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JANM Awarded a $40,000 grant from Nissan Foundation for Family Festivals and School Visits

2024年07月24日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) was awarded a $40,000 grant from the Nissan Foundation that supports JANM’s award-winning virtual and in-person School Visits programs and free biannual family festivals, including the 2024 Natsumatsuri Festival on Saturday, August 10.“Our award-winning School Visits programs and family festivals not only further our mission but also provide students, edu...

The Crimson Kimono at the Academy Museum

2024年07月21日

JANM is a Community Partner for the Academy Museum’s screening of the 1959 film The Crimson Kimono. JANM’s Chief Curator Karen Ishizuka is introducing the film. About the FilmJames Shigeta and Glenn Corbett depict two Los Angeles detectives who fall in love with the same woman, Christine (Victoria Shaw), in Samuel Fuller’s 1959 noir The Crimson Kimono. Fuller’s groundbreaking feature stimulates more than a sensationa...

J. T. Sata Exhibition: Curator Tour with Dennis Reed and Virginia Heckert

2024年07月20日

Join exhibition curator Dennis Reed and special guest, J. Paul Getty Museum curator Virginia Heckert, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist. The exhibition comprises sixty photographs by J. T. Sata, photographs of Sata’s concentration camp paintings and drawings, and family artifacts from camp. Reed will talk about Sata’s photography and legacy as well as the process of curating the ...

JANM Book Club Series Returns August 3

2024年07月18日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the lineup of authors for the summer and fall 2024 JANM Book Club, a public program series that highlights new publications by Japanese Americans or related to Japanese American history and culture. The featured authors are Gregg Jones, traci kato-kiriyama, Christine Kitano, Mia Ayumi Malhotra, Matthew Mejia, Denice Kumagai-Hoy, Marilyn Tokuda, ...

Democracy Center and entertwine Present The Grand Event on July 28, 2024

2024年07月16日

PSAWHAT:Enjoy performances of the top ten short plays from the 2024 APIDA 24-Hour Playwriting Contest, which amplifies the voices of diverse and underrepresented Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American writers. WHEN: Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. PDTWHERE:Tateuchi Democracy ForumJapanese American National Museum100 North Central AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012RSVP:RSVP at janm.org/events.###About t...

Asobi at JANM: Mini-zines with Mya Worrell

2024年07月11日

Have you been able to take a break this month? Do you think about journaling, doodling, and crafting all the time, but can never get a moment to actually start? Come make a zine with Mya Worrell! They’ll bring the supplies and plenty of creative prompts to get you started. You’ll learn how to make a variety of unique zines that use just one piece of paper. Enjoy specially crafted cocktails and mocktails from our n...

JANM Mourns the Passing of Yoshihiro Uchida

2024年07月05日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Yoshihiro Uchida, a former chair of the JANM Board of Trustees, a successful San José businessman, and the judo coach at San José State University. Born in 1920 he grew up on his family’s strawberry and tomato farm in Garden Grove, California, and was introduced to judo when he was ten years old. After graduating from Garden Grove Hi...

Asobi at JANM: Clay Knot and Object Workshop with Carrie Lau of OBJECT-MATTER

2024年06月27日

Join Carrie Lau of OBJECT-MATTER and learn how to craft a clay object for home decor. As Carrie gained experience and developed her skills, she was intrigued by the artistic possibilities of clay objects including wall art, sculptures, and playful objects. This exploration allowed her to push boundaries with clay, challenging traditional conventions and developing her own unique style. Enjoy specially crafted cock...

Two Early-Career Cultural Critics of Color Awarded the Democracy Center’s Second Annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship

2024年06月27日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has awarded the second annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship to Nicole Leung and Adam Wassilchalk, two early-career cultural critics of color who are making notable contributions to the theater, dance, and performance art world. A rare funding opportunity ...

Smithsonian Exhibition on Implicit Bias Comes to JANM on November 18, 2023

2023年10月02日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Bias Inside Us, a nationally touring exhibition about implicit bias, will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) from November 18, 2023–January 28, 2024. Presented by JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), the exhibition discusses the social science and psyc...