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48-Star American Flag Signing

2021年11月21日

Inspired by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Roberta Hayashi, Karen Korematsu, and Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Johnny Cepeda Gogo obtained a World War II era, 48-star, American flag with the goal of inviting all survivors of Japanese American concentration camps during WWII to sign the flag. Judge Gogo has been traveling around the country and is now on his fou...

Author Discussion—Eagles of Heart Mountain with Bradford Pearson

2021年11月20日

$10 General Admission / FREE for JANM Members Join Bradford Pearson, author of Eagles of Heart Mountain, in conversation with curatorial assistant Erin Aoyama to discuss his new book that explores the complicated connections between football, hope, and resilience in this virtual program. About the Book: In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes...

JANM CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2022 NEH WORKSHOPS

2021年11月19日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is currently accepting applications for Landmarks of American History and Culture educator workshops funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, JANM looks forward to welcoming educators in the summer of 2022. NEH’s Landmarks of American History and Culture program gives K-12 edu...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AWARDED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GRANT TO EXPAND EXHIBITION OF THE EATON COLLECTION OF ART AND ARTIFACTS

2021年11月16日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has been awarded a grant of $245,581 from the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (JACS). This grant will fund a comprehensive exhibition of the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection and its legacy at JANM in 2022, followed by travel to four other U.S. museums. This JACS ...

Tatau at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI)

2021年11月13日 - 2022年07月04日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI Web: bishopmuseum.org/tatau Phone: 808.847.3511 Tatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside...

STATEMENT: THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF SECRETARY NORMAN Y. MINETA, CHAIR OF THE MUSEUM’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2021年11月11日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) sends warm and joyful wishes to Secretary Norman Y. Mineta for his 90th birthday on Friday, November 12. The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta has been JANM’s Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2015, and a Museum Trustee since 1996. He previously served on JANM’s Board of Governors from 1988-1995, and served as its Chair from 2010-2015. Mineta was the firs...

Japanese Cooking for Beginners with Azusa Oda: Gyoza

2021年11月06日

$25 General Admission / $20 Members Making gyoza (Japanese dumplings) can be a fun group activity or a solo meditative practice. In this interactive virtual workshop, learn the basics with cookbook author and designer, Azusa Oda, and make this perennial favorite a part of your cooking repertoire. You will be sent the ingredient list and necessary setup in advance so you can cook along from your own kitchen. Azu...

STATEMENT: THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF HOLLY YASUI – WRITER, EDITOR AND FILMMAKER

2021年11月05日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the death of Holly Yasui, 67, a writer, editor, and documentary filmmaker. She died Oct. 31 in Mexico from complications of COVID-19 and was the youngest daughter of Minoru Yasui, the legendary Japanese American lawyer and civil rights activist. “The Museum is deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Holly Yasui whose film about her father kee...

Kokoro2021—Virtual Craft Show

2021年11月01日 - 2021年11月15日

The 13th Annual Kokoro Craft Show is virtual again this year! Although the pandemic has prevented the in-person Kokoro Craft Show from occurring two years in a row, there will be more than 60 vendors this year, most of whom are new. Shoppers can begin viewing vendor’s products on November 1 for two weeks at the new website, www.kokorocraftshow.com. During this special shopping period, buy products from the vendor...

JACSC 2021 Education Conference

2021年10月29日 - 2021年10月30日

Please join the Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium (JACSC) for the second virtual education conference to be held October 29th-30th, 2021! Save the dates for a special event in person at JANM and virtually anywhere the evening of Friday, October 29th and virtual educational sessions throughout the day on Saturday, October 30th. Founded on the idea that we are stronger together than on our own, JACSC ai...