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  • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at Chicago Asian American Showcase

    May 19, 2024

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Chicago premiere at the Chicago Asian American Showcase on May 19, 2024. Director Quyên Nguyen-Le and subject Nobuko Miyamoto will join in dialogue at the screening. Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian A...

  • Rising from the Ashes with Paula Yoo & Philip Chung

    May 18, 2024

    Join author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung for a conversation around the legacy of Vincent Chin on the 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. Yoo will discuss and sign her newest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, which tells the story of the Vincent Chin murder and trial. May 18 is the birthd...

  • Upper Level Members Wine Tasting and History with Mikami Vineyards

    May 18, 2024

    Join us for a unique wine tasting with Mikami Vineyards. Sample three award-winning wines and learn about winemaking, grape growing, and the Mikami family’s journey from Japan to America. Since 1896, the Mikami family has developed a passion for grape growing. Now in their second century and third generation of farming, Mikami Vineyards produces single vineyard, handcrafted wines from the premier blocks of the fam...

  • International Museum Day 2024

    May 18, 2024

    The International Council of Museums (ICOM) announces International Museum Day (IMD) on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Since 1977, ICOM has organized IMD to raise awareness around how museums foster cultural exchange, mutual understanding, and cooperation among people. On May 18, enjoy free admission all day to JANM to see our current exhibitions!

  • Cruising J-Town Community Scanning Event

    May 18, 2024

    Bring your photographs and documents related to Japanese American car culture for scanning as part of the research behind JANM’s summer/fall 2025 exhibition, Cruising J-Town: Nikkei Car Culture in Southern California. When registering, please select your preferred time slot. We are especially looking for items related to: Drag racing culture of the 1950s–’70s The Nisei Week Cruise in the 1970s and ’80s I...

  • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement Wins Best Documentary at CAAMFest

    May 16, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces that Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, the new documentary by the Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center (MAC), won Best Documentary at CAAMFest, the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film, food, and music programs. “We couldn’t be more thrilled for JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center team. Our congratulations to Ta...

  • JANM to Host Wakayama Sister Museum Ceremony on May 22

    May 15, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a signing ceremony on May 22, 2024 to commemorate its new sister museum affiliation with the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (MOMAW). MOMAW is one of Japan’s leading art museums and is the fifth oldest modern art museum in Japan. MOMAW has continuously conducted research on prewar Japanese artists from Wakayama who settled in the US and has b...

  • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at CAAMFest in San Francisco

    May 11, 2024

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Bay Area premiere at CAAMFest in San Francisco on May 11, 2024. Expected guests in attendance: Co-Director Quyên Nguyen-Le, Co-Director/Producer Tadashi Nakamura, subject Nobuko Miyamoto, and composer Derek Nakamoto. Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activis...

  • Giant Robot Workshop: Wooden Worlds with Yoskay Yamamoto

    May 11, 2024

    Join Giant Robot Biennale 5 exhibition artist, Yoskay Yamamoto, as he guides you through the process of designing and decorating your own recycled wood creations. Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of fifteen. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home with traditional and mythical Japanese elements and balances his...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Margaret “Marge” Wada

    May 10, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Margaret “Marge” Wada, a dedicated JANM volunteer for twenty-three years. She worked for the State of California for nineteen years and retired as a Manager II. At JANM she taught origami to students during school visits and supported staff with mailings and other projects. Her passion for dancing led to her to recruit and organize v...