Search Results For

Discover Nikkei Celebrates 11th Edition of Nikkei Chronicles with Call for Nikkei Food Stories

2022年05月09日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, announces the 11th edition of its Nikkei Chronicles special series, an annual, themed open call for writings. “Nikkei” refers to Japanese migrants and their descendants. This year’s theme, Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Commu...

The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Board of Trustees Chair Norman Y. Mineta

2022年05月03日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of an extraordinary leader, friend, and JANM Board of Trustees Chair, the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta. Secretary Mineta was 90 when he passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his home in Edgewater, Maryland. Over thirty years ago, volunteers invested in the vision for a museum that would preserve Japanese American histo...

Jewelry Workshop—The World of "Washi": Introductory Class

2017年12月16日

Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade decorative paper that dates back to the seventh century. Unlike machine-made paper from wood pulp, washi is made from the inner bark of plants such as mulberry, bamboo, wisteria, and hemp. The intertwining of fibers results in paper that is strong, durable, washable, and acid-free. Its thin, smooth, soft surface can be printed with vivid colors and complex designs. In t...

"Nisei Stories of Wartime Japan"

2015年06月20日

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry who were in Japan at the time were barred from returning to the United States until after the war ended. Through ten interviews that encompass a range of experiences and attitudes, this documentary film takes an inside look at the experiences of the stranded American citizens. Discussion to follow with mother-and-son fil...

Special Engagement Opening: Colors of Confinement

2014年05月03日

Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in WWII opens to the public after 2 p.m. Read an interview with curator Eric Muller on Discover Nikkei. READ NOW

Closing of the display "Beyond the Call of Duty: Honoring the 24 Japanese American Medal of Honor Recipients"

2001年08月12日

Closing of the display Beyond the Call of Duty: Honoring the 24 Japanese American Medal of Honor Recipients

2nd Saturday at the National Museum

2000年05月13日

Celebrate an experience for the whole family! Join us for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, gallery scavenger hunts, performances, and workshops. No reservations necessary. Tokens of Affection Explore the many ways you can create a very personal art project in honor of your mother or grandmother. Bring family photos, letters, and postcards that tell your family stories, cherish family memories, and celebrate ...

TO APPLY—2024 NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

Instructions for how to apply for “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.

TO APPLY—2025 NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

Instructions for how to apply for “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.

Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)

A short documentary about the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata, a Tokyo-based record label owner and promoter who specializes in the difficult task of distributing Chicano music in Japan. The film explores Miyata’s goal of bringing authentic and diverse representations of Chicano and Latinx culture to Japan. His purity of intention hasn’t brought him financial gain, but has instead delivered a wealth of unders...