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The Japanese American National Museum Decries Racist Rhetoric Against Dominic Ng and Congresswoman Chu
2023年03月07日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Congressman Lance Gooden’s racist and anti-Asian remarks that questioned the loyalty of Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, and Congresswoman Judy Chu’s loyalty to the US. Recently, Gooden discussed President Biden’s appointment of Ng to lead the country’s trade interest in Asia during a televised interview. He and other House Republicans wrote...
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Raising the Flag: Coming of Age in WWII Concentration Camps
2023年03月04日
In Person tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, March 4, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Join the Boy Scouts of Heart Mountain in an intergenerational conversation on coming of age in a World War II concentration camp. The event will highlight a short film by Yuka Muraka...
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Members Preview: Don’t Fence Me In
2023年03月04日
All JANM Members were invited to preview Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps before it opened to the public. Enjoy welcoming remarks by JANM Project Curator Emily Anderson and light refreshments before exploring the new exhibition. RSVP by Friday, February 24, at janm.org/dfmi-members-preview or email membership@janm.org.
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VIP Reception and Tour: Don’t Fence Me In
2023年03月03日
JANM Members at the Sustaining level members and above are invited to a VIP reception and tour of Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps before it opens to the public. Invitations will be mailed out in February. Not a Member at the Director’s Circle and above? Join or renew today, or contact membership@janm.org to upgrade your membership.
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Don’t Fence Me In
2023年03月04日 - 2023年10月01日
Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps explores the experiences of Japanese American youth who asserted their place as young Americans confronting the injustice of being imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II and embarking on the universal journey into adolescence. During World War II, over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated in American concent...
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The Japanese American National Museum Supports a New Executive Order that Addresses Racial Inequity
2023年02月28日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) supports President Biden’s signing of Executive Order 13985. Known as the Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, the legislation addresses systemic barriers that hold communities of color back from prosperity. The executive order establishes a new annual process requiri...
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JANM Book Club: ac•tiv•ist with Warren Furutani
2023年02月25日
Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, February 25, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join longtime activist, elected official, and community member Warren T. Furutani for the launch of his new memoir, ac•tiv•ist, noun: a person who works to bring about political or social change. In his book, Furutani explor...
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Sincerely Miné Okubo at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival
2023年02月25日
Sincerely Miné Okubo will be screening at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, which will be held from February 23–March 5, 2023. This short biographical film is one of five films that are part of the festival’s program, Through the Generations: Japanese American and Canadian Stories. This film focuses on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist known for her graphic memoir Citiz...
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The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Tomio Ito, Former Member of the Museum's Board of Governors
2023年02月24日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is saddened by the recent passing of Tomio Ito, who served as a member of the Museum’s Board of Governors from 1996–2014. Ito’s parents, Gonsaku and Mine, came from Yokkaichi, Japan, to California in 1918 in search of a prosperous life. They eventually settled in Venice, where Tomio was born in 1924. He learned English and Japanese, worked on the farm,...
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The Japanese American National Museum Condemns the Increasing Violence Against the Los Angeles Jewish Community
2023年02月23日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the increasing violence against the Jewish community in Los Angeles. Recently, a man shot two Jewish men outside two different synagogues in Los Angeles’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood. The suspect, who had a history of making antisemitic statements, was taken into custody and charged with federal hate crimes. “The increase of violence against t...