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  • LA Day of Remembrance Committee Announces 2026 Day of Remembrance - The Power of Action: Silence Today, Injustice Tomorrow

    Jan 29, 2026

    LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR) Committee announced that the annual Day of Remembrance will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the LA Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple – Nishi Betsuin (815 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012).The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The order authoriz...

  • Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy

    Jan 23, 2026

    Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts and Glenn Kaino, an acclaimed contemporary artist. Panelists include JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Tha...

  • JANM Announces Four New Board Members

    Jan 21, 2026

    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) announces four new members to its Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. Ford Fujii joined the JANM Board of Trustees and Glenn Kaino, David Ige, and Toshizo “Tom” Watanabe joined the JANM Board of Governo...

  • アンダーカレント（底流）：日本からカリフォルニアへ、共有する歴史をたどって

    Jan 17, 2026

    日本とカリフォルニアの海岸地帯をつなぐ黒潮。その潮の流れをたどると、移民、産業、アートや文化にまたがる相互に関係し合う歴史が浮かび上がってきます。とりわけ、多くが水産業に従事していた和歌山と千葉からの初期の移民は、その仕事を続けることのできたカリフォルニアのモントレーやセントラルコーストを、第二の故郷としました。物理的な距離はあっても、さまざまな形でつながりは続いていったのです。このプログラムでは、研究者、学芸員、映像作家、移民の子孫らが、それらの場所の興味深いつながりを明らかにしていきます。このプログラムは、全米日系人博物館の姉妹館である和歌山県立近代美術館と共催いたします。主催：和歌山移民研究を軸とした国際交流事業実行委員会（和歌山県立近代美術館内）令和7年度文化庁Innovate MUSEUM事業採択事業イメージ・クレジット： ヘンリー・杉本「ポイント・ロボス」（1932-1942年頃）、油絵、18 × 21.5 in.全...

  • Undercurrents: Tracing Shared Histories from Japan to California

    Jan 17, 2026

    Tracing the Kuroshio ocean current, which connects the coastlines of Japan and California, reveals an interconnected history of migration, industry, art and culture. A number of early migrants specifically from Wakayama and Chiba, many of whom came from a fishing background, made Monterey along California’s Central Coast their adopted home as a result of being able to continue with this trade. Despite being thousands...

  • Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Information Session

    Jan 16, 2026

    The Little Tokyo Historical Society will hold an information session to answer your questions about the Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Two past winners and a former contest judge will provide a brief introduction to Los Angeles’s historic Little Tokyo, review the contest rules, and answer any questions you have. The session will be held in both English and Japanese.This information session is held in conju...

  • イマジン・リトル東京ショートストーリーコンテスト　応募説明会

    Jan 16, 2026

    「イマジン・リトル東京ショートストーリーコンテスト」を主催するリトル東京歴史協会は、同ショートストーリーコンテスト応募にあたっての質問に答える説明会を開催します。過去の受賞者2名とコンテスト審査員経験者らが、ロサンゼルスの歴史あるリトル東京について簡単に紹介し、コンテストのルールを説明し、参加者の皆さんからの質問に答えます。説明会は英語と日本語の両方で行います。この応募説明会は、第13回イマジンリトル東京ショートストーリーコンテストの一環として行われます。リトル東京歴史協会が主催し、全米日系人博物館のプロジェクト「ディスカバーニッケイ」の協力によって行われる本コンテストでは、リトル東京を舞台としたフィクションを募集しています。投稿の締め切りは、2026年2月28日です。詳しくはリトル東京歴史協会のウェブサイトをご覧ください。さらに詳しく

  • JANM is Deeply Concerned by the Shooting of Renee Good and Ongoing Escalation of Force in Minneapolis

    Jan 16, 2026

    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) is deeply concerned and saddened by the ongoing escalation of intimidation tactics and force that led to the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a poet, writer, wife, mother, and US citizen, in Minneapolis,...

  • 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Horse

    Jan 11, 2026

    Celebrate the New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse during the Japanese American National Museum’s 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center! The 2026 festival includes free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for all ages.Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama TaikoCandy sculpture demonstrations by Shan Ichiyanagi (Shan th...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Marsha Aizumi

    Dec 26, 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 Marsha Aizumi. She was a beloved community leader, advocate, and founder of Okaeri, a program of the Little Tokyo Service Center. Okaeri means “welcome home” in Japanese and the program ...