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  • Fighting for Democracy

    Aug 10, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020

    We, the people, shape democracy; I, too, can shape democracy; Those who have struggled for freedom and equality have extended democracy’s reach for all. Fighting for Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We, the People”? is an experimental exhibition based on these fundamental principles. It features seven real people and traces their stories throughout the pre-war, World War II, and post-war periods as examples of th...

  • "At First Light"—Opening Day Discussion

    May 25, 2019

    To commemorate the opening day of the exhibition At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, JANM will host Visual Communications (VC) co-founders and exhibition curators Duane Kubo, Robert Nakamura, and Eddie Wong in a panel discussion about the history of VC and the creation of this show. They will be joined by scholar, author, producer, and JANM Chief Curator Karen Ishizuka, who will moderate th...

  • "Sashiko" and "Boro" Traditions Workshop

    Mar 17, 2019

    SOLD OUT In this one-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, we will be mending and creatively reusing the fabrics of our lives using sashiko stitching to make a cloth that can be used as a scarf, a wall hanging, or used for making some other useful item of your choice. The concepts of mottainai (don’t waste!) and mu kara yuu o umo (out of nothing, something is born) as it relates to boro textiles (tattered and sti...

  • Contested Histories at J-Sei (Emeryville, CA)

    Sep 29, 2018 - Oct 07, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAY J-Sei Emeryville, CA Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Friday: 2 p.m.–5 p.m. and by appointment Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—The Ito Sisters: An American Story

    Jun 16, 2018

    This engaging 2017 documentary from director Antonia Grace Glenn focuses on the experiences of Issei and Nisei women whose voices have largely been excluded from American history. At the heart of the film are three Nisei sisters: Natsuye (Nancy), Haruye (Lillian), and Hideko (Hedy), who were born on a farm in the Sacramento River Delta and whose lives were directly impacted by significant historical events s...

  • Why Is the Modern World So Angry?

    Mar 01, 2018

    American mass shooters. Islamic terrorists. Vengeful nationalists. Racist presidents. Social media misogynists. In today’s world, paranoid hatred—and the wrath of the people who spread it—is inescapable. Where does all the rage come from? Join Zocalo and JANM at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum for a discussion with Panjak Mishra, author of Age of Anger: A History of the Present for a discussion moderated by Gregory R...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM CONDEMNS ALL CALLS FOR MUSLIM INCARCERATION CAMPS

    Jun 08, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA The Japanese American National Museum condemns recent and ongoing rhetoric calling for the mass incarceration of people of the Muslim faith. Citing the unlawful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II as a precedent or justification for the unlawful targeting of Muslims, or any other group, demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of one of the most shameful chapters in United ...

  • "Moving Day"

    Jun 01, 2017 - Aug 11, 2017

    March 23 – August 11, 2017 Daily from sunset to midnight In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, JANM presents Moving Day, an outdoor public art installation. The work consists of a series of projections of the Civilian Exclusion Orders that were publicly posted during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal...

  • "Moving Day"

    May 01, 2017 - Aug 11, 2017

    March 23 – August 11, 2017 Daily from sunset to midnight In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, JANM presents Moving Day, an outdoor public art installation. The work consists of a series of projections of the Civilian Exclusion Orders that were publicly posted during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal...

  • JANM’S 2013 GALA DINNER THEME ‘VISION, VALUES, VOICES’ TO REMEMBER, REFLECT, AND CELEBRATE THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ON APR. 13

    Apr 09, 2013

    Los Angeles, CA - The Japanese American National Museum will welcome close to 1,000 attendees at its 2013 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction & After-Party on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Returning to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, the Dinner theme, Vision, Values, Voices, will highlight how the National Museum has successfully shared the significance and relevancy of the Japanese American experience to...