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Virtual Educator Open House—JANM Education on the Go

2024年11月13日

Hear about all the programs and resources available to you and your students while JANM is on the go! As our Pavillion undergoes exciting renovations, learn how you can bring JANM directly into your classroom with a Virtual Visit and with any of our FREE digital resources available through janm.org. Connect with the JANM Education team, get answers to any questions you have, and learn how JANM can support your work a...

International Museum Day 2024

2024年05月18日

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) announces International Museum Day (IMD) on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Since 1977, ICOM has organized IMD to raise awareness around how museums foster cultural exchange, mutual understanding, and cooperation among people. On May 18, enjoy free admission all day to JANM to see our current exhibitions!

JANM Book Club: ac•tiv•ist with Warren Furutani

2023年02月25日

Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, February 25, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join longtime activist, elected official, and community member Warren T. Furutani for the launch of his new memoir, ac•tiv•ist, noun: a person who works to bring about political or social change. In his book, Furutani explor...

Virtual Curator Preview & Gallery Talk—Sutra and Bible

2022年02月26日

FREE Join Duncan Ryuken Williams and Emily Anderson, curators of the upcoming exhibition, Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration, for a virtual preview of many never-before-seen artifacts that tell the stories of how Japanese Americans drew on their faith to survive forced removal and incarceration at a time when their race and religion were seen as threats to national secu...

JANM 30th Anniversary Digital Film Festival—Sincerely Miné Okubo

2022年02月12日

FREE Join us virtually for this special screening and Q&A! Presented in response to the new short film “Sincerely Miné Okubo,” join scholars and family of Miné Okubo for a dynamic discussion on her art, humor, and legacy. Maymanah Farhat, Phil Tajitsu Nash, Seiko Buckingham, and Miya Franks will explore elements of Okubo’s life that are often overlooked, in conversation with the filmmakers Yuka Murakami and ...

Screening and Q&A—KIKAN: The Homecoming

2021年10月02日

$16 General Admission / FREE for Members Join the cast and crew of KIKAN: The Homecoming for a screening of this film exploring the story of a Japanese American soldier during WWII. The post-screening discussion moderated by Mitch Maki (CEO, Go For Broke National Education Center) will feature writer and Director Kerwin Berk, Director of Photography Ben Arikawa, and actors Ryan Takemiya, Anna Sun, and Kealoha ...

Author Discussion—When Can We Go Back to America? with Susan Kamei

2021年09月25日

$10 General Admission / FREE for JANM & JACL Members In this virtual program, Susan H. Kamei will discuss her new book, When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII, and the lessons that she hopes readers of all ages will take from it. She will be joined in conversation by William A. Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke Univer...

Support for HR 40

2021年02月16日

Los Angeles, CA United States Representative Jerry Nadler, Chair United States Representative Jim Jordan, Ranking Member House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Re: House Resolution 40 U.S. Representatives Nadler and Jordan: As the President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), I wanted to convey our support for H.R. 40, which will create t...

Hanashi: Preserving the Story of Japanese American Service in the Forgotten War

2014年04月05日

Japanese American veterans will speak about their experiences in the Korean War. Lecture by Professor Kristine Dennehy followed by panel discussion with Korean War Veteran, Thomi Yamamoto and Richard Hawkins, Oral History Program Manager at the Go For Broke National Education Center. Q&A to follow discussion.

New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei - JANM Store

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