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The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Richard Riordan

2023年04月26日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. He helped JANM secure the Historic Building as the site for the Museum, approved decisions to help move the dream of the Central Avenue Art Park project near JANM forward, and attended the opening of the Pavilion featuring the theme Celebrating the American Experience on January 22, 1...

JANM Mourns the Passing of Roger Daniels, Preeminent Historian and Scholar of the World War II Japanese American Incarceration Experience

2022年12月16日

LOS ANGELES, CA –The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is saddened by the passing of Roger Daniels, the preeminent historian and scholar of his generation on the World War II Japanese American experience. He was ninety-five years old when he passed away on December 9, 2022. Daniels was the Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati. Beginning with The Politics of Preju...

The Japanese American National Museum and Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network Present a Program on the Legacy of Former Curator, Karin Higa

2022年10月28日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network (AAPIAN) present Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. PDT in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. This free in-person and virtual program is the first in a two-part series that highlights the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Hig...

A Taste of Home: Building the Flavors of Japanese America

2020年11月15日

Nothing says “home” like familiar tastes. Throughout time and the Nikkei diaspora, immigrants have learned how to bring the flavors of home to the table through ingenuity and tenacity. In this interactive program, learn how early immigrant communities adapted traditional Japanese cooking in these new environments. Join foodways scholar Valerie Matsumoto for a dive into JANM’s collection, early Japanese America...

JANM EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WWII FARM LABOR CAMPS

2016年08月22日

The Japanese American National Museum will present Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II, a traveling exhibition featuring the work of Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee in Oregon and Idaho, from September 27, 2016, to January 8, 2017. During World War II, the United States government forcibly removed over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast. These in...

"TATAU" EXHIBITION TO MAKE ITS MARK AT JANM

2016年07月05日

The Japanese American National Museum will present Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, a photographic exploration of Samoan tattoo practice, from July 30, 2016, to January 8, 2017. Tatau 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, the exhibition showcases the work...

Research & Collections

JANM is the first museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry as an integral part of US history. Since its inception in 1985, the Japanese American National Museum has chronicled more than 130 years of Japanese American history—from the first Issei generation through the World War II incarceration to the present day.

Year of the Rabbit - Activities

In addition to the original drawings & paintings, comic books, toys, and other Usagi Yojimbo items, the exhibition will include some special features created especially for the exhibition! Plus, check out the Year of the Labbit Custom Show presented in conjunction with the exhibition. View a short video produced for the exhibition! The museum’s award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center has produc...

Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles

December 1–17, 2023 Three downtown Los Angeles museums present a collaborative series of public programs in connection with the Smithsonian initiative The initiative explores the history and legacy of race and racism and seeks to spark positive social change and build a more equitable shared future. With programs that range from symposia and panel discussions to films, food, and family activities...

Moving Images Collection

The Japanese American National Museum has published a trove of rare home-movie footage from the Museum’s historic collections on its Discover Nikkei website. This online collection includes rare home-movie footage of over 330 film clips about the daily lives of Japanese Americans from the 1920s through the 1960s including poignant footage from America’s World War II concentration camps. Drawn from the Nationa...