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  • Virtual Educator Open House—JANM Education on the Go

    Feb 13, 2025

    Hear about all the programs and resources available to you and your students while JANM is on the go! As our Pavillion undergoes exciting renovations, learn how you can bring JANM directly into your classroom with a Virtual Visit and with any of our FREE digital resources available through janm.org. Connect with the JANM Education team, get answers to any questions you have, and learn how JANM can support your work a...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns Record Level of Antisemitic Incidents in 2022

    Apr 07, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the rise in antisemitic incidents throughout the US. According to an annual audit by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitic incidents rose by 36% in 2022. The ADL noted that there was a total of 3,697 reported incidents, with 518 cases in California. California is among the top five states with the most cases in the nation. The ADL also no...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns the Murders of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols

    Feb 02, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the heinous murders of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols by the police—part of the systemic racism and discrimination that plagues people of color throughout America. “To deny that systemic racism and discrimination factors into violence at the hands of law enforcement is to deny that racial prejudice shapes their responses. Robbing these young...

  • Author Discussion—Eagles of Heart Mountain with Bradford Pearson

    Nov 20, 2021

    $10 General Admission / FREE for JANM Members Join Bradford Pearson, author of Eagles of Heart Mountain, in conversation with curatorial assistant Erin Aoyama to discuss his new book that explores the complicated connections between football, hope, and resilience in this virtual program. About the Book: In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes...

  • ZÓCALO—Will California Pick the Next President?

    May 15, 2019

    A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" When it comes to picking the country’s presidents, the richest and most populous state hasn’t much mattered. Because their primaries are held earlier and they are swing states in the general election, smaller and colder places—like New Hampshire, I...

  • ZÓCALO—How Does Community Conflict Turn Into Genocide?

    May 02, 2019

    The Ninth Annual Zócalo Book Prize Lecture at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy History often blames genocide solely on murderous demagogues and military campaigns. But more often than not, the forces that unleash ethnic cleansing arise slowly and during peacetime, and stem from seemingly everyday interactions in places that are home to diverse peoples. What sorts of exchanges...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM RECEIVES THREE GRANTS TO SUPPORT TWO NEW PROJECTS

    Aug 30, 2018

    Los Angels, CA—The Japanese American National Museum has recently received three grants, totaling in excess of $515,000, to support two new projects that will culminate in Summer 2020. Almost $488,000 was awarded by the National Park Service through its Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) program and another $30,000 was awarded by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. The money will support ...

  • Stories of Displacement

    Jul 28, 2018

    FREE In conjunction with What We Carried, stories of displacement as experienced by a variety of communities will be shared. Perspectives will include those of recent Iraqi and Syrian refugees and Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. Additional issues we will explore include dehumanization, displacement, resiliency, cross-cultural empathy, overcoming negative stereotypes, and difficulties that communities ...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT ON FREEDOM SUMMER

    Jan 17, 2014

    Los Angeles – On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, (9 am PST) The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will participate in the National Youth Summit on Freedom Summer, an online outreach program organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Coinciding with Digital Learning Day, the event at JANM will link middle and high schools students from across the country in an engaging program centered on...

  • JANM TO UNVEIL ‘SUPERNATURAL’ AT FREE OPENING RECEPTION FEB. 9 FROM 6:30 TO 9 P.M.

    Jan 30, 2013

    As part of its continuing Salon Pop series, the Japanese American National Museum will unveil its newest exhibition, Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters. The exhibition will run from February 9 through March 17, 2013 with an opening reception being planned for February 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. The recept...