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JANM’s Discover Nikkei Project Seeks Stories About Names for Nikkei Chronicles 13

2024年06月03日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, announces the 13th edition of its Nikkei Chronicles special series, an annual, themed open call for writings. This year’s theme, Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?, calls for stories, essays, and vignettes that explore t...

JANM Congratulates Trustee Stephen Kagawa

2024年05月02日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates JANM Trustee Stephen Kagawa, who recently received the Will G. Farrell Public Service Award from the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA-Los Angeles). A NAIFA-Los Angeles member since 1986, Kagawa connects finance professionals in insurance, investing, banking, tax, and law to ethnic...

JANM Book Club: My Lost Freedom with George Takei

2024年04月21日

Join author, George Takei, and illustrator, Michelle Lee, for a reading, conversation, and signing of their new children’s book, My Lost Freedom, a moving and true story about growing up in Japanese American concentration camps during World War II. About the BookIn My Lost Freedom, George Takei looks back at his own memories of the Santa Anita racetrack, Rohwer concentration camp, and Tule Lake Segregation Center to ...

George Takei to Discuss His New Book at JANM April 21

2024年04月11日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Actor and activist George Takei will discuss and sign his new children’s book My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) on April 21, 2024 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. The iconic Star Trek actor, a dedicated charter member, trustee and chair emeritus of the JANM Board of Trustees, will be joined by the book’s illustrator Michelle Lee, for a r...

2024 Benefit & Online Auction

2024年04月06日

We joined together on April 6, 2024 at the Vibiana for a transcendent evening of exquisite dining, musical performances, Lexus Opportunity Drawing, and our special program that weaves poignant lessons of the Japanese American community with vibrant promises of the future to light our path forward.

Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival

2024年02月25日

Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town will be screening at the 2024 Seattle Asian American Film Festival, which will be held in-person February 22–25; virtually February 26 – March 3. This short documentary film is being presented as part of the Have You Eaten Yet? Shorts Program. ABOUT THE FILM Ricky and Bobby Okamura, the current owners of Benkyodo mochi shop, make a difficult decision to close their f...

Teens of Contemporary Art (TOCA)

2008年01月13日

FREE, no reservations required Teens are invited to explore art and materials at MOCA's ©Murakami and the National Museum's Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues, then try their own hand at painting and silkscreening. For additional information on TOCA, call 213.633.5310 or email dgray@moca.org.

An Afternoon of Holiday Songs and Jazz Music, Featuring Floral Harmony and Ark Sano

2002年12月01日

Join the Japanese choral group Floral Harmony and jazz pianist Ark Sano as they present holiday songs and energetic jazz harmony to evoke your holiday spirit. Floral Harmony, a Japanese ladies chorus, has performed widely throughout Los Angeles. Ark Sano is one of the top pianists to recently emerge on the American jazz scene. He is the pianist for the straight-ahead jazz band "Black/Note" which has released four ...

A Process of Reflection - Press

For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo - Extras

Artist Profile Videos In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei in Latin America and Southern California. WATCH VIDEOS Click on the links below to view translated transcripts for each profile on Discover Nikkei. English | Español | 日本語 | Português Opening Day Artists Panel On September 17, 2017, JANM ...