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Conversation on Tule Lake Stockade Diary by Tatsuo Ryusei Inouye

2021年12月11日

FREE RSVP to attend in person RSVP to attend virtually Join Nancy Kyoko Oda, Hiroshi Shimizu, Masumi Izumi, Duncan Williams, and David Yoo in a conversation moderated by Karen Umemoto around this groundbreaking new book, Tule Lake Stockade Diary. The diary, originally written in Japanese and translated for the first time into English, tells Tatsuo Ryusei Inouye’s story of struggle and resilience ...

Nima Voices: Episode 7—Ryusuke Kawai

2021年12月08日

Wednesday, December 8 • 7 p.m. (PST) Thursday, December 9 • 12 p.m. (Japan) Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project sharing stories and the experiences of Nikkei around the world. “Nima” are members of the Discover Nikkei online community. Hailing from all around the world, they each bring unique experiences and perspectives to the site’s rich archive of stories. Nima Voices is an interview ...

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF DEMOCRACY AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AND ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE–LA ANNOUNCE TWO RECIPIENTS OF THE ARTISTS AT WORK INITIATIVE

2021年12月09日

LOS ANGELES - The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) have selected two artists who will develop new art projects that will explore the theme of anti-Asian hate and racism. The two artists — Audrey Chan and jason chu – were selected for the Los Angeles cohort of the Artists At...

STATEMENT: ON THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM HONORS THE US MILITARY WHO PERISHED ON THIS DATE AND IT ALSO RECOGNIZES THE 120,000 PEOPLE OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY WHO WERE UNJUSTLY INCARCERATED AFTER THIS

2021年12月08日

LOS ANGELES - On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) honors the memory of the World War II heroes who died on December 7,1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This 80th anniversary is also a stark reminder of the fragility of American civil rights after 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry – most of them US citizens – who were unjustly removed from their homes an...

Screening and Q&A—A Flicker In Eternity

2021年12月04日

A Flicker in Eternity is the coming-of-age tale of Stanley Hayami, a talented young teenager caught between his dream of becoming a writer/artist and his duty to his country. Join filmmakers Sharon Yamato and Ann Kaneko for a Q&A following this screening of their short film. About the Film: Based on Hayami’s own diary, this documentary is the firsthand account of a 15-year-old thrust into the turmoil of Wo...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AND JAPANESE AMERICAN STORIES DEBUTS AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO ‘TALK’ WITH A WORLD WAR II VETERAN

2021年11月30日

LOS ANGELES - A powerful, interactive new exhibition, The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai, is now open at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). The exhibit uses groundbreaking storytelling technology to give visitors a realistic experience of engaging with World War II American veteran Lawson Iichiro Sakai. The exhibition was sponsored by the nonprofit Japanese American Stories in conjunction...

Museum Store Sunday Book Signing—Hello Maggie!

2021年11月28日

We are pleased to welcome Shigeru Yabu and Willie Ito, author and illustrator of the children’s book Hello Maggie!, to launch their newly revised edition of the book at JANM! There will be a book signing after a brief discussion about this new edition and the upcoming animated film version. Hello Maggie! relates the true story of Shig’s childhood pet, a wild scavenger magpie bird, that was his companion while inca...

The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai

2021年11月28日 - 2025年01月05日

The Japanese American National Museum and Japanese American Stories presents The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai. In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions in his StoryFile so that generations to come can continue to have conversations with him to learn about his legacy. What would you like to ask Lawson? Ask Lawson Sakai anything you like, but if you don’t know where to start try asking...

KOKORO CRAFT BOUTIQUE SET FOR OCTOBER 7 AT JANM

2018年09月04日

Los Angeles, CA—The tenth annual Kokoro Craft Boutique, organized by volunteers at the Japanese American National Museum, will take place at the museum on Sunday, October 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Yuujou Daiko, a taiko performance group based in South San Gabriel, performing at 1 p.m. Admission to the boutique is free. Kokoro Craft Boutique will feature more than 50 vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fab...

IT’S "KAIJU VS HEROES" AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM!

2018年08月22日

Los Angeles, CA—Hundreds of contemporary and vintage Japanese vinyl toys will take up residence at the Japanese American National Museum beginning September 15, 2018, installed as part of Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys, a new exhibition that will be on view through March 24, 2019. The kaiju and heroes to be featured represent but a fraction of toy designer Mark Nagata’s coll...