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  • Returning to California: Post-Camp Stories

    Jun 29, 2019

    Regarded as “worse than camp” by many Nikkei, the immediate post-incarceration period is often overlooked in Japanese American history. The war had ended but returning families faced continued hostility and backlash coupled with very difficult housing and job markets. Join JANM’s Collection Manager Kristen Hayashi and Densho Content Director Brian Niiya as they discuss aspects of this time period. Hayashi...

  • Food, Identity, and Culture in Los Angeles

    May 18, 2019

    FREE How much can we learn about people different from ourselves from interactions in their restaurants, bakeries, and markets? Are we changed by the experiences we have when dining out? Does Los Angeles have its own distinctive food culture, and if so how is it changing? This program will explore how diverse cultures in Los Angeles have shaped its food and informed the city’s culinary landscape. Panelis...

  • Members Only—Intersecting Identities: LGBTQ Focus

    May 13, 2017

    JANM presents a new series of panel discussions designed to break down barriers to social understanding. In conjunction with New Frontiers, today’s panel features three members of the LGBTQ community who will share their personal experiences and perspectives. Moderated by Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks, Assistant Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies, Loyola Marymount University. Space is limited; RSVP by M...

  • Perseverance at The Japan Foundation, Sydney (Chippendale, AUSTRALIA)

    Sep 28, 2016 - Nov 12, 2016

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION The Japan Foundation, Sydney Chippendale, AUSTRALIA 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 misund...

  • Film Screening and Panel Discussion—"The Empty Chair"

    Apr 02, 2016

    In 1942, Alaska native John Tanaka was going to be the valedictorian of his high school graduating class, but was scheduled to be incarcerated by the U.S. government before the ceremony could take place. In response, the Juneau school board voted to hold a special early graduation ceremony for him. When the official ceremony was held for the class of ’42, they set aside an empty chair on the platform to acknowledge...

  • InSight: LAB Writers Group Presents: "Why No Mouth?"

    May 26, 2015

    FREE This group of Asian American theater writers led by traci kato-kiriyama presents Why No Mouth?, a reading and discussion of Hello Kitty–inspired writings produced in their monthly workshop. The works are geared toward theater and look at themes of consumerism, relationships, and need. Members of the group, who experiment with writing in live time and through an Asian-American lens, have included Greg Watan...

  • DODGERS AND JAPANESE TATTOO EXHIBITIONS TO CLOSE AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Sep 08, 2014

    Two popular exhibitions are set to close this Sunday (September 14) at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game and Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World have been on view since March; Perseverance set museum records during its opening weekend. Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game explores the team’s storied past through four players and a...

  • JANM’S TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY CELEBRATES POP CULTURE

    Oct 31, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum continues the popular ongoing series, Target Free Family Saturdays on Saturday, November 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. JANM will celebrate Pop Culture in conjunction with its current exhibition, Giant Robot Biennale 3, and include a watercolor workshop with GRB3 artist, Rob Sato. The event is free and open to the public. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays ...

  • Remembering Michi Weglyn and Walter Weglyn

    Jan 31, 2009

    In honor of the 10th anniversary of the passing of Michi Nishiura Weglyn, a panel of distinguished educators, friends, artists and biographers will come together to remember and share memories of both Michi and Walter Weglyn. Phil Nash, Esp., Writer, lawyer, professor, and close friend of Michi Weglyn Dr. Bob Suzuki, President emeritus Cal Poly Pomona Sharon Yamato, Writer, biographer, and filmmaker Nancy Kapi...

  • The Japanese American Political Experience: Past, Present, Future

    Jul 23, 2008

    Join the Symposium at the Japan Information and Cultural Center in Washington D.C. for a special presentation by Dr. Mitch Maki. Reception to follow. Presented by The Japanese American Network of Greater Washington (JANOGW), the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C. (JCAW) and facilitated by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Dr. Maki will discuss the Japanese American political experie...