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  • JANM Book Club: The Poet and the Silk Girl with Satsuki Ina and Adrian Tomine

    Feb 07, 2026

    Join The Poet and the Silk Girl author Satsuki Ina and acclaimed graphic novelist Adrian Tomine for a conversation about the intergenerational impact of the Japanese American World War II incarceration experience. From the deep trauma of the past to the alarming and familiar turmoil of today’s political moment, they will discuss the power of art and family to foster understanding, healing, community, and societal cha...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo at Monterey Museum of Art

    Feb 05, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026

    TRAVELING EXHIBITIONMonterey Museum of ArtMonterey, CAWeb: montereyart.orgPhone: 831.372.5477 Rediscover the work of three trailblazing women—Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—in Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. This exhibition reveals a broader picture of the American experience through artworks and life stories of three Japanese American women from the pre–World War II gen...

  • Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy

    Jan 23, 2026

    Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts and Glenn Kaino, an acclaimed contemporary artist. Panelists include JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Tha...

  • JANM Announces Four New Board Members

    Jan 21, 2026

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces four new members to its Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. Ford Fujii joined the JANM Board of Trustees and Glenn Kaino, David Ige, and Toshizo “Tom” Watanabe joined the JANM Board of Governo...

  • アンダーカレント（底流）：日本からカリフォルニアへ、共有する歴史をたどって

    Jan 17, 2026

    日本とカリフォルニアの海岸地帯をつなぐ黒潮。その潮の流れをたどると、移民、産業、アートや文化にまたがる相互に関係し合う歴史が浮かび上がってきます。とりわけ、多くが水産業に従事していた和歌山と千葉からの初期の移民は、その仕事を続けることのできたカリフォルニアのモントレーやセントラルコーストを、第二の故郷としました。物理的な距離はあっても、さまざまな形でつながりは続いていったのです。このプログラムでは、研究者、学芸員、映像作家、移民の子孫らが、それらの場所の興味深いつながりを明らかにしていきます。このプログラムは、全米日系人博物館の姉妹館である和歌山県立近代美術館と共催いたします。主催：和歌山移民研究を軸とした国際交流事業実行委員会（和歌山県立近代美術館内）令和7年度文化庁Innovate MUSEUM事業採択事業イメージ・クレジット： ヘンリー・杉本「ポイント・ロボス」（1932-1942年頃）、油絵、18 × 21.5 in.全...

  • Undercurrents: Tracing Shared Histories from Japan to California

    Jan 17, 2026

    Tracing the Kuroshio ocean current, which connects the coastlines of Japan and California, reveals an interconnected history of migration, industry, art and culture. A number of early migrants specifically from Wakayama and Chiba, many of whom came from a fishing background, made Monterey along California’s Central Coast their adopted home as a result of being able to continue with this trade. Despite being thousands...

  • イマジン・リトル東京ショートストーリーコンテスト　応募説明会

    Jan 16, 2026

    「イマジン・リトル東京ショートストーリーコンテスト」を主催するリトル東京歴史協会は、同ショートストーリーコンテスト応募にあたっての質問に答える説明会を開催します。過去の受賞者2名とコンテスト審査員経験者らが、ロサンゼルスの歴史あるリトル東京について簡単に紹介し、コンテストのルールを説明し、参加者の皆さんからの質問に答えます。説明会は英語と日本語の両方で行います。この応募説明会は、第13回イマジンリトル東京ショートストーリーコンテストの一環として行われます。リトル東京歴史協会が主催し、全米日系人博物館のプロジェクト「ディスカバーニッケイ」の協力によって行われる本コンテストでは、リトル東京を舞台としたフィクションを募集しています。投稿の締め切りは、2026年2月28日です。詳しくはリトル東京歴史協会のウェブサイトをご覧ください。さらに詳しく

  • Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Information Session

    Jan 16, 2026

    The Little Tokyo Historical Society will hold an information session to answer your questions about the Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Two past winners and a former contest judge will provide a brief introduction to Los Angeles’s historic Little Tokyo, review the contest rules, and answer any questions you have. The session will be held in both English and Japanese.This information session is held in conju...

  • JANM is Deeply Concerned by the Shooting of Renee Good and Ongoing Escalation of Force in Minneapolis

    Jan 16, 2026

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply concerned and saddened by the ongoing escalation of intimidation tactics and force that led to the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a poet, writer, wife, mother, and US citizen, in Minneapolis,...

  • 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Horse

    Jan 11, 2026

    Celebrate the New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse during the Japanese American National Museum’s 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center! The 2026 festival includes free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for all ages.Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama TaikoCandy sculpture demonstrations by Shan Ichiyanagi (Shan th...