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2025 Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship Applications Now Open

2025年02月06日

Emerging music critics and journalists of color are encouraged to apply. Applications are open through March 17, 2025LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) and Critical Minded announce the third annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship) with a focus on music criticism. The Yamamoto Fellowship will provide two emerging arts ...

JANM Relaunches the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

2023年12月01日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) relaunched the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy as the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center). A program of JANM, the revitalized Democracy Center builds on the original vision of Senator Daniel K. Inouye. A place for education and participation, the Democracy Center examines issues ...

Tatau at Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Salt Lake City, UT)

2023年08月12日 - 2023年12月30日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT Web: umfa.utah.edu/tatau Phone: 801.581.7332 Tatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo mas...

Voices of the Japanese American Incarceration

2023年02月11日

During World War II, the West Coast Japanese Americans lacked the power to overcome politics and prejudice to forestall their imprisonment by the US government. Although their voices were not heard in 1942, the incarcerees speak over the passage of time about the importance of protecting civil liberties for all. Through readings, music, art, and poetry, descendants and allies of incarcerees bring life to voices f...

Interlinking Past & Present: A Conversation and Reading About Race, Religion, and American Belonging

2022年04月02日

Free While the story of how over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated in American internment and concentration camps during WWII has become widely recognized, little has been told about the ways in which Japanese American Buddhists and Christians alike drew on their faith to survive forced removal, incarceration, family separation, and unjust deportation. Join Duncan Ryuken Williams, co-curat...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS

2021年07月15日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has announced four new members to its Board of Trustees. “Each of these new board members brings invaluable skills and foresight to the governance and future of JANM,” said Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. “We are grateful for their activism and dedication to the mission of the Museum.” Taiji Terasaki has been named a Trustee; and Gregory G. Nakahira, Lisa S...

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...

Year of the Labbit Custom Show - Artist Interpretations

In conjunction with the exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo (July 9 – October 30, 2011), a gathering of artists (new and old friends of the Museum) worked their creative magic on Frank Kozik’s Happy Labbit toy. Check out the photos below to view the various artists’ interpretations. Usagi Yojimbo Stan Sakai Pasadena, CA Stan Sakai is best known as the artist creator of U...