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Ireichō Tour Schedule to Former Confinement Sites

2025年01月03日

FEBRUARY 18 – 21, 2025 — WASHINGTON DC — presented in conjunction with the National Archives and Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for Day of RemembranceAPRIL 26 – 27, 2025 — MANZANAR (CA) — presented in conjunction with the Manzanar pilgrimageApr. 26 Manzanar Cemetery Ireitō for interfaith ceremonyApr. 26 Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center for stampingApr. 27 Manzanar National Historic Si...

2024 Holiday Member Appreciation Days

2024年11月29日 - 2024年12月01日

Come shop at the JANM Store during Member Appreciation Days and receive a 20% discount on qualified store purchases as an appreciation of thanks for all of your support and patronage!Not a current JANM Member? Join Now Order OnlineJANM will honor the 20% discount for online orders placed by current JANM Members at janmstore.com from November 29 – December 1, 2024. To receive the special discount, enter the code MADN...

Breakfast & Ballots (Cal Matters)

2024年10月01日

Do you have questions about the election? How does Prop 5 make it easier for local governments to borrow money? Why would Prop 36 partly roll back another proposition that voters approved in 2014? Join Dan Hu and CalMatters as they analyze and answer your burning questions about this year’s ballot propositions in a conversation around the latest edition of their Voter Guide. This event is free and open to all. Contin...

Manzanar Baseball Project Comes to JANM on August 24, 2024

2024年08月05日

PSAWHAT: During World War II, baseball was a way for Japanese Americans in America’s concentration camps to find a sense of normalcy, uplift their spirits, and claim a connection to American culture. Today, the Manzanar Baseball Project is rebuilding and bringing to life the baseball diamond at Manzanar National Historic Site. WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.DETAILS: This special event will...

JANM to Host Wakayama Sister Museum Ceremony on May 22

2024年05月15日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a signing ceremony on May 22, 2024 to commemorate its new sister museum affiliation with the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (MOMAW). MOMAW is one of Japan’s leading art museums and is the fifth oldest modern art museum in Japan. MOMAW has continuously conducted research on prewar Japanese artists from Wakayama who settled in the US and has b...

JANM Congratulates June Kuramoto, 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow

2024年03月18日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) applauds June Kuramoto who is a recipient of the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow. Since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has presented this award—the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts—to recognize individuals whose dedication and artistry contribute to the growth and preservation of diverse cultural traditions in the...

JANM to Host Educational Program “Our Fragile Democracy—Historic and Present-Day Attacks on Our Civil Rights and Civil Liberties” on February 24

2024年02月16日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host Our Fragile Democracy—Historic and Present-Day Attacks on Our Civil Rights and Civil Liberties from 1 p.m.–4 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The program will include a fireside chat with Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of JANM, and Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California; a keynote address by Don Tamaki, senior counsel at Minami Tamaki L...

Japanese American History Class (Part 2 of 2)

2010年10月16日

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members. Please note: You can take Part 2, even if you have not taken Part 1.

Japanese American History Class (Part 1 of 2)

2010年10月02日

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members.

" Blue Skies and Thunder: Farm Boy, Pilot, Inventor, TSA Officer, And WWII Soldier Of The 442nd Regimental Combat Team " by Virgil Westdale and Stephanie A. Gerdes

2010年09月26日

In 1942, Virgil Westdale was a successful young flight instructor when the government ousted him from the Air Corps and demoted him to army private. Having grown up as a Japanese American midwestern farm boy, Westdale (a hapa) had his first taste of Japanese culture when he was sent to train with the all Japanese American unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was ultimately transferred to the 522nd Artillery Bat...