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June Kuramoto: The Arigato Event

2024年10月19日

In Japanese, the saying “Ichigo Ichie” translates to “Once chance, one opportunity.” Join us in expressing gratitude to the noted koto musician, June Kuramoto, in an Arigato event celebrating her legacy and community. This event gives Kuramoto the chance to thank her friends and family for their support and, in return, they can thank her for her years as a musician who has defined Japanese American arts and culture.K...

Defining Courage

2023年06月07日

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Wednesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. at the Segerstrom Concert Hall. Defining Courage is a journey into the legacy of the Nisei Soldier, Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the segregated military units of the 100th IB, 442nd RCT, MIS, and 522nd FAB. Considered the greatest fighting units in American military history, most have never heard their extraordinary stories. Join Emmy Award-winning f...

All Camps Swing Dance at the Japanese American National Museum is on June 17, 2023

2023年05月18日

WHAT: Explore the impact of swing music and dance on youth in America’s concentration camps in the public program “From Barbed Wire to Boogie Woogie: All Camps Swing Dance with The Fabulous Esquires Big Band.” This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps. This program is the second part of the public program “From Barbed Wire to Boogi...

The Japanese American National Museum Announces the 2023 Benefit and Online Auction

2023年04月20日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Annual Benefit and Online Auction with the theme Across Generations on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The Benefit will spotlight the stories of new and established leaders who see and believe in the importance of JANM and its enduring role in our democratic society. These leaders transcend several gener...

Film Screening: Before They Take Us Away

2023年04月15日

Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, April 15, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join us for a screening of the new film, Before They Take Us Away, which captures the lesser known stories of Japanese Americans who voluntarily removed themselves from the West Coast in the wake of Executive Order 9066 during ...

Art Break with Miye Sugino

2023年01月12日

FREE Join Miye Sugino, JANM 30 Under 30 Changemaker, for a virtual workshop exploring memory, loss, and reclamation. Using various techniques, we will deconstruct photographs to examine memory as fallible, and reconstruct them to explore how we might gain a sense of agency over this loss. Whether your photographs are in relation to family, history, or childhood, this workshop is about wrestling with loss in order ...

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...

TRANSCENDIENTS: Heroes at Borders A Contemporary Art Exhibit by Taiji Terasaki

2020年01月21日

Los Angeles, CA–Celebrated multi-media artist Taiji Terasaki is hard at work on his next exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in remembrance of the 78th anniversary of Japanese American concentration camps in World War II. On February 19,1942 President Roosevelt signed an executive order that authorized the unconstitutional incarceration of American citizens and residents. TRANSCENDIENTS: Heroe...