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  • 2021 Gala & Auction: Reunited

    May 01, 2021

    Join Us at Reunited—the 2021 Gala & Auction! Celebrate JANM at a joyous evening of song, music, and special guests. This year, be Reunited with friends at our COVID-safe, virtual Gala & Auction—and support our largest annual fundraiser. The announcement of the winner of the 2021 Lexus Opportunity Drawing will also be online. Bid on unique items reflecting diverse Asian culture. New for our 2021 Gala is a video ...

  • Play—"Little Women (A Multicultural Transposition)" by Velina Hasu Houston

    Dec 15, 2018

    Inspired by the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Velina Hasu Houston’s play Little Women (A Multicultural Transposition) follows the Mayeda sisters as they move from an incarceration camp to an uncertain, changing future for Asian Americans. Told from the perspective of Josephine Mayeda, the second oldest daughter of Marmee Chang Mayeda and Makoto Mayeda, we follow her journey from adolescent dreamer ...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM APPOINTS KAREN ISHIZUKA CHIEF CURATOR

    Jun 06, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has announced the appointment of Karen L. Ishizuka to the position of Chief Curator. Ishizuka’s charge is to develop and chair a national Scholarly Advisory Council to help shape the museum’s curatorial direction and intellectual agenda. Ishizuka was previously on staff at the museum as media producer, curator, and director ...

  • Giant Robot Biennale 4

    Oct 11, 2015 - Jan 24, 2016

    Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture, was launched in 1994 as a hand-assembled zine and quickly grew into a worldwide empire. At its height, Giant Robot included a glossy magazine, a retail website, several brick-and-mortar stores, and even a themed restaurant. More than two decades after its founding, Giant Robot continues to be regarded as a highly influential brand encompassing many aspe...

  • Members Only Conversation with Sus Ito

    Jul 12, 2015

    Now 95 years old, Susumu "Sus" Ito, PhD and emeritus professor at Harvard Medical School, was a member of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Smuggling a camera with him on his tour of duty, he took the breathtaking photographs on display in Before They Were Heroes, capturing the day-to-day lives of a group of young Japanese American soldiers. Dr. Ito’s...

  • MUSEUM TO PRESENT HIGHEST HONOR TO FORMER SECRETARY NORMAN MINETA

    Apr 27, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum will present former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta with the institution’s Distinguished Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement and Public Service at its 2012 Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction set for Saturday, May 5, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at LA LIVE. The dinner’s theme is "Transforming a Forgotten Story", highlighting the evolution of the Japanese American...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM NAMES G.W. KIMURA AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Jan 20, 2012

    The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announced today the hiring of G.W. (Greg) Kimura, Ph.D., as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment concludes an extensive national search begun last August. "Dr. Kimura brings a unique set of leadership skills, intellect and experience to the CEO position along with his unbridled passion for the Museum’s mission," explained Gordon Yamate, Cha...

  • MIXED ROOTS FESTIVAL TO PRESENT LOVING DAY PRIZE TO PLAYWRIGHT HOUSTON, SCHOLAR SPICKARD JUNE 11

    Jun 10, 2011

    The 4th Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, a free public event targeting the growing population of multi-racial, multicultural individuals and families, is set for June 11 and 12 at the Japanese American National Museum with a full schedule of film screenings, workshops, readings and live performances, highlighted by the largest West Coast party marking Loving Day, the anniversary of the Supreme Court decis...

  • Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i—The Art of Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Momohara - Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)

  • Tokio Story

    An experiment in how a memory is remembered, of a floral shop once owned by Japanese Americans Frank and Sumi Kozawa in Silverlake, Los Angeles. With the style of 1920s LA architecture, the building and landscape of Tokio Florist was characteristic to its time, not only in design but also the Japanese American community, who have contributed significantly to the floricultural history of Southern California. While the...