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JANM Presents Pop-Up Exhibition at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on June 7, 2023
2023年05月26日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will bring three innovative exhibitions to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa as part of a one-day pop-up exhibition in connection with that evening’s performance of Defining Courage on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The pop-up exhibition will be free and open to the public from 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. The pop-up will include: The Interactive StoryF...
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Private Tours of Collections
2014年02月01日
By appointment only, all month long Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a personalized t...
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Private Tours of Collections
2014年01月01日
By appointment only, beginning January 2014 Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a person...
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Giant Robot Biennale 3
2012年09月23日 - 2013年01月20日
The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection. Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a cr...
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Bringing the Circle Together: From the Badlands to Alcatraz
2010年07月24日
Free Screening of From the Badlands to Alcatraz From the Badlands to Alcatraz weaves the past and present of both Alcatraz and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation into a vivid depiction of the awe-inspiring journey five Lakota youth Alkapoane White Calf, Lisa and Kelly Water, and Arlo and Philip Iron Cloud navigate as they arrive in San Francisco from South Dakota and prepare for the extreme challenge of swimming fr...
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Community Day of Remembrance
2010年02月20日
*SPECIAL: Pay what you can! Day of Remembrance 2010 The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, which led to the unconstitutional forced removal of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes on the West Coast and parts of Hawai`i by the U.S. government. A grassroots movement to petition the government for an official apol...
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ID Film Festival
2009年10月03日
The second annual ID Film Festival showcases films that challenge and celebrate what it means to be Asian. Free for members; $5 non-members per program. Or you can buy a festival pass for $30. (Unless otherwise noted.) For more information about the festival, go to: www.idfilmfest.org. Final Day of ID Film Festival 12 PM - Lovers on the Road (Directed by Jessey Tsang): US Premier. This film is part of our sp...
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IRENE HIRANO TO TRANSITION POSITION; AKEMI KIKUMURA YANO NAMED NEW CEO FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM
2008年01月29日
Irene Y. Hirano, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has announced that she would conclude her tenure in June 2009 after 21 years of service to the institution. Hirano was appointed Executive Director in April 1988 and named President and CEO in 1999. In order to ensure an effective transition and to support the institution’s highest priority, Hirano will continue to serve as President an...
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MUSEUM SETS REDRESS PROGRAM SERIES TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2008
2007年12月17日
The Japanese American National Museum has organized a series of special events, public programs and collaborations for 2008 to help mark the 20th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided an official government apology and redress for thousands of Japanese Americans unlawfully forced from their homes during World War II. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on August 10, 19...
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A Mission of Friendship
2002年08月10日
Three expert panelists provide insight into the grassroots efforts of ordinary citizens to better relations between the U.S. and Japan in 1927. They also reveal efforts to preserve the surviving dolls and continuing relations started 75 years ago. The panel features Michiko Takaoka, director of the Japanese Cultural Center, Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, Spokane, Washington; Rosie Skiles, Friendship Doll Researcher,...