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  • 2018 Day of Remembrance—The Civil Liberties Act of 1988: The Victory and the Unfinished Business

    Feb 17, 2018

    PAY WHAT YOU WISH JANM is proud to present the 2018 Day of Remembrance in partnership with Go For Broke National Education Center, Japanese American Citizens League–Pacific Southwest District, Manzanar Committee, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Nikkei Progressives, OCA–Greater Los Angeles, and Progressive Asian Network for Action (PANA). In addition to marking the 76th anniversary of the signing ...

  • Private Tours of Collections

    Apr 01, 2014

    By appointment only, all month long Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a personalized t...

  • Private Tours of Collections

    Mar 01, 2014

    By appointment only, all month long Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a personalized t...

  • Private Tours of Collections

    Feb 01, 2014

    By appointment only, all month long Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a personalized t...

  • Giant Robot Biennale 3

    Sep 23, 2012 - Jan 20, 2013

    The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection. Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a cr...

  • Community Day of Remembrance

    Feb 20, 2010

    *SPECIAL: Pay what you can! Day of Remembrance 2010 The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, which led to the unconstitutional forced removal of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes on the West Coast and parts of Hawai`i by the U.S. government. A grassroots movement to petition the government for an official apol...

  • ID Film Festival

    Oct 03, 2009

    The second annual ID Film Festival showcases films that challenge and celebrate what it means to be Asian. Free for members; $5 non-members per program. Or you can buy a festival pass for $30. (Unless otherwise noted.) For more information about the festival, go to: www.idfilmfest.org. Final Day of ID Film Festival 12 PM - Lovers on the Road (Directed by Jessey Tsang): US Premier. This film is part of our sp...

  • IRENE HIRANO TO TRANSITION POSITION; AKEMI KIKUMURA YANO NAMED NEW CEO FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Jan 29, 2008

    Irene Y. Hirano, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has announced that she would conclude her tenure in June 2009 after 21 years of service to the institution. Hirano was appointed Executive Director in April 1988 and named President and CEO in 1999. In order to ensure an effective transition and to support the institution’s highest priority, Hirano will continue to serve as President an...

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa

    Jun 08, 2006 - Oct 29, 2006

    ha • pa (ha’pa) adj. slang. of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in asian and/or pacific islander ancestry. n. slang. a person of such ancestry. [der./hawaiian: hapa haole. (half white)] Organized by the Japanese American National Museum, kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by award-winning filmmaker and artist Kip Fulbeck. Originally a derogatory label derived from th...

  • A Mission of Friendship

    Aug 10, 2002

    Three expert panelists provide insight into the grassroots efforts of ordinary citizens to better relations between the U.S. and Japan in 1927. They also reveal efforts to preserve the surviving dolls and continuing relations started 75 years ago. The panel features Michiko Takaoka, director of the Japanese Cultural Center, Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, Spokane, Washington; Rosie Skiles, Friendship Doll Researcher,...