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JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND GOVERNORS

2018年09月07日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has named Mark Okada to its Board of Trustees and Kazuo “Kaz” Koshi and W.D. “Denny” Minami to its Board of Governors. Trustees serve for three-year terms; governors serve two-year terms. In both roles, individuals may be re-elected for additional terms. “I’m very pleased that Mark is joining JANM’s Board of Trustees. He brings a wealth of knowledge and ...

A Celebration of Life: Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga

2018年09月02日

Join family and friends as they gather to celebrate the life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga: warrior, activist, researcher, friend, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. Details and RSVP on Facebook.

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

2018年09月02日

日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2018年09月01日

Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM RECEIVES THREE GRANTS TO SUPPORT TWO NEW PROJECTS

2018年08月30日

Los Angels, CA—The Japanese American National Museum has recently received three grants, totaling in excess of $515,000, to support two new projects that will culminate in Summer 2020. Almost $488,000 was awarded by the National Park Service through its Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) program and another $30,000 was awarded by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. The money will support ...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MANAGER SELECTED FOR SMITHSONIAN VISITING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

2018年08月28日

Los Angeles, CA—Kristen Hayashi, the Collections Manager at the Japanese American National Museum, has been selected for the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program (VPP) for 2018. Along with nine other professionals from across the Smithsonian Affiliates network, Hayashi will spend two weeks in Washington, DC, exploring programmatic uses of digital technology with art collections. With support fro...

Author Discussion—"Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura" by James Matsumoto Omura; edited by Arthur A. Hansen

2018年08月25日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. The late journalist James "Jimmie" Omura was among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. In his sharply written columns, Omura called out leaders in the Nikkei community for what he saw as their complicity with the US government’s unjust and unconstitutional policie...

Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Art Hansen

2018年08月25日

All members are invited to this exclusive reception with Art Hansen, professor emeritus of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton, and editor of Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura, prior to his author discussion at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by August 21 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2018年08月25日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF WAKAKO YAMAUCHI

2018年08月24日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Wakako Yamauchi, a pioneering playwright, poet, and short story writer. Yamauchi was one of three female artists profiled in Words, Weavings and Songs, a 2002 documentary by JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. She also participated in a number of JANM public programs over the years. Yamauchi became a JANM member in 1994 and donat...