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Community Screening—Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

2024年10月04日

Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. This screening will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with co-directors, Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le.Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement tells the story of a...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF AIKO HERZIG YOSHINAGA

2018年07月20日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum mourns the passing of trailblazing political activist Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga, who died July 18, at the age of 93. JANM honored Herzig Yoshinaga with its Award of Excellence at its Gala Dinner in April. Herzig Yoshinaga was long recognized as a hero of the successful redress campaign that culminated in the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. This act prov...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF JIMI YAMAICHI

2018年05月18日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Jimi Yamaichi, a pillar of the Japanese American community who was instrumental in the establishment of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) and an early supporter of JANM. He also participated in JANM’s 2004 National Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Yamaichi was raised in San Jose, California, and incarcerated with ...

Film Screening—"Tatau: Marks of Polynesia" Documentary

2016年10月29日

Made by the organizers of Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, this documentary film explores the history of the 2,000-year-old art form as well as the influential Su‘a Sulu‘ape family and their mission to preserve the practice of traditional Samoan tattooing, providing insight into the origins of the art form. The film includes exclusive interviews with Samoan Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta‘isi Efi, Prim...

The Life and Times of Minoru Yasui

2014年09月27日

Min Yasui was a young Nisei attorney in Oregon during World War II when he violated the military curfew imposed upon all persons of Japanese ancestry in order to bring a test case to court. He lost that case in the U.S. Supreme Court, but nearly 40 years later he reopened it as part of the coram nobis litigation brought by young Sansei attorneys in 1983. Yasui was not only a key player in both of those eras, but also...

Living Flowers: Ohara School of Ikebana

2008年08月24日

This program highlights the art of Ohara School of Ikebana Los Angeles Chapter, featured in Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art.

KIKUMURA YANO NAMED PRESIDENT OF JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

2008年06月28日

The Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum announced that National Museum Chief Executive Officer Akemi Kikumura Yano, Ph.D. will also assume the position of Museum President as of July 1, 2008, the beginning of the new fiscal year. Kikumura Yano was named CEO for the National Museum in February of this year. She succeeded Irene Hirano, who formerly held the titles of CEO and President and gui...

Oral History Workshop -- Part 3 of 3

2005年03月12日

In the final session of this workshop, Associate Curator Lisa Itagaki discusses how objects in the home -- photos, film, heirlooms -- can help to tell a personal story as well as methods of preserving and caring for these objects. For more information, please refer to the January 22nd calendar listing.

"Maps of City & Body" -- Shedding Light on the Performances of Denise Uyehara

2005年01月22日

Through images and stage directions, Denise Uyehara has written a compelling book that sheds light on some of her most popular performance art pieces. Uyehara will perform selected works profiled in her book and speak about the process of compiling her work for Maps of City & Body.

Opening of "From Bento Mixed Plate" at Niigata Prefectural Museum of History

2002年10月12日

Opening of the From Bento Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i exhibition at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History in Nagaoka, Japan.