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Upper Level Members and VIP Reception: “A Life in Pieces”

2021年09月10日

Members at the Sustaining level and above are invited to a special reception and brief program celebrating the exhibition A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami with Judy Hayami and members of the Hayami family. By invitation only. Invitations were mailed in mid-August. Masks are required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status, except for children age two and younger.

STATEMENT: Honoring the Memory of September 11 and Renewing a Commitment to Tolerance

2021年09月10日

LOS ANGELES – On this 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the nation will share a collective day to grieve, remember, and continue to heal from this momentous chapter in history. As the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) joins in this solemn national day of remembrance, it also encourages the country to remain committed to democratic ideals of tolerance and diversity. Americans are of many colors a...

Nima Voices: Episode 6—Christine Piper

2021年09月07日

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 series where we uplift our Nima through brief, but enlightening, interviews...

Comedy InvAsian 2.0

2021年08月28日 - 2021年08月29日

$10 General Admission / FREE for Members Comedy InvAsian is a television series and live-taping featuring the nation’s top and most unique Asian American comedians. This season will feature queer Korean-American comedian Aidan Park, up and coming Indian-American comedian Vinayak Pal, rising star Thai-America comedian Eli Nicolas, former Chinese beauty queen Jiaoying Summers, comedian of Cambodian descent who juggl...

Members Only Virtual Conversation: Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece

2021年08月28日

All JANM Members are invited to join in an exclusive Members Only virtual discussion with curator Dr. Kristen Hayashi regarding the development of Mine Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660, a new exhibition about Okubo’s life and art. Special guests to be announced! This program is FREE for all members, but RSVPs are required in advance at the RSVP link, by email to memberevents@janm.org, or phone at 213....

Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece

2021年08月28日 - 2022年03月27日

2021 marks the 75th anniversary of artist Miné Okubo’s graphic memoir, Citizen 13660. When it was first published in 1946, it was groundbreaking. Not only was it the first book-length account on America’s concentration camps from the perspective of a former incarceree, but it was also an early example of a graphic memoir. In Citizen 13660, through a series of nearly 200 illustrations, each accompanied by a caption, M...

Little Tokyo Drift: Nisei Week Car Culture

2021年08月21日

EVENT UPDATE Due to limited in person capacity, we are now only offering virtual attendance. Please email publicprograms@janm.org to be added to the wait list for in person tickets. FREE Little Tokyo Drift brings together veterans of the Nisei Week cruises and organizers of the Showoff to discuss the history and legacy of nikkei car culture in Los Angeles in a conversation moderated by Oliv...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO DISPLAY EATON COLLECTION AS "CONTESTED HISTORIES"

2017年12月20日

Los Angeles, CA—Beginning January 7, 2018, the Japanese American National Museum will display the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, which was saved from the auction block in 2015 through the efforts of various community groups that felt Japanese American history from World War II should not be for sale. Opening day coincides with the museum’s annual Oshogatsu Family Festival, which is free all day from 11 a.m. to 5...

JANM’S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL RINGS IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG

2017年12月12日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 7, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the new year celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free and all ages are welcome to help ring in the Year of the Dog. Highlights of the day will include a Japanese-style lion dance; two m...

Sincerely Miné Okubo

Short biographical film on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist who is best known for her graphic memoir Citizen 13660 (1946), which chronicled her World War II incarceration. This film was produced in conjunction with the 2021 exhibition, Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660. Directed by Yuka Murakami 16 minutes This film is currently being presented at film...