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  • ‘GO FOR BROKE: JAPANESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS’ OPENS NOVEMBER 12

    Nov 05, 2013

    Los Angeles – The Japanese American National Museum will present the exhibition Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts from November 12, 2013 to March 2, 2014. Go For Broke chronicles the history of Japanese American Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service who served during World War II to prove their loyalty to the nat...

  • "Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America"

    Nov 02, 2013

    FREE! For the past year and a half, the NITTO TIRES Video Life History Project has captured previously unrecorded stories that reveal the striking diversity of the Japanese experience in America. This screening will present highlights of recent video interviews conducted with Kibei, Nisei, and post World War II Issei whose stories offer fresh perspectives on Japanese America. Sponsored by NITTO TIRE U.S.A. I...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 02, 2013

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • 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...

  • Carlos Bulosan: The Writer Is Also a Citizen

    Oct 27, 2013

    FREE Poet, novelist, essayist, fiction writer, and labor organizer Carlos Bulosan (1913-1956) left the Philippines at age 17 to look for work in the United States. What he found was racism, low-paying jobs, and a brilliant and unexpected literary career. In conjunction with the closing of the banner exhibition I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story, whose title is taken from one of Bulosan...

  • "The Untold Story: The Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i"

    Oct 26, 2013

    Produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, The Untold Story is the first full-length documentary to chronicle the internment experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i. Q&A with filmmakers to follow screening. Read an article by director Ryan Kawamoto about the film on Discover Nikkei >>

  • Gallery Performance: "Our American Voice"

    Oct 26, 2013

    A two-person show exploring the diverse stories of Asian Pacific Americans. Presented in partnership with East West Players. By D’Lo, Vivian Keh-Hue, Giovanni Ortega, Jeanne Sakata and Ova Saopeng, Judy Soo Hoo Directed by Jennifer Chang Set Design by Clement Hanami Sound Design by Howard Ho Costume Design by Nancy Wei Prop Master Ayaka Ohwaki Stage Manager – Olivia Wafler CAST Traci Kato-Kiriyama Joh...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Oct 26, 2013

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • A Conversation with Lela Lee

    Oct 19, 2013

    Lela Lee, author and artist of the comic book series, Angry Little Girls, will discuss her comics and their impact on Asian Americans and beyond. Purchase the Angry Little Girls books from the Museum Store >>

  • Authors of 'the Life of Isamu Noguchi' Reschedule Book Reading-Lecture to March 18 at Japanese American National Museum

    Mar 02, 2006

    Masayo Duus and Peter Duus, who collaborated on the biography, The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders, have rescheduled their book reading and lecture at the Japanese American National Museum to Saturday, March 18, at 2 p.m. The program, "An Enduring Odyssey: Masayo and Peter Duus Talk About the Life and Times of Isamu Noguchi", had be scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, but illness forced its postponement. M...