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  • JANM’s Discover Nikkei Project Seeks Stories About Names for Nikkei Chronicles 13

    Jun 03, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, announces the 13th edition of its Nikkei Chronicles special series, an annual, themed open call for writings. This year’s theme, Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?, calls for stories, essays, and vignettes that explore t...

  • JANM to Host Wakayama Sister Museum Ceremony on May 22

    May 15, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a signing ceremony on May 22, 2024 to commemorate its new sister museum affiliation with the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (MOMAW). MOMAW is one of Japan’s leading art museums and is the fifth oldest modern art museum in Japan. MOMAW has continuously conducted research on prewar Japanese artists from Wakayama who settled in the US and has b...

  • "Becoming American? The Art and Identity Crisis of Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Shipu Wang

    Sep 24, 2011

    "A few short days has changed my status in this country, although I myself have not changed at all." On December 8, 1941, artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) awoke to find himself branded an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government in the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The historical crisis forced Kuniyoshi, an émigré Japanese with a distinguished career in American art, to rethink his pictorial strategie...

  • Summer Film Festival: "Harsh Canvas: The Art and Life of Henry Sugimoto"

    Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009

    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, the National Museum will continuously screen Harsh Canvas: The Art and Life of Henry Sugimoto. From Japan to California, on to Paris, then to concentration camps in Arkansas that transformed his art forever and finally to New York, Henry Sugimoto (1900-1990) pursued what he called, “the path of an artist.” Sugimoto’s recently translat...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

    Jun 19, 2008

    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) exposes the armed confrontation between Mohawks and Canadian government during the 1990 standoff in Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec. Her portrait of the resistance focuses on the human dimension of the conflict, exploring their conviction and communal spirit that enabled them to stand firm. Music by Jamie Coon (Creek/Seminole) to open the ...

  • Opening of the exhibition "Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden"

    Jun 17, 2007

    Gardens were among the first forms of Japanese culture to gain popularity in the United States. Since their introduction to the American public at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Japanese-style gardens have proliferated across the country. Landscaping America reveals the personal stories, historical journeys, communities, and creativity that underlie the surface of the "Japanese garden." This multi...

  • 7th Annual Courtyard Kids Family Festival—Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop

    Aug 13, 2005

    The National Museum celebrates the long-awaited return of our favorite kaeru at the Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop. All Courtyard Kids and their family and friends are invited to a day of whimsical workshops, dynamic storytelling, and lively music and dance. This year's festival's concert begins with a ceremony welcoming new Courtyard Kids at 4:00 p.m., followed by a concert showcasing youth performing ar...

  • Japanese American National Museum’s History of Collaborations, Breakthroughs, Compiled Into New Book, “Common Ground”

    May 15, 2005

    The Japanese American National Museum, which was incorporated as an institution 20 years ago, has compiled a group of essays on its history, major projects and collaborations into a book, Common Ground: The Japanese American National Museum and the Culture of Collaborations. In 1985, the National Museum had no permanent site nor endowment and only one employee. Thanks to a partnership between a group of Little Tok...

  • Members Only: Free admission to Autry Museum of Western Heritage

    Aug 12, 2000

    Free admission to the Autry Museum of Western Heritage to celebrate the opening of On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience. A painting from the Japanese American National Museum’s collection by issei artist Hideo Date will be on display in the exhibition. Show your Japanese American National Museum membership card for free admission and members ticket price on public programs. The Autry Museum is located i...

  • Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - 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, check out our Events Calendar.