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  • JANM Sets the Record Straight About Comparisons Between the Treatment Received by January 6 Rioters and World War II Japanese American Incarcerees

    Oct 18, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the former President’s comparison of the treatment received by Japanese American incarcerees during World War II to those involved in the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. The comparison was meant to support the former President’s claim that they were unfairly treated by the federal justice system.“We must set the record straight: This is an eg...

  • Over 45 New Collections Debut on JANM’s Website

    Jun 25, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA –The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces that over forty-five collections from the Museum’s permanent collection are digitized and available at janm.org. The work is made possible by grants from the National Park Service’s Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), the Institute Museum Library Services (IMLS) and th...

  • THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA’S PLAN TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WWII

    Feb 18, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum supports the legislation brought forth by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi for California to officially offer an apology for the state’s role in aiding the US government’s policy and condemning actions that helped fan anti-Japanese discrimination. The exclusion, forced removal, and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is considered one of the most at...

  • Statement Regarding Recent Remarks about the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II

    Dec 15, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum believes that our nation’s Constitution demands that the civil liberties of all people be preserved. History reminds us that as a nation we must not target any one group—be it racial, ethnic, religious, or based on any other single criteria—and deprive those in the group of freedom and human rights. We strongly caution against rhetoric that purposely provokes unfounded fear of ...

  • "Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America"

    Nov 02, 2013

    FREE! For the past year and a half, the NITTO TIRES Video Life History Project has captured previously unrecorded stories that reveal the striking diversity of the Japanese experience in America. This screening will present highlights of recent video interviews conducted with Kibei, Nisei, and post World War II Issei whose stories offer fresh perspectives on Japanese America. Sponsored by NITTO TIRE U.S.A. I...

  • 'YEAR OF THE DRAGON' THEME FOR MUSEUM'S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

    Dec 30, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum’s 2012 Oshogatsu Family Festival is set with the theme, "Year of the Dragon", for Sunday, January 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Little Tokyo. The event, which is free and open to the public, features hands-on arts and crafts activities, food demonstrations and tastings and taiko performances. In Japanese culture, the Asian zodiac consists of 12-year cycles, with each year in th...

  • Screening of "Farewell to Manzanar"

    Oct 23, 2011

    In 1976, the TV film “Farewell to Manzanar,” based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, was broadcast on NBC. Rarely seen since, the film will be screened and, for the first time ever, DVD copies will be available through the Museum Store. Join Director John Korty for a Q&A following the screening. $25 Members; $30 non-members, includes admission and a complimentary copy of the DVD. Read about th...

  • Summer Film Festival: "Eyewitness: Stan Honda - Reflections of a Photojournalist"

    Jun 04, 2009 - Jun 14, 2009

    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, the National Museum will continuously screen Eyewitness: Stan Honda - Reflections of a Photojournalist. Following the devastation of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, photojournalist Stan Honda's extraordinary images of dazed, dust-enveloped victims riveted the public's attention to the covers and pages of national maga...

  • For Alice with Love: Celebrating the Music of Alice Coltrane

    Aug 09, 2007

    The Coltrane name is synonymous with deeply creative, passion-filled modern music. This special evening is a tribute to the legacy of the family matriarch, the late Alice Coltrane (1937-2007), whose approach to the piano was nothing short of genius. Performers include her beloved Ashram Community Choir and The Universal Consciousness Orchestra featuring vocalist Dwight Trible. The concert will also include a set by M...

  • Bird Pins: The Creative Legacy of Camp

    Feb 19, 2005

    Allowed to bring only what they could carry during World War II, Japanese American inmates looked for ways to occupy their time by creating items such as bird pins. Learn the fascinating story behind the pins and design your own out of various art materials.