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  • Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!

    Sep 23, 2017

    Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is once again offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day Live! event.

  • "Murder on Bamboo Lane" by Naomi Hirahara

    May 24, 2014

    The first in a new series by Naomi Hirahara featuring LAPD bicycle cop Ellie Rush! Bike cop Ellie Rush dreams of becoming a homicide detective, but it’s still a shock when the first dead body she encounters on the job is that of a former college classmate. At the behest of her Aunt Cheryl Toma, the highest-ranking Asian American officer in the LAPD (a source of pride for Ellie’s grandmother, but annoyanc...

  • "Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful" by Yuriko Gamo Romer

    Nov 16, 2013

    This full-length documentary chronicles the life long journey of Keiko Fukuda’s decision to defy thousands of years of tradition, choose her own path, and become judo history’s only woman to attain the pinnacle 10th degree. A live demonstration of “Ju-no-kata”, a signature form of Fukuda-Sensei, will precede the film screening and will be performed by Robin Fernandez and Charmaine Galvez, with narration by Greg Fe...

  • JANM National Conference -- Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

    Jul 04, 2013 - Jul 07, 2013

    July 4-7, 2013 Join us in Seattle, WA for a National Conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Online registration is now available. Check janm.org/conference2013 for information

  • FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER HASEGAWA, DODGER EXEC AKASAKI TO SPEAK JULY 23

    Jul 15, 2011

    Former Japanese and American major league pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa and current Los Angeles Dodger Director of Team Travel Scott Akasaki will both discuss their careers and how they became successful in professional baseball at a free public program set for Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. This program, "How to Succeed in Baseball", is presented by the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin...

  • HELEN YASUDA RECEIVES TANIMURA OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD

    May 26, 2010

    Dedicated volunteer Helen Yasuda was the recipient of the 2009 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award presented by the Japanese American National Museum at its annual Volunteer Recognition event in May. The awards were presented by Museum staff members for volunteer done in 2009. The Tanimura Award is named after Miki Tanimura, one of the National Museum’s strongest supporters in the institution’s formative yea...

  • "Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology"

    May 30, 2009

    FREE! Asian Americans have become a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance, as artists, writers—and fans. But there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: Between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in Secret Identities, top Asian American writers, artists and comics professionals have come together to create 26 original stories centered around Asian America...

  • "Kokomo Joe" by John Christgau

    May 09, 2009

    John Christgau will be signing his book Kokomo Joe, which is about the first Japanese American jockey in the United States. The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. As war with Japan loomed, Yoshio “Kokomo Joe” Kobuki won race after race, stirring passions far beyond merely the envy and antagonism of other jockeys. His is a stor...

  • Unexpected Journeys

    Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America features interviews with individuals whose lives illuminate the astonishing diversity of the Japanese experience in America. From the little known early Yamato colony of Japanese in Florida where Sumi (Fukushima) Hughes’ parents settled to the challenges faced by Hamako (Amano) Schneider, one of the first Japanese war brides to be admitted to the U.S. fol...

  • Dodgers

    From their original roots in Brooklyn to today’s home in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are trailblazers in the world of sports, on and off the field. Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game explored the team’s storied past through four players and a Hall of Fame manager, each of whom made history in his own right: Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Chan Ho Park, Hideo Nomo, and Tommy Lasorda. These video profiles were produce...