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  • ONLINE Tea & Letter Writing: Letters for Black Lives

    Jul 08, 2020

    FREE During this national uprising for Black liberation, we know part of the struggle happens within our own families or homes. Inspired by the Letters for Black Lives campaign, we will be taking the time to reflect on the anti-Blackness in ourselves, our families, and our communities and writing letters to begin the difficult conversation with those we love about why we must say Black Lives Matter. We will also h...

  • Asian in America

    Jan 23, 2020

    Asian in America is a symbolic exhibition and award-nominated 6-course dining experience that explores the complex narrative of the Asian American identity through food and drink, virtual reality, spoken word, and poetry. The ingredients, cooking techniques, and alternating presentations of poetry and virtual reality recreations (made in Tilt Brush), will take you on a multi-sensory journey through the trials and tri...

  • Contested Histories at the Las Vegas Buddhist Sanga Obon Bon Odori and Bazaar Festival (Las Vegas, NV)

    Aug 04, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAY Las Vegas Buddhist Sanga Obon Bon Odori and Bazaar Festival Las Vegas, NV 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 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 one of the f...

  • Contested Histories at 2018 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage (Powell, WY)

    Jul 27, 2018 - Jul 28, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAYFriday: 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; workshop: 2:30 p.m.Taggart Rooms, Holiday Inn1701 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414 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 one of the first...

  • "Moving Day"

    Apr 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...

  • ‘TRANSFORMING A FORGOTTEN STORY’ THEME FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM'S 2012 ANNUAL DINNER ON MAY 5

    Dec 21, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum announced that its theme for its 2012 Annual Gala Dinner will be "Transforming a Forgotten Story", highlighting the evolution of the Japanese American World War II story from being forgotten to being shared internationally. Ceremonies are set for Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at L.A. LIVE and will include the presentation of the Museum’s Distinguished Medal of...

  • Member Exchange Weekend with the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, California

    Jun 23, 2002

    For Members Only! For more information call 213.830.5656

  • Member Exchange Weekend with the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, California

    Jun 22, 2002

    For Members Only! For more information call 213.830.5656

  • Member Exchange Weekend with the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California

    May 19, 2002

    For Members Only! For more information call 213.830.5656

  • Member Exchange Weekend with the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California

    May 18, 2002

    For Members Only! For more information call 213.830.5656