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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Naomi Hirahara

    Aug 07, 2021

    All members are invited to this exclusive virtual conversation and Q&A with Naomi Hirahara, author of Clark and Division. Set in 1944 Chicago, Clark and Division is the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister’s death, bringing to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II. Naomi Hirahara is an Edgar Awar...

  • ZÓCALO—Are American Presidents Above the Law?

    Mar 06, 2019

    A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" The Mueller report promises to clarify what happened in the 2016 election and its aftermath. But that document may only add to the confusion over a broader question: What does it take to fire an American president? In recent months, critics of Donald T...

  • Perseverance at Canterbury Museum (Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND)

    May 20, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Canterbury Museum Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition that explores the master craftsmanship of traditional Japanese tattoos and their enduring influence on modern tattoo practices. Even as Japanese-style tattooing has moved into the mainstream, it remains an enigmatic and misunderstood ...

  • JANM Free Family Days: Okinawan Traditions

    Jul 11, 2015

    FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with the opening of Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i, join us for a day of performances, crafts, and activities celebrating Okinawan culture. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Okinawan Shiisaa: Resembling a cross between a dog and a lion, the shiisaa is a mythical beast believed to have the power to ward off evil. Statues of shiisaa are often seen in front of buildin...

  • Asian Americans in the Media

    Oct 16, 2013

    FREE - Pre-registration required Click here to register Despite breakthroughs in casting and writing for characters and actors of color, biased images and portrayals still exist that perpetuate negative stereotypes. A panel of leading actors and critics examine the images of Asians in film and on TV. Q&A to follow. Panelist Biographies: David Ono Emmy award winning journalist, Ono is co-anchor of ABC7 Eyew...

  • "The House on Lemon Street: Japanese Pioneers and the American Dream" by Mark Howland Rawitsch

    Aug 03, 2013

    In The House on Lemon Street, historian Mark Rawitsch tells the story of California’s Harada family and their National Historic Landmark house on Lemon Street in Riverside. In 1915 Issei immigrant father Jukichi Harada bought the house in the names of his three youngest children, who were American-born citizens. Neighbors protested because of the family’s Japanese ancestry, the State of California filed suit to ous...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 3

    Dec 12, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum will celebrate its 25th anniversary since its incorporation in 1985 with a series of events in 2010, beginning with its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival set for Sunday, January 3, 2010, from 11 to 5 p.m. Admission to the National Museum is free that day and open to the public. Among the activities set will be two taiko (Japanese drumming) groups performing, a hands-on drum cir...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM FETES PAVILION DONORS, FORMER CEO IRENE HIRANO AT ANNUAL DINNER

    May 19, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum honored a group of its donors who contributed to the construction of its Pavilion and its former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Irene Hirano who retired after 20 years at its 2009 Annual Gala Dinner, "The Pavilion: Home, Community, History—Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy", held on Saturday, April 25, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Over 1,000 att...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM TO BEGIN 2009 WITH OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL JANUARY 4

    Dec 24, 2008

    The Japanese American National Museum will kick off 2009 with its annual Oshogatsu (New Year’s) Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2009, at its facility at 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo. This event is free and open to the public. Highlighting the day’s activities will be the appearance of Kodama Taiko, who will perform their annual mochitsuki (pounding of sweet rice) ceremony at 1 ...

  • AUTHOR OPPENHEIM TO DISCUSS BOOK, 'STANLEY HAYAMI, NISEI SON' NOV. 15

    Nov 07, 2008

    Author Joanne Oppenheim will discuss her latest book, Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son, featuring the contents of Hayami’s 96-page diary he kept from 1941 to 1944 at a special public program set for Saturday, November 15, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Hayami’s diary is preserved in the collection of the National Museum. It has been made more accessible through the National ...