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  • JANM Supports Legislation to Recognize Civil Rights Activist Fred Korematsu

    Mar 06, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) supports efforts to recognize civil rights activist Fred Korematsu with the reintroduction of legislation for the Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act, which would posthumously award a Congressional Go...

  • The Enduring Power of Oral History Public Program is on November 4, 2023

    Nov 02, 2023

    Media Advisory WHAT: Japanese American scholar and oral historian Arthur A. Hansen is guest of honor during an afternoon of reminiscences and oral histories from fellow scholars and friends. WHEN: Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. DETAILS: This special event will feature: Arthur A. Hansen, professor emeritus of History at California State University Fullerton, past di...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of the Museum’s Honorary Board of Governors Member Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura

    Dec 12, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, a recipient of the US Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award for valor. Miyamura was a member of the Museum’s Honorary Board of Governors. He passed away at his home in Phoenix, Arizona on November 29, 2022. He was ninety-seven years old. Miyamura was born on October 26, 192...

  • Norman Y. Mineta Celebration of Life

    Jun 25, 2022

    FREE The Japanese American National Museum invites you to celebrate the extraordinary life of Norman Y. Mineta, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, on Saturday, June 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT. JANM valued Secretary Mineta for his leadership and the wealth of contributions he made to the advancement of equality, justice, and liberty for all. Join us as we honor his exceptional life and legacy and his deep...

  • Celebration of Life for Secretary Norman Y. Mineta June 25 at LA’s Japanese American National Museum

    Jun 21, 2022

    WHAT: A celebration of the extraordinary life of U.S. Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, chair of the board of trustees at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Secretary Mineta died May 3 at age 90. Read JANM’s statement on his legacy and passing. WHO: Local, national and international guests will gather at JANM to celebrate and remember Secretary Mineta, who was imprisoned at the Heart Mountain concent...

  • PHOTO EXHIBITION AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM DEPICTS TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY

    Oct 25, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, going on view at the Japanese American National Museum on November 17, 2018, presents large-format contemporary photos taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Paul Kitagaki Jr. next to images shot 75 years ago by such noted photographers as Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and others. Each pairing features the same individuals or their direct descendants as ...

  • KOKORO CRAFT BOUTIQUE SET FOR OCTOBER 7 AT JANM

    Sep 04, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The tenth annual Kokoro Craft Boutique, organized by volunteers at the Japanese American National Museum, will take place at the museum on Sunday, October 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Yuujou Daiko, a taiko performance group based in South San Gabriel, performing at 1 p.m. Admission to the boutique is free. Kokoro Craft Boutique will feature more than 50 vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fab...

  • IT’S "KAIJU VS HEROES" AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM!

    Aug 22, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—Hundreds of contemporary and vintage Japanese vinyl toys will take up residence at the Japanese American National Museum beginning September 15, 2018, installed as part of Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys, a new exhibition that will be on view through March 24, 2019. The kaiju and heroes to be featured represent but a fraction of toy designer Mark Nagata’s coll...

  • THE BOYLE HEIGHTS PROJECT EXPLORES THE RICH CULTURAL HISTORY OF THIS SIGNIFICANT LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, MUSIC AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

    Aug 01, 2002

    LOS ANGELES, CA—A major project exploring issues of multiculturalism and community building, in one of the most significant neighborhoods in the history of Los Angeles, culminates with the opening of a major new exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum on September 8, 2002. The Boyle Heights Project is a multi-year collaboration that has researched and documented the diverse histories and experiences of a ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Resources

    Bibliography The following books were used as sources in the development of this site. Hazama, Dorothy Ochia and Jane Okamaoto Komeiji, Okage Sama De: The Japanese in Hawaii. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1986 Kimura, Yukiko, Issei: Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii. Honolulu: University Of Hawaii Press, 1988 Higa, Karin M., The View from Within. Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, 1994 Lueras, Leona...