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Japanese American National Museum Statement on the Passing of Franklin Odo

2022年10月03日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Franklin Odo on September 28, 2022. Odo was an early advisor and longtime friend of JANM. He was the founding director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) from 1997–2010, a professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai‘i, and a visiting professor of History and American Studies at the U...

Through Stanley’s Eyes: Telling Stories of Heart Mountain

2021年10月29日

RSVP TO ATTEND IN PERSON CLICK TO WATCH THE LIVESTREAM How do we tell personal narratives in ways that highlight our community’s broader history and impact? Join for a conversation on innovative ways to share the voices of Heart Mountain, as well as other WWII incarceration sites, in to order to inspire, advocate, and educate. Dakota Russell (Executive Director, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation), Clem...

Detention/Resistance: Japanese American and Latinx Histories of Incarceration

2021年05月20日

From Spanish colonial missions to WWII concentration camps to present day ICE run “family detention centers,” the history of the U.S. is marked by the mass incarceration due to racism and xenophobia that has affected Japanese and Latin Americans. In 1942, Crystal City detention facility opened in south Texas as one of the many sites around the U.S. used to incarcerate those of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Unique to...

Tea & Letter Writing: Letters of Solace

2020年09月09日

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH $10 suggested donation At the start of safer at home orders in Los Angeles, we gathered virtually for the first time to write letters to seniors who were isolating physically in their homes in Little Tokyo. Now, six months later, we will be writing again to our community elders to see how they are now and how we can continue to provide comfort and connection. Gather with us in the comfort of ...

Daughters of Hibakusha Tell Hiroshima Stories

2020年08月15日

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH Two award-winning Japanese American authors, Kathleen Burkinshaw and Naomi Hirahara, join together for the first time to discuss how they felt compelled to tell the stories of their Hiroshima hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) parents through novels. Burkinshaw’s middle-grade book, The Last Cherry Blossom, has become a resource for teachers and students under the United Nations Office for D...

JANM PERMANENT COLLECTION ADDS HENRY SUGIMOTO PAINTINGS

2015年10月26日

LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has added 240 oil paintings and more than 200 watercolors by artist Henry Sugimoto to its permanent collection, thanks to a donation by the artist’s daughter Madeleine. The donation also included diaries, woodblocks and woodblock prints, artist tools, and dress designs. These items join numerous other Sugimoto paintings and artifacts that had previously been ...

JANM ANNOUNCES MID-WEEK DISCOUNTS FOR HELLO KITTY IN MAY

2015年04月23日

For the final month of its popular Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty exhibition, the Japanese American National Museum is discounting ticket prices for Wednesdays and Thursdays in May. Instead of $20 for adults and $10 for youth ages 6-17, prices for Wednesdays and Thursdays will be $14 and $7. The discounted tickets are available for purchase online beginning today; the first date for which the d...

TARGET FREE FAMILY, 'CALLING ALL KIDS', TO FEATURE AUTHOR NAOMI HIRAHARA ON MAY 8

2010年04月27日

In recognition of International Children’s Day, the Japanese American National Museum’s popular series Target Free Family Saturday presents "Calling All Kids" on Saturday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This program is free and open to the public as part of Target’s sponsorship of family programs in Southern California. This event, which features hands-on arts and craft activities for the whole family throughout th...

‘Target Free Family Saturday’ Sets ‘Book’ Theme in July

2009年07月02日

Hon wo yomimashou! Let’s Read Some Books! In exploring the wonderful world of Asian American and Japanese American books, the Japanese American National American Museum will present a free public program, part of its Target Free Family Saturdays series, with the theme of "Books Galore," on Saturday, July 11.The fun-filled family day, generously sponsored by Target, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museu...

Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy - Custom Kokeshi 2009

A reprise of Christina Conway’s 2007 custom show in San Diego, Custom Kokeshi 2009 feature custom painted kokeshi by over 100 international artists and designers. Custom Kokeshi 2009 Artists Adolie Day | Aline Yamada | Allison Sommers | Amy Huddleston | Amy Paul | Amy Ruppel | Amy Sol | Ande Cook | Andrea Innocent (Innocentgirl) | Annie Wilkinson | APAK | Bailey Saliwanchik | Betsy Walton | Brigitte Coover...