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ZÓCALO—Are American Presidents Above the Law?

2019年03月06日

A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" The Mueller report promises to clarify what happened in the 2016 election and its aftermath. But that document may only add to the confusion over a broader question: What does it take to fire an American president? In recent months, critics of Donald T...

JANM Free Family Days: Celebrate Japanese American History

2017年04月08日

FREE ALL DAY Learn about Japanese American history and actor/activist George Takei with crafts and activities inspired by our exhibitions, Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 and New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei. Presented in collaboration with Kizuna. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Kizuna Craft Stations Get a head start on Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day, May 5) wi...

Lecture and Book Signing—"San Jose Japantown: A Journey"

2015年11月07日

San Jose’s Japantown is one of only three Japantowns remaining in the United States. Begun as an outgrowth of the city’s last Chinatown, Japantown San Jose has a 125-year history that spans two world wars, the Great Depression, Japanese American incarceration and resettlement, and the present day. Authors Curt Fukuda and Ralph Pearce will present a program on the creation of their book, San Jose Japantown: A ...

East West Players: A Writers' Gallery Reading

2015年09月30日

FREE In this edition of A Writer’s Gallery, East West Players presents a reading of Three Kingdoms, written by Anna Moench and directed by Jennifer Change. It’s summer in the suburbs, and Wendy’s father, Han, is arriving on a flight from China. After 40 years of no contact, they have a lot of catching up to do. Wendy has a happy family, a lovely home, and is living the American dream. When Han arrives, ho...

Trust this History: Poets on Mothers, Missing and Otherwise

2014年05月10日

FREE! Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month and Motherʼs Day weekend with three cutting-edge poets whose debut collections grapple with the ties formed by family, community, and history. April Naoko Heck's A Nuclear Family consists—in the words of Natalie Diaz—of “flickering shrines built from the debris of history and memory, both Japanese and American.”ʼ With American Canyon...

Dodgers

2014年03月29日 - 2014年09月14日

From their original roots in Brooklyn to today’s home in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are trailblazers in the world of sports, on and off the field. The franchise is dedicated to supporting a culture of winning baseball, providing a first-class, family-friendly experience at Dodger Stadium and maintaining strong partnerships in the community. Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game explores the team’s storied past through fo...

PROF. SAKAMOTO TO EXPLAIN CULTURAL CONFLICTS FOR JAPANESE AMERICANS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM ON JULY 28

2012年07月17日

Dr. Arthur Sakamoto, a professor of sociology at the University of Texas-Austin, will discuss the inherent conflicts between aspects of Japanese and American culture and how it has historically affected Japanese Americans in a public program set for Saturday, July 28, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Professor Sakamoto will lecture on "Japanese and American Aspects of the Japanese Amer...

JANM RECEIVES IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL, HIGHEST HONOR FOR AMERICAN MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES

2010年11月17日

The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum is proud to accept the 2010 Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) National Medal, one of only 10 institutions and one of only four museums nationally to be recognized by IMLS this year. The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is America’s highest honor for museums and libraries across the country. Institutions are presented with the ...

'AMERICAN TAPESTRY' EXHIBITION TELLS 25 STORIES THROUGH COLLECTED OBJECTS, ART

2010年11月09日

As part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum will unveil its latest exhibition, American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection, on Saturday, November 13. The National Museum, since its founding in 1985 and its public opening in 1992, has developed the world’s largest collection of Japanese American objects, including artifacts, photographs, do...

GEORGE TAKEI WINS OVER $100,000 FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

2008年08月13日

Actor George Takei, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum, recently appeared on national television on the ABC-TV program, "Wanna Bet?", and wound up winning over $100,000 for his favorite nonprofit organization: the Japanese American National Museum. The premise of the show revolves around individuals or groups of people who claim they can accomplish a certain task o...