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  • Contested Histories: Whispers from the Past

    Dec 14, 2024

    Discover the process of creating Contested Histories and uncovering the stories behind the objects with the exhibition’s curator and the Museum’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Art Director, Clement Hanami, and project coordinator, Dina Furumoto. The project traveled over 400 objects from the controversial Allen Hendershott Eaton collection across the US. Hanami and Furumoto will show behind-the-scenes videos and ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Richard Riordan

    Apr 26, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. He helped JANM secure the Historic Building as the site for the Museum, approved decisions to help move the dream of the Central Avenue Art Park project near JANM forward, and attended the opening of the Pavilion featuring the theme Celebrating the American Experience on January 22, 1...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Trustee Thomas Masami Yuki

    Jan 23, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of Thomas Masami “Tom” Yuki, a member of the Museum’s Board of Trustees. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 10, 2022. He was eighty-seven years old. Tom Yuki was born on June 29, 1935, in Salinas, California, to Takeo and Miyoko Yuki. His grandfather emigrated from the town of Kaita in Hiroshima, Japan,...

  • The Japanese American National Museum and Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network Present a Program on the Legacy of Former Curator, Karin Higa

    Oct 28, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network (AAPIAN) present Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. PDT in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. This free in-person and virtual program is the first in a two-part series that highlights the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Hig...

  • Outdoor Screening—City of Ghosts

    Oct 22, 2021

    FREE Join us for a special, family friendly outdoor screening of City of Ghosts! A conversation with creator Elizabeth Ito, director and writer Ako Castuera, and episode stars Atomic Nancy, Zen Sekizawa, Honor Calderon, Tina Calderon, and Jessa Calderon telling stories related to their histories and their communities will be held before the screening. About the Show: Featuring a charming blend of animated ch...

  • Upper Level Members and VIP Reception: “A Life in Pieces”

    Sep 10, 2021

    Members at the Sustaining level and above are invited to a special reception and brief program celebrating the exhibition A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami with Judy Hayami and members of the Hayami family. By invitation only. Invitations were mailed in mid-August. Masks are required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status, except for children age two and younger.

  • JANM’S MAY FREE FAMILY DAY EXPLORES IDENTITY AND HERITAGE

    Apr 24, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum will be a fun and thoughtful place to explore themes of identity and personal heritage during its JANM Free Family Day on May 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the museum, its exhibitions, and its “Identity, My-dentity’ Family Day activities—including crafts, storytelling, a poetry workshop, and an improv performance—will be free. All ages are welcome. “I...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES HONOREES FOR 2018 GALA DINNER

    Jan 25, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction on April 21, 2018, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles. The evening’s theme will be Service to Democracy and the honorees will be Senator Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii and political activist Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga. Both women will receive the museum’s Award of Excellence. “Senator Hirono and Aik...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO DISPLAY EATON COLLECTION AS "CONTESTED HISTORIES"

    Dec 20, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—Beginning January 7, 2018, the Japanese American National Museum will display the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, which was saved from the auction block in 2015 through the efforts of various community groups that felt Japanese American history from World War II should not be for sale. Opening day coincides with the museum’s annual Oshogatsu Family Festival, which is free all day from 11 a.m. to 5...

  • NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORING JAPANESE LATINO AND LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS TO OPEN AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Aug 24, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, a new exhibition opening at the Japanese American National Museum on September 17, will examine the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. The exhibition will show how ethni...