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Discover Nikkei’s Nima Voices: Episode 17—Graciela Nakachi Morimoto

2024年11月12日

FREE [Spanish only]Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project sharing stories and the experiences of Nikkei around the world. “Nima” are members of the Discover Nikkei online community. Hailing from all around the world, they each bring unique experiences and perspectives to the site’s rich archive of stories.Nima Voices is an interview series where we uplift our Nima through brief and enlightening intervi...

Legacy Society Tea

2024年11月09日

We are delighted to bring our Legacy Society members together to enjoy afternoon tea and a private tour of the Contested Histories exhibition. The exhibition has traveled the country since 2018 and will return to JANM, where many of the recently restored artworks will be on view for the first time.The Tea is an invitation-only event.

Kokoro 2024 Craft Show

2024年10月20日

Celebrate and shop during the 16th Anniversary of the Kokoro Craft Show at JANM! This annual craft show is sponsored by the Friends of JANM and features fashion apparel and accessories, jewelry, ceramics, gifts, and more from over fifty vendors. Shoppers who spend $25 or more will receive a 10% discount to local restaurants. No prize drawing this year. Order bentos by October 10 (DETAILS).SCHEDULE9:30 a.m.—JANM Membe...

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at AAIFF in New York

2024年08月01日

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its East Coast premiere at AAIFF in New York on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Following the screening will be a rare cultural experience with a performance by Nobuko Miyamoto, a Q&A with Nobuko and the filmmakers, Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le, and a reception.Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that foll...

JANM Announces Fall 2024 Exhibitions and Programs

2024年08月01日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces its schedule of fall 2024 exhibitions and programs. Tickets are $16 ($9 for seniors and students, free for JANM Members) unless otherwise noted and will be available at janm.org/events.Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection tells the story of Japanese Americans’ resilience, ingenuity, and creativity through handmade n...

Premiere Screening of "Life Interrupted: A Special Arkansas Reunion" - Private Invitation Only

2006年07月20日

Did you attend the Camp Connections conference in Little Rock, Arkansas? Join the National Museum for a special reunion and release of the new video documentary Life Interrupted: A Special Arkansas Reunion, produced by the award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. Relive and reflect on this remarkable trip to Arkansas. Light reception to follow. Visit www.janm.org/media/lifeinterrupted to learn more about t...

An Enduring Odyssey: Masayo Duus and Peter Duus Talk About the Life and Times of Isamu Noguchi

2006年03月18日

* * * RESCHEDULED! This program was originally scheduled for February 19, 2006, but was unfortunately postponed. Thankfully, we were able to reschedule with the authors. * * * In the book, The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders, Masayo Duus has written what many consider the definitive biography of the influential artist. For this event, she is joined by her husband--historian a...

Educator's Preview of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

2005年04月22日

By invitation.

Author Discussion—"A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki", by Manabi Hirasaki with Naomi Hirahara

2003年12月13日

A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki recounts one man’s relationship with the world of commercially grown strawberries. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, veteran, and visionary, Hirasaki’s memoir-style account of his journey through life as a strawberry farmer is certain to touch the lives of readers everywhere. Hirasaki and Naomi Hirahara will speak about the process of wri...

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Fellowship

NCPD@JANM Fellowships The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) have selected two artists—Audrey Chan and jason chu—as its two artists in residence for 2022. They will develop new art projects that will explore the theme of anti-Asian hate and racism. Visual artist Chan and r...