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JANM and LTHS Unveils New Plaque on JANM’s Historic Building in Honor of Its 100th Anniversary

2023年09月12日

LOS ANGELES, CA – On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) unveiled a plaque and new street signs marking the significance of JANM’s Historic Building and its City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument designation in advance of its upcoming 100th anniversary. The Historic Building was designed by local architect Edgar Cline and buil...

The Japanese American National Museum Condemns Vandalism at Houses of Worship in Los Angeles

2023年04月28日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the recent burning of a rainbow flag at the Pasadena Buddhist Temple in Pasadena, California. This act of hate is under investigation by police and occurred two weeks after a man came to the temple to complain about that flag and ask that it and a Black Lives Matter flag be taken down from the temple’s fence. This incident is part of a larger tre...

JANM Condemns the Comparison of Tom Barrack to the Late Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the World War II Incarceration of Japanese Americans During Trial

2022年11月03日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the comparison of the prosecution of Tom Barrack to the late Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the unjust incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Barrack, a private equity executive and fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, is charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates...

Premiere of the Remastered HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER

2022年10月22日

FREE Join us for the premiere of a remastered version of HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER (4k Restoration), a groundbreaking film by Robert A. Nakamura and Duane Kubo that had its World Premiere more than 40 years ago. A talkback with the filmmaking team will follow the screening. The 4k Restoration is funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation, with additional support from funders of the VC Archives (Arata...

A Celebration of Bronzeville’s Finale Club

2020年10月11日

FREE In March 1946, an important moment in jazz history took place when Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, two all-time jazz greats, performed together at the Finale Club in Bronzeville/Little Tokyo. During World War II, forced removal of Japanese Americans into concentration camps left Little Tokyo largely empty. African Americans coming West for defense jobs moved into Little Tokyo—one of the only neighborhoods...

ZÓCALO—How Does Community Conflict Turn Into Genocide?

2019年05月02日

The Ninth Annual Zócalo Book Prize Lecture at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy History often blames genocide solely on murderous demagogues and military campaigns. But more often than not, the forces that unleash ethnic cleansing arise slowly and during peacetime, and stem from seemingly everyday interactions in places that are home to diverse peoples. What sorts of exchanges...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AND THE NIPPON FOUNDATION COLLABORATE ON RESEARCH ABOUT YOUNG NIKKEI AROUND THE WORLD

2019年01月30日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum is collaborating with The Nippon Foundation on a large-scale, global research project to learn how young people of Japanese ancestry (Nikkei) experience and express their Japanese heritage. This project, the first of its kind, aims to deepen the understanding of Nikkei communities in the Japanese diaspora, including their differences and similarities, and their ne...

JANM OFFERS FREE WEEKDAY ADMISSION FOR LAUSD STUDENTS DURING TEACHER STRIKE

2019年01月15日

Los Angeles, CA—Beginning today—Tuesday, January 15, 2019—the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer free weekday admission to all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students and their chaperones for the duration of the United Teachers Los Angeles strike. During the week, JANM is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m. The museum is closed...

Stories of Displacement

2018年07月28日

FREE In conjunction with What We Carried, stories of displacement as experienced by a variety of communities will be shared. Perspectives will include those of recent Iraqi and Syrian refugees and Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. Additional issues we will explore include dehumanization, displacement, resiliency, cross-cultural empathy, overcoming negative stereotypes, and difficulties that communities ...

ENJOY IMAGINATION STORYTIME AT JANM’S NEXT TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY

2014年05月20日

The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will continue its popular Target Free Family Saturdays series on June 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the museum is free all day, giving families the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities as well as view current exhibitions. June’s Target Free Family Saturday will have a storybook theme and feature readings, interactive performances, photo opportu...