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JANM Announces Fall 2024 Exhibitions and Programs

2024年08月01日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces its schedule of fall 2024 exhibitions and programs. Tickets are $16 ($9 for seniors and students, free for JANM Members) unless otherwise noted and will be available at janm.org/events.Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection tells the story of Japanese Americans’ resilience, ingenuity, and creativity through handmade n...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION AUGUST 28 “MINÉ OKUBO’S MASTERPIECE: THE ART OF CITIZEN 13660” THAT INCLUDES ARTWORK FOR THE 1946 BOOK SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME

2021年08月20日

LOS ANGELES – On the 75th anniversary of its publication, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will open a new exhibition, “Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660.” This groundbreaking memoir of nearly 200 illustrations, is an insider’s view of the World War II incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans – the first book-length account of America’s concentration camps by a former incarc...

STATEMENT: JANM MOURNS THE PASSING OF POET AND ACTIVIST JANICE MIRIKITANI

2021年08月04日

LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of acclaimed poet and longtime community activist Janice Mirikitani. She was 80. “With her husband, the Rev. Cecil Williams, Janice dedicated her life to helping the poor and the oppressed. Together, at Glide Memorial Church, in the Tenderloin section of San Francisco, they were tireless advocates and champions of the Bay Area’s homeles...

Coming Out and Coming Home: Documenting the Voices of Queer and Trans Japanese Americans

2020年09月26日

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH $10 suggested donation The Japanese American community has not always broadly welcomed gay, transgender, and queer Nikkei people. It took courage for LGBTQ+ Nikkei to live openly and with integrity in decades past. Hear from four LGBTQ+ Japanese Americans who are forerunners of making Nikkei communities more accepting: Melvin Fujikawa, Gary Hayashi, Bill Tashima, and Mia Yamamoto. They will ...

Author Discussion—"Two Faces of Exclusion" by Lon Kurashige

2017年03月25日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. From the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, the United States has a long history of anti-Asian policies. In his latest book, author and USC Associate Professor of History Lon Kurashige demonstrates that despite widespread racism, Asian exclusion was not the pro...

JANM COMMUNITY DAY OF PAINTING POSTPONED

2014年10月20日

Due to an unforeseen personal emergency, the community day of painting for the Japanese American National Museum’s Moon Beholders mural, previously announced as taking place on Saturday, October 25, has been postponed. A new date will be announced when circumstances have been resolved and a new timeline is established for the mural. JANM apologizes for any inconvenience.

East West Players presents a reading of A WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE by Shane Sakhrani

2010年12月09日

Deepa has been a widow for a year. Her only desire is to see her daughter married so that she can die in peace. But when she starts receiving romantic advances from her recently divorced neighbor, also her son’s best friend, she starts to see the benefits of living.

Friends of the Museum: Kokoro Craft Affair

2010年10月03日

10 AM - 4 PM Come to a showcase and sale of unique, high quality, handcrafted items in a wide range of prices. Crafts for sale include: Contemporary Kokeshi Art - Ceramics - Jewelry - Handbags - Kimono Fabric Clothing - Silk Scarves - Paintings - Origami Art - Totebags - Cultural T-shirts - Packaged Treats - Glass Art and more! Admission to the Boutique is FREE. A portion of the profits will support the Nation...

Quakers: Friends of the Japanese American Community

2010年06月05日

FREE! The Society of Friends (Quakers) were one of the few groups to publicly defend and support the Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Learn more about their important social justice work and legacy that extends to today. Program:Remarks from Joe Franko, former AFSC Regional DirectorVideo clips of AFSC’s “Spirited Engagement”Keynote Speaker: Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Ph.D., George and Sakaye Aratani Profess...

An Introduction to the Art of Bonsai

2007年08月11日

In conjunction with the exhibition Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden, the National Museum presents a four-part series of gardening demonstrations led by horticultural experts. Part 2 Learn basic bonsai techniques from Shig Miya of the Venice Japanese Community Center. Single demonstration price: $8 National Museum members, $10 non-members. Series price: $25 National Museum members, $35 non-members. ...