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  • JANM and JACCC Awarded $894,293 in Grants for New Core Exhibition and Foodways Programs

    Aug 07, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) have received $894,293 in two grants from the National Park Service’s Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program. The funds will support JANM’s new core exhibition, In the Future We Call Now: Realities of Racism, Dreams of Democracy, and the JACCC’s project, “Ask the Mountain for ...

  • JANM STATEMENT REGARDING THE “PRECEDENT” OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II

    Nov 18, 2016

    The Japanese American National Museum is alarmed by the escalation of rhetoric already taking place in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. Citing the unlawful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II as a "precedent" for the unjust targeting of any group, and especially for the creation of a registry for Muslim Americans in the future is to completely misunderstand one of the most shameful c...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF KARIN HIGA

    Nov 01, 2013

    Los Angeles – The Japanese American National Museum is saddened by the passing of Karin Higa, former senior curator of art on Tuesday, October 29, following a battle with cancer. At the time, she was pursuing a Ph.D. in art history at USC. Karin was forty-seven. Karin was on the National Museum staff from 1992-2006 and oversaw numerous art exhibitions. She was known for elevating the level of professionalism, help...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Quest of the Carib Canoe

    Jun 18, 2009

    Free Screening of Quest of the Carib Canoe Carib Indian artist and activist Jacob Frederick, and others from his community, sail nearly 1000 miles in a hand built canoe from their home on the island of Dominica in the British West Indies to South America in a voyage to rediscover their ancestral heritage. Director Eugene Jarecki generously donated this extremely rare film for presentation. Kantuta will begin the e...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS PASSING OF HAWAII'S SIEGFRIED 'SIG' KAGAWA AT AGE 77

    Jan 07, 2009

    The Board of Trustees and Board of Governors for the Japanese American National Museum expressed their sadness at the passing of Siegfried "Sig" Kagawa, who provided major leadership and support when the National Museum was being formed in the 1980s and 1990s, and who contributed to many important causes in his native Hawai`i and nationally. Kagawa, the son of life insurance pioneer Lawrence "L.T." Kagawa, continu...

  • Resettlement to Redress: Rebirth of the Japanese American Community

    Mar 22, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED (Part 2 of 2) Our second Redress Remembered program will begin with a special screening of Resettlement to Redress. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with Adam Schrager, the author of The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story. The film and book are currently available in our Museum Store. Schrager will be signing copies following the program. In addition, there will ...

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Wide World of Tofu

    Jul 31, 1997

    See the world through the eyes of tofu lovers. This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Free. Reservations suggested. Limited seating.

  • Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese American Women in Minnesota

    Mar 01, 1997

    Book Reading and Signing John N. Tsuchida, editor of Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese Women in Minnesota, joins the Museum to sign and read from this extraordinary book. This rich anthology of memoirs includes works by fourteen Japanese American women in Minnesota which tells of their experiences and effects of World War II, racism, discrimination, and their endurance, strength, and personal success. Free with...

  • The Art of Woodblock Printing

    Feb 01, 1997

    Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Lecture and Demonstration Kona-born fine artist, coffee farmer and exhibition designer for the Kona Coffee Story exhibition, Hiroki Morinoue, discusses and demonstrates moku-hanga, the traditional art of Japanese wood block printing. Mr. Morinoue’s woodblock prints and paintings have been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout Hawai‘i, California, and Japan. Free with Museu...

  • Tatau: Marks of Polynesia - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.