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  • Civil Liberties in a Time of Fear: The Japanese American Incarceration and the Threat to Muslim Americans

    Oct 27, 2016

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. 6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.: Refreshments and Taiko Drumming Performance 7:30 p.m.–9 p.m.: Panel Discussion The Harvard Law School Association of Los Angeles, the Japanese American National Museum, and the Japanese American Bar Association invite you to join us for a panel discussion. Panelists include: Karen Korema...

  • "A Divided Community: 3 Personal Stories of Resistance" by Momo Yashima

    Jul 21, 2012

    This documentary tells the story of Yosh Kuromiya, Frank Emi, and Mits Koshiyama, who challenged the United States government’s decision to draft Japanese Americans while they and their families were being held in America’s concentration camps. A panel discussion with Professor Emeritus Art Hansen, Attorney Deborah Lim (author of The Lim Report), Yosh Kuromiya, and Momo Yashima will follow the screening. The moderato...

  • Film Screening: "Calling Tokyo: Japanese American Radio Broadcasters of World War II"

    Jul 10, 2010

    Calling Tokyo tells the story of Japanese Americans who participated in the United States and Britain's World War II broadcast campaign to influence the hearts and minds of people in Japan. Some of the radio broadcasters will share their experiences after the screening. This is a story of discovery by a son, (Gary Ono) who learned about what his father did during the war, shortly after the signing of the 1988 Civ...

  • A Reading of "No-No Boy " by Ken Narasaki

    Oct 31, 2009

    Playwright and actor Ken Narasaki adapts John Okada’s story of Ichiro Yamada as he returns home from prison and struggles to come to terms with his decision to not join the U.S. Army. Read "Tackling No No Boy" by Ken Narasaki on DiscoverNikkei.org to learn more about this play >>

  • Summer Film Festival: "Bento to Mixed Plate: Politics of Plate Lunch"

    Jul 02, 2009 - Jul 12, 2009

    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, the National Museum will continuously screen Bento to Mixed Plate: Politics of Plate Lunch. Politics of Plate Lunch is a penetrating yet tender look beneath the “island paradise” stereotype to explore the inter-ethnic and generational complexities of contemporary Hawai‘i. 20 min. This special showing will be screened at the Tera...

  • Fresh Words and Action: "The Abduction of Lady Wen Chi"

    May 22, 2003

    Performing Arts Series Held Every Fourth Thursday Text, lyrics and music by Mimi Seton; additional music by James Peterson The Abduction of Lady Wen Chi is Mimi Seton's imaginative re-working of a Chinese tale of an upper-class girl, educated in Confucianism, but still unworldly, who is violently kidnapped by H'siung Nu nomads at the end of the Han Dynasty. Her journey through 15 years in the desert—from naive gi...

  • Give The Gift Of Wheels To The Japanese American National Museum

    Mar 25, 1998

    Do you have a car that is taking up space or collecting dust in your garage? Before you list it in the Classifieds or call your local towing agency, consider donating your motor vehicle to the Japanese American National Museum! The Museum is seeking tax deductible donations for motor vehicles like cars, vans, trucks, campers/RVs, boats, and even motorcycles! Items not in running condition are acceptable, and we’ll ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Jerome

    1943–1944 The concentration camp at Jerome had no guards in the watchtowers because, unlike most of the other concentration camps, it was surrounded by swamps infested with poisonous snakes. Hoshida’s wife, Tamae, had “voluntarily evacuated” to the mainland with the hope that she could be reunited with her husband. In the middle of winter, two months after the birth of their youngest daughter, Tamae traveled from ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Lordsburg

    1942 Hoshida was sent from Hawai‘i to the mainland by ship in 1942. First he traveled to Fort Sam Houston in Texas where he was encarcerated for a short period of time. From Fort Sam Houston he was sent by train to Lordsburg, New Mexico, a Justice Department camp. The Justice Department camps were made up of men who were labeled suspicious simply because of their leadership in the community. Hoshida was considered...

  • New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, visit our event calendar.