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STATEMENT: THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF DR. WARREN N. MINAMI

2022年01月14日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the death of Dr. Warren Nori Minami, 83, who passed away in Bethesda, Maryland on January 9, 2022. A retired senior executive with the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Minami served on JANM’s Board of Governors from 1998 to 2006. He is also the brother of Denny Minami, current JANM Governor. “On behalf of the Trustees, Governors, staff, and voluntee...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH THE THEME OF “HONORING OUR HISTORY, REIMAGINING OUR FUTURE”

2022年01月11日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Historic Building in 1992. JANM will use the historic occasion to reflect on all its accomplishments in the first three decades, and the timeliness and timelessness of its mission: To promote greater understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the full range of th...

CANCELLED: New Year’s Tales with Stanley Hayami

2022年01月08日

EVENT UPDATE As of December 27, 2021 With the rapidly increasing COVID-19 infection rates in Los Angeles County due to the Omicron variant, the Japanese American National Museum will temporarily close to the public effective immediately. The safety of our community is of paramount importance to us, as is our obligation as a public institution to do our part to support efforts to inhibit the spread of the COVI...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO RECOGNIZE “30 CHANGEMAKERS UNDER 30” FOR ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

2022年01月06日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is seeking nominations for thirty young people under age 30, in their community or professional life to improve, advocate, or educate about the Japanese American experience. These “30 Changemakers Under 30” will be recognized at JANM’s 30th Anniversary benefit on April 30, 2022. The “changemakers” will exemplify JANM’s mission and are making extraordina...

2022 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Tiger

2022年01月02日

EVENT UPDATE As of December 27, 2021 With the rapidly increasing COVID-19 infection rates in Los Angeles County due to the Omicron variant, the Japanese American National Museum will temporarily close to the public effective immediately. The safety of our community is of paramount importance to us, as is our obligation as a public institution to do our part to support efforts to inhibit the spread of the COVI...

Members Only Conversation: New Year’s Food!

2022年01月02日

FREE for members Get an exclusive, virtual behind the scenes tour of a Little Tokyo restaurant during the busiest holiday of the year! Only for members! More details to come. RSVPs are required using the link below or by contacting memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646 by Tuesday, December 28. RSVP NOW This event is presented in conjunction with the 2022 Oshogatsu Festival.

Holiday Tales with Stanley Hayami

2021年12月18日 - 2021年12月19日

In this immersive experience, get transported back to the 1940s with actor Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa, the voice of Stanley Hayami in A Life in Pieces, as he reads aloud from the letters and diaries of Stanley. Diary entries and letters will be selected from his time during the winter holidays in the Heart Mountain concentration camp and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Please note there will be three similar readings...

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...