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  • JANM Book Club: Monster Maker with Debbi Michiko Florence and Mark Nagata

    Nov 15, 2025

    Join author Debbi Michiko Florence and artist Mark Nagata for a special reading of Debbi’s new book Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata. Then stick around for a conversation with them moderated by Maria Kwong, JANM’s Director of Retail Enterprise and curator of Kaiji vs Heroes, the exhibition that first connected Debbi to Mark!Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata is a biographical accou...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Debbi Michiko Florence and Mark Nagata

    Nov 15, 2025

    Meet author Debbi Michiko Florence and artist Mark Nagata during an exclusive Members Only conversation and pre-event book signing of the new book, Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata.Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata is a biographical account of toy designer, painter, illustrator, and collector Mark Nagata. From a young age, Nagata was a fan of many classic comic book series, movies...

  • FYC Screening for “Third Act” and “We Were the Scenery”

    Nov 02, 2025

    For Your Consideration screening of Third Act and We Were the SceneryBring your friends and family to the For Your Consideration screening of Third Act, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and the short film, We Were the Scenery. Variety calls Third Act “a realistic portrait of America” and “a story of perseverance and how some people make their life’s work stand for more than just a personal ac...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA)

    Oct 10, 2025 - Jan 04, 2026

    TRAVELING EXHIBITIONPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA Web: pafa.orgPhone: 215.972.7600 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–Wor...

  • JANM Condemns Reshaping of Smithsonian Museums to Fit Administration’s Historical Interpretation

    Aug 14, 2025

    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) condemns the Administration’s directive to reshape Smithsonian museums to conform to its prescribed historical interpretation ahead of the US semiquincentennial in 2026. In a letter to Smithsonian Secretary L...

  • JANM Stands in Solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago

    Jul 16, 2025

    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) stands in solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC) in Chicago. The NMPRAC was targeted by Department of Homeland Security agents to intimidate museum staff and visitors ah...

  • JANM Announces Programs for AANHPI Month

    Apr 24, 2025

    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 its roster of programs for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month throughout May 2025. Tickets are available at janm.org/events. Celebrate Discover Nikkei’s twentieth anniversar...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo at Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC)

    Nov 15, 2024 - Aug 17, 2025

    TRAVELING EXHIBITIONSmithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, DCWeb: americanart.si.eduPhone: 202.633.1000 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–Wo...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo at Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Salt Lake City, UT)

    Feb 24, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, UT Web: umfa.utah.edu/pictures-of-belonging Phone: 801.581.7332 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 J...

  • JANM Book Club: Pictures of Belonging with ShiPu Wang

    Nov 26, 2023

    Join Dr. ShiPu Wang, curator of Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo; the Coats Family Chair in the Arts and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced; and commissioner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery for the launch of the new catalog, which accompanies the forthcoming nationally touring exhibition organized by JANM. The exhibition and catalog reveal...