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Rising from the Ashes with Paula Yoo & Philip Chung

2024年05月18日

Join author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung for a conversation around the legacy of Vincent Chin on the 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. Yoo will discuss and sign her newest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, which tells the story of the Vincent Chin murder and trial. May 18 is the birthd...

Giant Robot Workshop: Wooden Worlds with Yoskay Yamamoto

2024年05月11日

Join Giant Robot Biennale 5 exhibition artist, Yoskay Yamamoto, as he guides you through the process of designing and decorating your own recycled wood creations. Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of fifteen. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home with traditional and mythical Japanese elements and balances his...

JANM’s “Our Promise” Comprehensive Campaign Virtual Briefing

2024年03月25日

The Japanese American National Museum is amplifying its powerful voice. Our campus and programs showcase how Japanese Americans’ lives, experiences, and culture intersect and resonate with the experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Museum would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans i...

Discover Nikkei Presents a Multilingual Virtual Program on Okinawan Drumming

2024年02月29日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), will present the free virtual program Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Identity through Okinawan Drumming on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 3 p.m. PST. The program will be simultaneously translated in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The registration deadline is Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. PST. Registration is req...

Aki’s Market Extended Through February 11, 2024

2024年01月17日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has extended the exhibition, Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market, through Sunday, February 11, 2024. Aki’s Market is inspired by Akira and Sachiye Shiraishi’s small neighborhood market (1957–1970) in East Los Angeles. Created by artist Glenn Akira Kaino (Akira’s grandson and namesake), the exhibition explores the transgenerational trauma from the World War II J...

2023 Holiday M.A.D.ness—Member Appreciation Days

2023年11月24日 - 2023年11月26日

We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patronage! This year, seven museums and institutions, including JANM, are offering reciprocal 20% discount and free museum admission from Friday, November 24 through Sunday, November 26!* Participating museums and institutions: Autry Museum of the American West California Science Center Fowler Museum at UCLA Japanese American National ...

The Bias Inside Us

2023年11月18日 - 2024年01月28日

The Bias Inside Us is an exhibition and community engagement project from the Smithsonian that explores the social science, psychology, and consequences of implicit bias. Bias is an innate human trait; we all have it. Being aware of our bias can help us recognize its influence and impact on our behaviors and worldview. The Bias Inside Us offers an opportunity to learn how to challenge bias in the world through...

The Japanese American National Museum Receives $10.4 Million Endowment to Establish the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship

2023年11月13日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has received a $10.4 million gift to establish the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship which will promote democracy, leadership, diversity, and community empowerment. The Fellowship will facilitate dialogue and cooperation between early to mid-career leaders from Japan drawn from government, business, media, the arts, and NGO sectors and their American ...

JANM Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate Crime in Illinois

2023年10月19日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the recent anti-Muslim hate crime in Plainfield, Illinois. Six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, were stabbed multiple times by their landlord, killing Wadea and seriously injuring Hanaan. When the landlord expressed that he was angry at her for what was happening in Israel and she responded by saying “let’s pray for peace,...

JANM Book Club: Evergreen with Naomi Hirahara

2023年09月09日

Join Edgar Award–winning author, Naomi Hirahara, for a dive into the history of Little Tokyo through her newest book, Evergreen. Evergreen, the follow-up to the Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning Clark and Division, is the story of a Japanese American nurse’s aide who navigates the dangers of post–World War II and post-Manzanar life as she attempts to find justice for a broken family. Hirahara’s presentation w...