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

    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...

  • LA Day of Remembrance Committee Announces 2026 Day of Remembrance - The Power of Action: Silence Today, Injustice Tomorrow

    Jan 29, 2026

    LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR) Committee announced that the annual Day of Remembrance will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the LA Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple – Nishi Betsuin (815 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012).The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The order authoriz...

  • フィランソロピストのマッケンジー・スコット氏が 全米日系人博物館へ2,000万ドル寄附

    Dec 10, 2025

    全米日系人博物館（JANM）はこのたび、フィランソロピストのマッケンジー・スコット氏より、２度目となる寛大なご寄附を頂戴したことを発表いたします。今回の2,000万ドルのご寄附は、JANMの歴史の中で単独のご寄附として最大のご寄附です。2021年の1,000万ドルの寄附と同様にその使途が限定されておらず、将来に向けて極めて重要なこの時期に、当館が資金の最適な活用方法を自ら判断することを可能にします。「マッケンジー・スコット氏の先見性と寛大さに深く感謝申し上げます。JANMは今、新たでエキサイティングな未来に向けて大きな転換期を迎えています。私たちは、当館のミッションへの強い決意と、コミュニティーから頂戴しているこれまで以上に力強いご支援、2026年に新たな姿で再オープンする博物館への大いなる期待とともに新年を迎えます。2021年の同氏からの1,000万ドルのご寄附によって、当館は改修期間中にも、プログラムを拡充し、コミュニティ...

  • Japanese American National Museum Receives $20 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

    Dec 10, 2025

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to announce that it has received a second transformative gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift of $20 million is the largest single gift in JANM’s history and, like Scott’s donation of $10 million in 2021, is unrestricted, allowing the Museum to determine the best use of the funds at a pivotal moment for its future. “We are extrao...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • JANM to Present the Traveling Exhibition devoted to Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo

    Oct 31, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the national tour of Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, traveling to four venues across the US before its final stop at JANM in late 2026. Curated by Dr. ShiPu Wang, the Coats Family Chair in the Arts and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced, and commissioner of the Smithsonian Natio...