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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...

9066 to 9/11—The Past, Present, and Future of Anti-Asian Bias in America

2020年08月12日

FREE On March 21, 1942, Congress codified Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Roosevelt, which resulted in the forced removal and confinement of people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast in American concentration camps. 78 years later, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a surge in discrimination, bias, and violence against Asian Americans, many of whom were falsely blamed for spreading the virus. ...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO OFFENSIVE ACTIONS OF HOUSTON BASEBALL PLAYER

2017年10月30日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum adds its voice to the many who have denounced the racially offensive actions of Yuli Gurriel during Game 3 of the World Series. Though Gurriel has subsequently apologized, the fact remains that millions of viewers witnessed his behavior and many may have interpreted it as acceptable. The museum appreciates that Major League Baseball responded swiftly and publicly ...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty

2014年10月11日 - 2015年05月31日

The Japanese American National Museum and Sanrio present Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the world’s first large-scale Hello Kitty museum retrospective. Organized as part of the global icon’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the exhibition examines the colorful history of Hello Kitty and her influence on popular culture. Hello! includes an extensive product survey, with rare and unique items...

NIKKEI INTERFAITH GROUP TO MARK ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TSUNAMI/EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

2012年03月07日

The Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo is organizing a Candlelight Vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster on Sunday, March 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum Plaza. The event is being organized with the Nisei Week Foundation, and the Japanese American National Museum. It is free and open to the public. The organizers explained, "A sea of candles will demonst...

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.

Oral History Workshop -- Part 2 of 3

2005年02月26日

In this second of three sessions, John Esaki, director of the National Museum's Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, shares techniques to capture oral history interviews using video equipment. For more information, please refer to the January 22nd calendar listing.

Workshop—A Taste of Holiday Traditions

2003年12月21日

Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa. Learn the traditions of each of these festive holidays, including the art, crafts, food, and music that makes each unique and culturally important. You will also have an opportunity to create your own special gifts.

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.