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Members-Only Viewing for J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist

2024年03月16日

J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist presents sixty vintage photographs by this innovative Issei artist, accompanied by selected images representing his World War II era concentration camp paintings and drawings. JANM welcomes all current members for an exclusive program with insights from exhibition curator Dennis Reed and former Director of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies David Stricklin. Enjoy light refreshme...

JANM Hosts the Natsumatsuri Family Festival on August 12, 2023

2023年05月24日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Natsumatsuri Festival on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. The Museum’s annual summer celebration features free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages. Admission to Natsumatsuri is free but RSVPs are requested. The festivities will include performances by TAIKOPROJECT and Yu-ki Project, so...

Defining Courage

2023年04月23日

TWO MORE SHOWINGS ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 3 p.m. (HST) at The Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI. (SOLD OUT) Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 7 p.m. (HST) at The Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI. The most decorated US soldiers of World War II—the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service—originated in Hawai‘i mo...

Nima Voices: Episode 12—Kristen Nemoto Jay

2023年04月11日

FREE 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, but enlightening, int...

The Japanese American National Museum Supports a New Executive Order that Addresses Racial Inequity

2023年02月28日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) supports President Biden’s signing of Executive Order 13985. Known as the Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, the legislation addresses systemic barriers that hold communities of color back from prosperity. The executive order establishes a new annual process requiri...

Bringing An American Vocabulary: Words to Action into the Classroom

2023年01月21日

FREE Join visual artist Audrey Chan, rapper jason chu, and the JANM Education Unit for this free, in-person educator workshop on bringing An American Vocabulary: Words to Action into the classroom. Chan and chu’s collaborative project An American Vocabulary: Words to Action consists of twenty-one multilingual flash cards that illustrate the four themes of ancestor, voice, persistence, and care through the port...

The Japanese American National Museum Decries the Rise in Antisemitic Hate Crimes

2022年12月22日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the rise in antisemitic hate crimes. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, Los Angeles experienced eighty antisemitic cases from January 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022. Most recently, a Texas man was arrested on the night of Sunday, December 18, 2022, on suspicion of carving Nazi ...

Art Break with Keila Sachi Gaballo

2022年12月08日

FREE Join Keila Sachi Gaballo, JANM 30 Under 30 Changemaker, for a virtual workshop exploring the connections between storytelling, mindfulness, and creativity. Together, participants will reflect on the picture book Ikigai: Life's Purpose by Chiemi Souen and Flor Kaneshiro and create a simple collage to set intentions as we get ready to enter the new year! The workshop will use supplies easily found around your h...

Art Break with Kristi Lin

2022年10月27日

FREE Join Kristi Lin, JANM 30 Under 30 Changemaker, for a virtual workshop exploring how the art of weaving can be used to honor both Japanese American traditions and new ideas. Kristi will teach a traditional Japanese weaving technique blended with a contemporary practice–a weaving of the past and present! The workshop will use supplies easily found around your home and is open to all ages. Kristi Mieko Lin is...

Contrasting Elements: A Guided Tour of Isamu Noguchi's To the Issei and California Scenario with Prof. Amy Lyford and Prof. Bert Winther-Tamaki

2006年04月22日

Isamu Noguchi explored California's culture, history, and terrain in two impressive works: To the Issei and California Scenario. The former, located on the plaza at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo, pays homage to the Issei pioneers. The latter, resting between two skyscrapers and a parking structure in Costa Mesa, offers a vivid sculptural portrait of the Golden State. Learn mo...