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  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Alan Nishio

    Jan 03, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Alan Nishio. A lifelong educator and community activist, Nishio was a prominent voice in efforts to ensure that the Japanese American experience is never forgotten, and a founding leader, board member, and trusted advisor to numerous Little Tokyo organizations. Born in Manzanar concentration camp in 1945, Nishio began his politica...

  • JANM Hosts the Natsumatsuri Family Festival on August 12, 2023

    Jul 27, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. The Museum’s annual summer celebration features free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages. Admission to the Natsumatsuri Family Festival is free. All visitors are requested to register for their free tickets to ensure smo...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND GOVERNORS

    Sep 07, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has named Mark Okada to its Board of Trustees and Kazuo “Kaz” Koshi and W.D. “Denny” Minami to its Board of Governors. Trustees serve for three-year terms; governors serve two-year terms. In both roles, individuals may be re-elected for additional terms. “I’m very pleased that Mark is joining JANM’s Board of Trustees. He brings a wealth of knowledge and ...

  • Contested Histories at The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (San Jose, CA)

    Jul 12, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAY Japanese American Museum of San Jose San Jose, CA 12 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 first books to examine an...

  • Opening Day: "hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project"

    Apr 07, 2018

    In this new exhibition, artist Kip Fulbeck continues his project, begun in 2001, of photographing persons who identify as “Hapa”—of mixed Asian/Pacific Islander descent—as a means of promoting awareness and positive acceptance of multiracial identity. hapa.me pairs the photographs and statements from the groundbreaking 2006 exhibition, kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa, with contemporary portraits of the sa...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND GOVERNORS

    Nov 30, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has added William T. Fujioka and Kenneth S. Hamamura to its Board of Trustees and David Nishida to its Board of Governors. “The individual and collective accomplishments of these three men are beyond admirable,” said Norman Y. Mineta, Chair of the JANM Board of Trustees. “It’s truly a privilege to have each of them bring their expertise and perspectives ...

  • JANM TO PRESENT SPECIAL FREE SCREENING OF STEVE AOKI’S NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM "I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD"

    Aug 31, 2016

    I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, a new documentary on the life of influential DJ, music producer, and record label founder Steve Aoki, will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum on September 27, at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, the screening will be followed by a discussion with Aoki led by Mike Shinoda of Grammy Award-winning rock band Linkin Park. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead was shot over the c...

  • JANM TO LAUNCH IMAGES OF EATON COLLECTION ON FLICKR

    Apr 14, 2016

    The Japanese American National Museum will debut new pre-conservation photography of the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, which it acquired last year, on Flickr on Friday, April 15, 2016. The date coincides with the one-year anniversary of the cancellation of a public auction of the collection. Beginning April 15, the public is invited to visit flickr.com/jamuseum and view images of about 150 artifacts from...

  • 'VANISHED: LOMPOC'S JAPANESE' AUTHOR TO DISCUSS STORY OF FARMING COMMUNITY

    Jun 15, 2011

    Author John V. McReynolds will discuss his book, Vanished: Lompoc’s Japanese: Only Two of 100 Families Returned at a public program at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, June 18, beginning at 2 p.m. During World War II, the U.S. government unconstitutionally forced people of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes and businesses on the West Coast and thousands ended up living in domestic concentrati...

  • Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty - Artists

    40 innovative contemporary artworks inspired by Hello Kitty and her world for the exhibition were created for the exhibition by artists across the United States and in Japan, United Kingdom, and Ireland. APAK • Asuka Satow • Audrey Kawasaki • becca • Ben Venom • Brandi Milne • Buff Monster • Colin Christian • D*Face • Edwin Ushiro • Eimi Takano • Gary Baseman • Hikari Shimoda • Jason Woodside • Jeni Yang ...