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Musician June Kuramoto to be Celebrated in Program of Music at JANM on October 19

2024年09月23日

LOS ANGELES, CA – In Japanese, Ichigo Ichie translates to “One chance, one opportunity.” This is the theme of the Arigato event, a program celebrating the noted koto musician and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow June Kuramoto on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 2 p.m. in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Tickets are $50 ($40 for JANM Members) and are available at janm.org/ev...

JANM Mourns the Passing of Gary Y. Okihiro

2024年05月29日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of renowned author and scholar, Gary Y. Okihiro. He was a visiting professor of American studies at Yale University, professor emeritus of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and founding director of Columbia’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. “Okihiro’s work was instrumental to and deeply valued by J...

JANM Announces Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events

2024年04月18日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lively roster of events and exhibitions. Event details and tickets are available at janm.org/events and janm.org/democracy. Giant Robot Biennale 5 and J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist as well as the ongoing exhibitions Common Ground, and The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai...

JANM Welcomes New Board Members

2024年02月14日

LOS ANGELES, CA – In 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) added nineteen new trustees, governors, and honorary members to its board. “Our board members bring a multitude of international experiences to JANM’s leadership. We are grateful for their devotion to strengthening the Museum for years to come. I look forward to expanding the Museum’s work and mission with them to create a just future for all,...

NCPD@JANM Announces the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship for Emerging Writers of Color

2023年03月27日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) announces the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship). The Yamamoto Fellowship will be awarded to two emerging writers of color who have demonstrated commitment to writing about the art of communities of color and whose unique perspectives or points of view contribute to...

Two Day Workshop—The Wonderful World of Washi

2022年10月01日 - 2022年10月02日

$64 members, $80 non-members. Plus $25 materials fee due to the instructor at the beginning of class (cash only). Limited to 12 participants. Explore the wonderful world of washi! In this class, participants will create unique washi and chigirie beads using a variety of Japanese paper craft techniques. Participants will then craft a necklace that combines their highly decorative washi beads with the subtle, monoch...

JANM PARTNERS WITH CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN LOS ANGELES TO PRESENT THREE ‘A TASTE OF HOME’ PUBLIC PROGRAMS BEGINNING NOV. 15

2020年11月05日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles announced the introduction of a series of collaborative programs starting with a three-part series, “A Taste of Home,” with monthly online presentations focused on Japanese American food and its history. The inaugural program, “A Taste of Home: Building the Flavors of Japanese America,” is scheduled for Sunday, Nov...

Target Free Family Saturday: Wear This!

2010年03月13日

FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun at the National Museum. March’s theme is clothing. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Take a close look and explore the beautiful textiles in Texture...

Masters of Modern Design

The Art of the Japanese American Experience From the hand-drawn typeface on the book cover of The Godfather to Herman Miller’s biomorphic coffee table, the work of Japanese American artists/designers including Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita, and Gyo Obata permeated American postwar culture. While these second generation Japanese American artists have been celebrated, less-discussed is ...

Transpacific Borderlands Artist Profiles

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo examines the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei i...