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  • JANM Announces October 2024 Programs

    Sep 24, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces its schedule of October 2024 programs. Tickets are $16 ($9 for seniors and students, free for JANM Members) unless otherwise noted and will be available at janm.org/events. Upcoming dates for public programs and events are:Tuesday, October 1, 2024Breakfast and Ballots9 a.m.–10:30 a.m.FreeDo you have questions about the election? How does Prop 5 ...

  • STATEMENT: JANM MOURNS THE PASSING OF POET AND ACTIVIST JANICE MIRIKITANI

    Aug 04, 2021

    LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of acclaimed poet and longtime community activist Janice Mirikitani. She was 80. “With her husband, the Rev. Cecil Williams, Janice dedicated her life to helping the poor and the oppressed. Together, at Glide Memorial Church, in the Tenderloin section of San Francisco, they were tireless advocates and champions of the Bay Area’s homeles...

  • A Life in Pieces

    Jul 09, 2021 - Jan 09, 2022

    A Los Angeles native, Stanley Hayami is an ordinary American teenager from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra writing in his journal about school and his dreams of becoming an artist or writer. But this is 1942, and his Japanese American family is imprisoned at Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming. The young teen’s words and sketches are a window into his everyday life and feelings. Stanley opens up about hi...

  • "The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: Fate of 3 Japanese Americans and the Internment"

    Apr 28, 2012

    This documentary follows the story of two Japanese Americans who were forced to relocate to Amache, and one Colorado native of Japanese descent who worked for the state government beginning in the Carr administration.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM NOTES PASSING OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI, CIVIL RIGHTS ICON

    Jan 05, 2012

    The leadership, staff, volunteers and supporters of the Japanese American National Museum extend their sympathies to the family of the late Gordon Hirabayashi, who passed away on January 2, 2012. Gordon Hirabayashi will forever be known as a civil rights icon, who followed his conscience and fought against the United States Government’s unconstitutional forced removal and false incarceration of thousands of peopl...

  • In Collaboration with Bringing The Circle Together and The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: A Free Screening of Ixoq

    Sep 18, 2010

    Ixoq documents the struggles of women during the armed conflict as well as their current efforts to build an inclusive society where they can participate. Mayan musical guests Princesas del Mundo Maya, will begin the night, and following the film Felipe Perez (the filmmaker) and IxchelMultimedia (producer) will speak about the film. Sponsors for the night include Hecho de Mano Mayan Culture, Japanese American Nat...

  • To All Relations: Memories of Boyle Heights

    Jan 25, 2003 - Feb 02, 2003

    From swing to hip-hop, from tamales to knishes, from Dia de los Muertos to Obon, Boyle Heights is one of the most significant neighborhoods in the history of Los Angeles. Join Great Leap for performances that celebrate the history and diversity of this unique place. Created during the To All Relations: Memories of Boyle Heights residency project, the performances will use storytelling, theater, music, song, and da...

  • Hanamatsuri: The Celebration of Buddha’s Birth

    Apr 09, 2000

    The birth of Buddha will be celebrated at the Museum with several programs slated for the day, including a lecture in Japanese at 11 a.m. and in English at 2 p.m. on “Living Together in Harmony” by Mark Unno of Carleton College in Minnesota, a taiko performance, a Hanamatsuri (flower festival) service, and activities for children. Programs are free of charge and open to the public. Reservations are required. To ma...

  • Day of Remembrance Celebration with Michi Weglyn

    Feb 22, 1998

    Please join us for a very special day honoring Michi Weglyn, author of Years of Infamy in conjunction with the Day of Remembrance Conference. Weglyn’s book was published in 1976 after eight years of research and continues to be one of the most important books ever written on the mass removal and incarceration of West Coast Japanese Americans during World War II. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested by...

  • Boyle Heights: The Power of Place—History

    Explore resources produced for the exhibition—a map of the neighborhood, timeline of significant dates, and demographic maps that show the changes to the community over decades. Map of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, California TIMELINE DEMOGRAPHICS