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  • STATEMENT: THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM IS HONORED TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS-LA FOR PAVILION DESIGNED BY GYO OBATA OF HOK

    Oct 29, 2021

    LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is honored to receive the Twenty-Five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIALA) for the Pavilion designed by famed architect Gyo Obata of HOK, a global design and architecture firm. AIALA described its Twenty-Five Year Award as recognition bestowed upon an architectural design of “enduring significance” for a project “that ha...

  • THE 13th ANNUAL KOKORO CRAFT SHOW IS NOV. 1-15 ONLINE BOUTIQUE ORGANIZED BY VOLUNTEERS FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Oct 25, 2021

    LOS ANGELES - The annual Kokoro Craft Show is back for 2021 as an online boutique for the second year. The event will feature more than 60 vendors selling a wide range of items. “Year after year, our dedicated Kokoro volunteers work long hours to organize this craft show to assist JANM. Their enthusiasm and can-do spirit – even through the pandemic – is a wonderful demonstration of their support and commitment,” s...

  • Two-Day Jewelry Workshop: The Wonderful World of "Washi"

    May 18, 2019 - May 19, 2019

    Saturday–Sunday, May 18–19 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade decorative paper that dates back to the seventh century. Unlike machine-made paper from wood pulp, washi is made from the inner bark of plants such as mulberry, bamboo, and wisteria, and hemp. The intertwining of fibers results in a paper that is strong, durable, washable, and acid-free. Its thin, smooth, soft surface can b...

  • Camera in Camp: Bill Manbo's Photographs of Heart Mountain

    Aug 30, 2014

    Historian Jasmine Alinder will give a lecture on photography and Japanese American incarceration that will feature the work of Bill Manbo who was imprisoned in Heart Mountain. Alinder will place Manbo's rare color photographs in the context of work by other famous photographers of that time including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Carl Iwasaki. Alinder is author of Moving Images: Photography and ...

  • Breaking Silences: Uncovering Memories of Japanese American Imprisonment

    Mar 15, 2014

    In this intergenerational reading, Sansei poet and editor, Brian Komei Dempster, will discuss his community-based writing projects and anthologies, in which Japanese Americans—mostly Nisei—tell their stories of wartime incarceration and post-war resettlement. Dempster will also read poems from his debut collection, Topaz, which looks at the legacy of the camp experience and its impact on younger generations. Joini...

  • PANEL OF JOURNALISTS TO DISCUSS NIKKEI NEWSPAPERS' FUTURE ON APRIL 2

    Mar 19, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum is partnering with four publications to present "From Newsprint to New Media: The Evolving Role of Nikkei Newspapers", a public program about the changing situation of Japanese American vernaculars on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Presented as part of the National Museum’s Discover Nikkei series, the program will celebrate the history, discuss...

  • A Special Screening of Mamo's Weeds

    Aug 25, 2007

    Produced by the National Museum's Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, Mamo's Weeds is about Mamo Ikeda, a Kibei gardener, besieged with a destructive weed epidemic and a series of strange phone calls. In his search for answers -- from the Southern California Gardeners' Federation to a retro Little Tokyo chop suey house to the lawns of Japanese American neighborhoods -- Mamo finds that the weeds are keys to both his pa...

  • Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Spoken Word Program

    Aug 09, 2005

    The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will forever remain an object of deep reflection. To mark the 60th anniversary of those fateful days, the National Museum's Art Director, Clement Hanami, installs his stirring work, Fat Man/Little Boy in the Aratani Central Hall. The day will end with spoken word performances and messages of peace.

  • LOGISTICS—2022 NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

    Lodging, transportation, and dining information for participants in “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for teachers.

  • History Unpacked—Information

    Expand multicultural awareness in your organization See below for details, how to book a session, pre- and post-session resources, and frequently asked questions. Details Availability: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Time Calendar of Available Dates Length: Standard: 60 minutes If optional first-person perspective add-on is booked: 80 minutes No scheduled breaks ...