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"Moving Day"

2017年05月01日 - 2017年08月11日

March 23 – August 11, 2017 Daily from sunset to midnight In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, JANM presents Moving Day, an outdoor public art installation. The work consists of a series of projections of the Civilian Exclusion Orders that were publicly posted during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2017年04月29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.

C3: The Conference for Creative Content

2017年04月29日 - 2017年04月30日

Saturday, April 29 – Sunday, April 30 Presented by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, as part of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, C3 is a two-day media arts conference dedicated to providing the APA creative community with a space for meaningful discourse on media and entertainment. Panels and seminars feature established pioneers in entertai...

33rd Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

2017年04月28日 - 2017年04月30日

Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30 Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of festival favorites. In many cases, filmmakers will be on hand to participate in Q&A sessions with audiences, adding a uniquely intimate element to the experie...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM DEVELOPS LESSON PLANS FOR "INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PERSONS" EXHIBITION

2017年04月24日

Los Angeles, CA The Japanese American National Museum has developed a series of lesson plans for teachers to complement its Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 exhibition and enhance student learning of the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of the order that led to the tragic and unlawful incarceration of 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World Wa...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: The George & Brad Takei Collection

2017年04月21日

In September 2016, actor and activist George Takei gifted JANM with his personal collection, some of which is on display in New Frontiers: The Many World of George Takei. Join JANM collections staff as they explore artifacts that did not make it into the show, offering intimate insights into Takei’s unique life. Space is limited; RSVP by April 17 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

"Moving Day" program presented by Visual Communications

2017年04月20日

FREE Each night through August 11, from sunset to midnight, Moving Day presents outdoor projections of Civilian Exclusion Order posters, which were issued during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal and incarceration. The date of each projection will coincide with the original issue date of the order being projected. Projections take place on the façade of the museu...

FILMMAKER FRIEDA LEE MOCK TO DISCUSS DOCUMENTARY 'LT. WATADA' ON MARCH 26

2011年03月23日

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Frieda Lee Mock will be on hand to answer questions after a screening of her documentary, "Lt. Watada: A Matter of Conscience", set for Saturday, March 26, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. In 2006, Lt. Ehren Watada of Hawai`i was a promising young officer who had walked away from a possible career in finance after 9/11 to fight terrorism for his country....

PANEL OF JOURNALISTS TO DISCUSS NIKKEI NEWSPAPERS' FUTURE ON APRIL 2

2011年03月19日

The Japanese American National Museum is partnering with four publications to present "From Newsprint to New Media: The Evolving Role of Nikkei Newspapers", a public program about the changing situation of Japanese American vernaculars on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Presented as part of the National Museum’s Discover Nikkei series, the program will celebrate the history, discuss...

STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL MUSEUM PRESIDENT & CEO ON JAPAN'S EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI DEVASTATION

2011年03月12日

Dear Friends: On behalf of the Boards of Trustees and Governors, staff, and volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum, I wanted to convey our concerns and sympathies over the unprecedented devastation occurring in Japan due to the earthquakes and tsunami. We all have friends and families in Japan and our greatest hope is that they are safe and unharmed. For those who wish to help in this time of need,...