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  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Yosh Nakamura

    Nov 25, 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) mourns the passing of Yosh Nakamura. A steadfast supporter of JANM, he was a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (442nd RCT), an accomplished artist, and treasured educator. Born in Rosemead, Califor...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Nancy Matsui

    Nov 18, 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) mourns the passing of Nancy Matsui, a member of the JANM Board of Governors. After celebrating forty years of service with American Airlines, she retired from her position as the National Account Sales Manage...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Arthur A. Hansen

    Nov 18, 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) mourns the passing of Dr. Arthur A. Hansen. He was professor emeritus of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), and was JANM’s senior historian from 2001 through ...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of George Sugimoto

    Nov 18, 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) mourns the passing of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Sugimoto. Born in Parlier, California, Sugimoto was the youngest of nine children. He and his family were imprisoned at the Gila River concentratio...

  • Fall into Reading with JANM Book Club’s “Monster Maker” on November 15

    Oct 16, 2025

    PSAWHAT:Join author Debbi Michiko Florence and artist Mark Nagata for a special reading of Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata.WHEN:Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.DETAILS: Following the reading will be a conversation with:Maria Kwong, JANM’s Director of Retail Enterprise and curator of Kaiju vs Heroes, the exhibition that first connected the Debbi to Mark.Debbi Michiko Florence, aut...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Names Directors for the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM and the Watase Media Arts Center

    Oct 20, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has appointed James E. Herr as the new director of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM and Tadashi Nakamura as the new director of the Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. Herr brings over twenty years in philanthropic and nonprofit management to his work. Previously, he was a program officer at the Annenberg Foundatio...

  • Perseverance

    Mar 08, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014

    Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World explores the artistry of traditional Japanese tattoos along with its rich history and influence on modern tattoo practices in this groundbreaking photographic exhibition. As Japanese tattoos have moved into the mainstream, the artistry and legacy of Japanese tattooing remain both enigmatic and misunderstood. Often copied by practitioners and aficionados in ...

  • ‘VISIBLE & INVISIBLE’ EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE HISTORY OF HAPA JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

    Mar 22, 2013

    Los Angeles, CA - The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, is set to open its next exhibition, Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, Sunday, April 7 through Sunday, August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components, Visible & Invisible explores the diverse and complex history of the mixed-roots...

  • "We Tell Stories" Performs an Original Japanese American Tale at Japanese American National Museum May 8

    May 08, 1999

    The Japanese American National Museum presents another performance by the talented production troupe We Tell Stories on Saturday, May 8 at 1 p.m. Scheduled for its world premiere performance is the orginal story American Hiro, created by We Tell Stories and inspired by traditional Japanese and American folk tales and the Common Ground exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. This unique event is free wi...

  • Visible & Invisible - Exhibition

    INTRODUCTION More and more people are crossing racial and ethnic lines to create new kinds of families. If the future of America is the multiracial and multiethnic family, Japanese America is already there. U.S. Census data indicates that in the very near future, more than half of all Japanese Americans will be racially or ethnically “mixed” or hapa. From the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the Amer...