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2024 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance

2024年02月17日

The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the US military to forcibly remove persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and set into motion their incarceration into concentration camps during World War II. This year’s theme, Rooted in Resistance: Fighting for Justice...

The Japanese American National Museum Announces 30 Changemakers Under 30 for the Museum’s 30th Anniversary

2022年04月20日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will honor 30 Changemakers under 30 years old at JANM’s 30th Anniversary Benefit on April 30, 2022. Established in 1985, JANM promotes the understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. JANM opened to the public in the Historic Building, the former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, ...

‘MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’ DOCUMENTARY WINS LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY FOR THE ARTS

2020年07月20日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to announce that its documentary, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience, was awarded the Los Angeles Area Emmy for the Arts in an online presentation on Saturday, July 18. The film was a co-production of KCET’s Artbound series and JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center in 2019. Masters of Modern Design focuses on five Japan...

JANM DOCUMENTARY, MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, NOMINATED FOR LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY

2020年06月26日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce that its documentary, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience, has been nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy. The film was co-produced by KCET’s Artbound series and JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center in 2019. “We at JANM are immensely gratified that Masters of Modern Design has been nominated for an Emmy...

TOUR, SCREENING, AND ARTIST TALK MARK CLOSING OF JANM’S "TRANSPACIFIC BORDERLANDS"

2018年01月29日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer a trio of exhibition-related public programs for the closing weekend of Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, on February 24 and 25. They include a curator-led exhibition tour, a film screening and live musical performance, and an artist talk about cultural representation. On S...

JANM’S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL RINGS IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG

2017年12月12日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 7, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the new year celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free and all ages are welcome to help ring in the Year of the Dog. Highlights of the day will include a Japanese-style lion dance; two m...

JANM’S ANNUAL NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL IS A FREE DAY OF FUN FOR ALL

2017年07月24日

Los Angeles, CA The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Highlights of the day will include a performance and taiko drumming workshop by Yuujou Daiko, performances by Koshin Taiko and Min...

AUTHOR OF 'ONE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES' TO DISCUSS STORY OF SADAKO AT OPENING OF 'FOLDING PAPER' EXHIBITION

2012年02月25日

Pastor Takayuki Ishii will discuss his book, One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue, as part of the opening day festivities for the exhibition, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami, on Saturday, March 10, at the Japanese American National Museum. This new exhibition, which runs through August 26, is organized in partnership with International Arts & Artists (IA&...

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A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami - FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions There are three versions of the video. What is the difference between the Virtual Reality (VR) version; the interactive, 360-degree video; and the non-interactive video shown in the Terasaki Orientation Theater? Virtual Reality is a three-dimensional (3-D) immersive audio visual experience in which a person can interact within an artificial 3-D environment using special goggle...