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Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo - JANM Store

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New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei - JANM Store

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Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 - JANM Store

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Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II - JANM Store

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Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami - JANM Store

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Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game - Bios

Jackie Robinson Jackie Roosevelt Robinson made a historic entrance into Major League Baseball in 1947 as the first African American player of the 20th century. Robinson won Rookie of the Year honors, an award which today bears his name. But beyond the Hall of Fame statistics and on-field success which helped Brooklyn reach the World Series in six of Robinson’s 10 seasons, Robinson—an alumnus of Pasadena’s Mui...

Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game - Videos

Bobby Castillo & Fernando Valenzuela Few know that Los Angeles Dodgers all-star pitcher Fernando Valenzuela learned his signature pitch—the screwball—from his teammate Bobby Castillo, who hailed from East LA. Tommy Lasorda Tommy Lasorda managed the Dodgers for 20 seasons and won two championships. He loves the Dodgers so much that he even wants to work for them when he’s “dead and gone.” ...

Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World - Venues

Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World originated at the Japanese American National Museum and was on display March 8–September 14, 2014. The exhibition is now traveling to other venues. See below for information about confirmed venues and dates. Interested in booking this exhibition? Download the travel fact sheet. TRAVELING EXHIBITION SITES Current/Upcoming Venues Please che...

Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images—Venues

Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images originated at the Japanese American National Museum and was on display July 14–September 6, 2015. The exhibition is now traveling to other venues. See below for information about confirmed venues and dates. Interested in booking this exhibition? Download the travel fact sheet. TRAVELING EXHIBITION SITES Current/Upcoming Venues Please check b...

Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images—Sus Ito

Note: During this interview, Sus Ito misidentified the camera he took with him during his service. It was, in fact, an Agfa camera, not an Argus. Biography Susumu “Sus” Ito was born in 1919 in Stockton, California, to Japanese immigrants, Sohei and Hisayo Ito. Like many other Japanese American families in their community, the Itos worked as tenant farmers, sharecropping to harvest celery, beets, and as...