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JANM Welcomes New Board Members

2025年01月30日

Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes six new members to its boards of trustees and governors. Jane Yada joined the board of trustees and Shinichi Fujinami, Nate Gyotoku, David Inoue, Stan Masamitsu, Rick Noguchi, Lisa Sasaki, George Tan...

ASOBI at JANM: Greeting Cards with Kristina Yu of Cheery Human Studios

2024年05月09日

Bring a friend or two to this greeting card workshop! Draw and color alongside Kristina Yu of Cheery Human Studios as she walks through her artistic process and teaches participants how to make a card to keep or gift to a friend. Participants will receive a greeting card coloring sheet and coloring materials. They are also welcome to bring their favorite art supplies (colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc) to this f...

JANM Mourns the Passing of Min Tonai

2023年09月21日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Min Tonai. A revered community hero and an ardent advocate for ensuring that the Japanese American experience is never forgotten, Min’s advocacy and dedication to service was shaped by his life experiences. Born in 1929 on Terminal Island, he was incarcerated at the Santa Anita temporary detention center in California and the Amach...

Perseverance at the Middlebury College Museum of Art (Middlebury, VT)

2016年06月10日 - 2016年08月07日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Middlebury College Museum of Art Middlebury, VT Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition that explores the master craftsmanship of traditional Japanese tattoos and their enduring influence on modern tattoo practices. Even as Japanese-style tattooing has moved into the mainstream, it remains an enigmatic and misunderst...

Perseverance at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA)

2015年05月29日 - 2015年11月29日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition that explores the master craftsmanship of traditional Japanese tattoos and their enduring influence on modern tattoo practices. Even as Japanese-style tattooing has moved into the mainstream, it remains an enigmatic and misunderstood ar...

COMMUNITY DAY OF PAINTING SET FOR JANM-COMMISSIONED MURAL

2014年10月15日

The Japanese American National Museum has commissioned a mural for the north wall of its Tateuchi Democracy Forum and invites the public to participate in a community day of painting on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages are welcome and no reservations or tickets are required. Moon Beholders has been designed by muralist, author, and illustrator Katie Yamasaki. Yamasaki is based in Brooklyn,...

A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America

2014年05月10日

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center + Flickr present A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America Somewhere in Asian Pacific America, a child cries; a father cooks breakfast; a mother dresses and goes to work. A thousand tasks get done. A thousand dreams are born. A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America seeks to capture the particulars of everyday life and piece them together to compose the ...

2013 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Snake

2013年01月06日

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Start the New Year and the Year of the Snake with fun arts and crafts, games, and exciting cultural activities and performances. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 11AM-5PM: • Slither into the celebrating the Year of the Snake by making some of your own! • Make a decorative wreath of all the zodiac animals • Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Fold your own origami snake • Toddler Room • Jump around in o...

2009 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, ‘FORGING ALLIANCES', SET FOR FEB. 21

2009年02月13日

The organizing committee for the 2009 Day of Remembrance program, set for Saturday, February 21, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, announced that the theme for this year’s program will be, "Forging Alliances: Connecting Nikkei to Current Immigration". The keynote speaker will be Professor Roger Daniels, a nationally-recognized scholar in the area of immigration and the Japanese American Wo...

Finding Family Stories Arts Partnership Project To Unveil Works Of 8 Southern California Artists At Four Cultural Sites Beginning March 14, 2003

2003年02月28日

Finding Family Stories, a three-year arts partnership project that brings together cultural institutions representing Southern California’s diverse communities, will highlight the works of eight emerging and established local artists working in a variety of media, including photography, sculpture, video, and painting, at four sites beginning on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the Japanese American National Museum in L...