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JANM Decries Historical Erasure at Manzanar, Minidoka, and other National Parks
Jun 18, 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) denounces the signs at the Manzanar and Minidoka National Historic Sites, as well as at the national historic sites and parks, that encourage guests to report any information that is deemed critical of Americ...
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The Ireichō at the Washington, DC 2025 Day of Remembrance
Feb 18, 2025
Join JANM in Washington D.C. for a partnership Day of Remembrance (DOR) program with the National Archives, the National Archives Foundation, The Irei Project, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and the Japanese American Citizens League about The Ireichō, Book of Names, and the launch of its national tour.Moderated by Dr. Colleen Shogan of the National Archives, the program features panelists ...
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JANM Mourns the Passing of Dr. Keith Terasaki
Jan 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Dr. Keith Terasaki, a longtime supporter of JANM and many other educational and cultural institutions. A graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Terasaki trained at the Los Angeles County Hospital and Stanford University. His distinguished career in medicine included work as an Interventional Radiologist at the K...
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JANM’s Democracy Center Launches Inaugural Irene Hirano Inouye Distinguished Lecture January 31
Dec 25, 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the inaugural Irene Hirano Inouye Distinguished Lecture with guest speaker Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, on Friday, January 31, 2025, at JANM’s Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center). Secretary Bunch will speak in conversation with Lisa Sasaki, Deputy Under Secret...
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JANM Announces the Inaugural Class of the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship
Jun 24, 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the inaugural class of the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship. With generous support from Toshizo “Tom” Watanabe, this fellowship builds the knowledge and expertise of future Japanese leaders working across multiple sectors, promotes global democracy, and strengthens ties between Japan and the US. The 2024 recipients are Yuta Iwakawa, Hiromit...
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Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—Resources
Explore additional JANM resources about Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. We will be adding more, so please keep checking back!
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Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—Press
Press For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Image Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)
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What We Carried - Artist’s Statement
In 2007, I began interviewing returning soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. I expected to hear chest thumping and Fox News-like talking points like “We are fighting them over there so we don’t have to fight them over here.” I heard none of that from the soldiers. I heard profound remorse and anger about their participation in U.S. interventions in the Middle East. Many of the vets have become radicals and an...
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History
Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i began in 1868—more than 140 years ago. From Tokyo and Yokohama, seekers of fortune and adventure responded eagerly to the recruiters sent by the sugar industry in Hawai‘i who promised a wage of four dollars a month, plus food, lodging and medical expenses, with boat passage to the Islands and back after the fulfillment of three-year contracts. In reality, those who came to the Is...