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Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Taiji Terasaki

2020年06月20日

All members are invited to meet artist Taiji Terasaki before our COVID-19 Community Heroes program at 2 p.m. for a virtual Members Only Meet-and-Greet. Hear more from Terasaki about his process of developing the Transcendients: Heroes at Borders exhibition for JANM and how he is staying creative in this time. This program is FREE for all members, but RSVPs are required at the link, by email to memberevents@janm.or...

JANM Digital Film Festival: Madame Fujima Kansuma

2020年06月19日

FREE Join us as we dive into films produced by the Japanese American National Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center! We will be releasing a selection of films, some for a limited time only. Organize a (virtual) screening party with your friends or family or just get cozy and enjoy the JANM Digital Film Festival from the safety of your own home. We will also have Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and others inv...

Queer Nikkei Stories: Intergenerational Conversations

2020年06月18日

FREE What was it like to be gay and Japanese American decades ago? What is it like now? Okaeri, JANM, and Visual Communications invite you to listen to and participate in conversations with several generations of LGBTQ+ Japanese Americans as they talk about their experiences at the intersections of these identities. Actor and activist George Takei will be in conversation with USC student Justin Kawaguchi...

ONLINE Tea & Letter Writing: summer lovin’

2020年06月10日

FREE During these tea & letter writing sessions, we are taking time to reach out to those we love who are the most vulnerable or isolated in this time. This session we are focusing especially on queer and trans people of color who are currently incarcerated. We will also provide time for creative reflection and letters of self love. Gather with us in the comfort of your own home to share tea and conversation an...

JANM AWARDED TWO CCLPEP EDUCATION GRANTS THAT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF HAYAMI DIARY, CAMP YOUTH CLUBS EXHIBITIONS

2020年06月10日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announced that it is the recipient of two grants from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) that will support the development of exhibitions on the diary and letters of Nisei Stanley Hayami and on the Japanese American youth clubs that were organized in the World War II concentration camps. The Hayami project was awarded $100,00...

JANM STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER

2020年06月03日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum stands with Black communities across the country and we redouble our commitment to opposing racism, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. We will continue to find ways to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about race and an ethical reckoning with the disparities in our society. As we feel the anguish at the murder of George Floyd and the anger at th...

JANM Digital Film Festival: Masters of Modern Design Q&A

2020年05月29日

FREE Hear from the the children of the featured artists in Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience in this second Q&A of the JANM Digital Film Festival! Join Kiku Obata (designer and daughter of Gyo Obata), Mira Nakashima (furniture designer and daughter of George Nakashima), Kenji Fujita (artist and son of S. Neil Fujita), and Addie Lanier (educator and daughter of Ruth Asawa)...

Anti-Asian Racism Past & Present / Our Hopes for the Future

2020年05月28日

FREE During this global pandemic, we hear reports of attacks on Asians and Asian Americans across the country. We are confronted by cycles of blame and fear on those who are perceived to be from China. Asian Americans young and old fear leaving their houses while masked. We also see Asians and Asian Americans speaking out against hate and violence, as well as communities of color rising up with mutual aid effo...

Virtual Open House for Educators

2020年05月26日

FREE Join us for a brief orientation to the education resources available to you digitally through JANM. This quick, 30-minute webinar and Q&A will provide an overview of new and existing educational resources including video tutorials, lessons and curriculum, activities, and more. Connect with the Education Unit, get answers to any questions you have, and learn how JANM can support your work as an educat...

JANM’S ANNUAL OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL SET FOR JANUARY 3, 2016

2015年12月14日

The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for people of all ages to help ring in the Year of the Monkey. Highlights of the day will include demonstrations of the ancient art of candy sculpting, a scavenger hunt, a Curious George-t...