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2025 Natsumatsuri Family Festival is on Saturday, August 16
2025年08月11日
Media AdvisoryWHAT: Celebrate summer with us at JANM’s Democracy Center and the Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!The festival is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Nissan Foundation, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and the Port of Long Beach. The media sponsor is T...
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The Democracy Center presents “Breaking the Frame: Two Solo Shows on Art and Identity” from August 21–23
2025年08月06日
Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese National Museum (JANM) presents Breaking the Frame: Two Solo Shows on Art and Identity from Thursday, August 21, through Saturday, August 23, 2025,...
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“Cruising J-Town”—JANM Members Morning Preview
2025年08月02日
Join us for a special Members Only preview of JANM’s new exhibition Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community.Cruising J-Town tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike who have played vital roles in countless car scenes—from hot rods and lowriders to the import craze and drift racing.Get a first look at the five classic cars that anchor the exhibition: George Nakamura’s 19...
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Exhibition Opening for Cruising J-Town
2025年07月31日
Celebrate Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community with an opening reception hosted by the ArtCenter College of Design!See the exhibition’s five classic cars: George Nakamura’s 1940s “Meteor” hot rod; Brian Omatsu’s custom 1951 Mercury coupe known as the “Purple Reign”; a 1956 Ford F100 pickup truck owned by Kirk Shimazu; Tod Kaneko’s 1973 Datsun 510, one of the models that launched the import car cr...
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“Cruising J-Town” VIP Opening Reception
2025年07月30日
Celebrate the opening of JANM’s new exhibition, Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community with a special opening reception.Cruising J-Town tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike who have played vital roles in countless car scenes—from hot rods and lowriders to the import craze and drift racing.Get a first look at the five classic cars that anchor the exhibition: George ...
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Cruising J-Town
2025年07月31日 - 2025年12月14日
JANM on the Go presents Cruising J-Town in Pasadena, CA Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery Wednesday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m. Free admission; ticket reservations recommended. Car culture has long been synonymous with Southern California. What we drive for work and play have been literal and symbolic vehicles of personal expression, community identity, and social mobility. This has been especially true for the Southland’s J...
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Ireicho National Tour—Heart Mountain
2025年07月24日 - 2025年07月26日
JANM is partnering with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority concentration camps, to other Department of Justice and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The tour is part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented ac...
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2025 Natsumatsuri Family Festival is on Saturday, August 16
2025年07月22日
PSAWHAT: Celebrate summer with us at JANM’s Democracy Center and the Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!The festival is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Nissan Foundation, and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. The media sponsor is The Rafu Shimpo, and the promotional ...
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JANM is Concerned about Reports of ICE’s Presence on Terminal Island
2025年07月17日
Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply concerned about reports regarding the presence of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at or around the federal prison on Terminal Island, where Japanese Americans were forcibly removed ...
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JANM Stands in Solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago
2025年07月16日
Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) stands in solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC) in Chicago. The NMPRAC was targeted by Department of Homeland Security agents to intimidate museum staff and visitors ah...