recipient of this grant for the third year in a row. The project will support two five-day, residential workshops for ...

JANM to Open Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection on October 19

2024年09月04日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the exhibition, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection, on view from October 19, 2024 – January 5, 2025. The online press gallery is available at janm.org/press/images/contested-histories. During World War II, Japanese Americans incarcerated in America's concentration camps demonstrated their resilience, ingenuity...

2024 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

2024年08月10日

FREE ALL DAYJoin our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!Performances by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko and East LA TaikoBook readings with Nadine Sachiko HsuSouvenir photos by cre8tive outletsFun summer-themed crafts and origamiScavenger hunt for prizesAnd so much more! Plus, free admission all day to see all of our exhibitions Giant Robo...

JANM Book Club: Most Honorable Son with Gregg Jones

2024年08月03日

Join author Gregg Jones for a discussion around his newest book, Most Honorable Son, which is the first comprehensive biography of Japanese American World War II hero Ben Kuroki.The JANM Book Club is a series of Public Programs that highlights new publications by Japanese Americans or related to Japanese American history and culture. About the bookA Nebraska farm boy who enlisted following the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Members Reception for "No Victory Ever Stays Won: The ACLU's 90 Years of Protecting Liberty" Exhibition

2010年11月20日

Members Reception for No Victory Ever Stays Won JANM Members: Join the ACLU of Southern California and the Japanese American National Museum for a special sneak-peek at the No Victory Ever Stays Won: The ACLU's 90 Years of Protecting Liberty exhibition, running from November 21 through December 11, 2010. RSVP requested. Please contact Clarissa Woo at (213) 977-5241 or email cwoo@aclu-sc.org

Patsy Sumie Saiki Film - "A Daughter of Hawaii: Her 88th Year"

2004年01月24日

Produced and directed by Patsy Sumie Saiki's grandson, Arnie Saiki, this documentary chronicles Ms. Saiki's life and family history in Hawai'i. The acclaimed author has written Sachie a Daughter of Hawai'i and Early Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii. After the screening, the author will talk about her literary career and her experience making the film.

Closing of The 120,000 Tassel Tapestry, A Documentary Quilt Project display in the National Museum Pavilion

2002年08月11日

Closing of The 120,000 Tassel Tapestry, A Documentary Quilt Project display in the National Museum Pavilion

Only the Oaks Remain: The Story of Tuna Canyon Detention Station - 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.

The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Santa Fe

1942–1943 About 800 internees from Hawai‘i were incarcerated at the Justice Department internment camp at Santa Fe, New Mexico. After Lordsburg, Hoshida was sent to Santa Fe where he continued to draw and paint in his notebooks. Art was a way for Hoshida to productively focus his energy away from this disheartening situation. Hoshida and his wife, Tamae, wrote letters to each other almost every day. She would also...