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  • 2024 Benefit & Online Auction

    Embark on a journey with us on Saturday, April 6 at the Vibiana in Los Angeles for Illuminating Paths, JANM’s annual signature event that will weave poignant lessons of our past with vibrant promises of our future.

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Sakaye Aratani

    Apr 02, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns Sakaye Aratani, who passed away on March 18, 2024. Aratani grew up in Gardena, where her parents ran a chicken farm. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, her family lived with relatives in Reedley, California before being forcibly removed to the Poston concentration camp in Arizona. While visiting another camp she met her future husband, George, and they ...

  • JANMコレクションからたどる日系アメリカ人の歴史と美術（九州産業大学）

    Mar 27, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024

    巡回展 九州産業大学 福岡県福岡市 月〜金曜： 10 a.m.-4 p.m.、土日休 ホームページ: www.kyusan-u.ac.jp 全米日系人博物館は、日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史と文化を収集・保存するアメリカを代表する博物館です。その所蔵コレクションから、多彩な日系アメリカ人アーティストの芸術的作品を紹介いたします。 複製の形で展示するこれらの18作品は、移民から戦時中の強制収容の歴史を記録するとともに、その時、日系アメリカ人アーティストたちが何を見て考えていたのかを浮かび上がらせています。 第二次世界大戦中、アメリカ西海岸に住んでいた日系アメリカ人は、不当にもアメリカの強制収容所へと送られました。彼らはその過酷な生活においても、創造力やユーモアを失わず、その中で見つけた美や喜びを描いていきました。 日系アメリカ人のアーティストの、たくましさと芸術性に触れ...

  • Japanese American History and Art from JANM’s Collection at Kyushu Sangyo University (Fukuoka, Japan)

    Mar 27, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Kyushu Sangyo University Fukuoka, Japan Monday–Friday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Closed on Saturday and Sunday Web: kyusan-u.ac.jp As the leading institution in the United States that collects and preserves the history and culture of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum is delighted to share the diverse artistic talent from our collection. ...

  • JANM Welcomes New Chief Impact Officer

    Mar 27, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes Kenyon Mayeda as the Museum’s new Chief Impact Officer. He will begin on April 1, 2024. Mayeda brings over twenty years of leadership, strategy, and institution-wide performance and impact to the Museum. He started his career as a JANM intern during the summer of 2004 and has since worked at the Japanese Community Youth Council, Cathay Bank, a...

  • JANM’s “Our Promise” Comprehensive Campaign Virtual Briefing

    Mar 25, 2024

    The Japanese American National Museum is amplifying its powerful voice. Our campus and programs showcase how Japanese Americans’ lives, experiences, and culture intersect and resonate with the experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Museum would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans i...

  • SoCal Museums Free-for-All 2024

    Mar 23, 2024

    SoCal Museums announces the Museums Free-for-All on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Over thirty museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, and science—will open their doors and offer free general admission. The Free-for-All also serves as a reminder that free visitor days are available year-round at museums across Southern California. A calendar of free days can be found at socalmuseums.org/free....

  • JANMコレクションからたどる日系アメリカ人の歴史と美術（アクロス福岡）

    Mar 23, 2024 - Mar 25, 2024

    巡回展 アクロス福岡 福岡県福岡市 ホームページ: www.acros.or.jp/events/14107.html 全米日系人博物館は、日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史と文化を収集・保存するアメリカを代表する博物館です。その所蔵コレクションから、多彩な日系アメリカ人アーティストの芸術的作品を紹介いたします。 複製の形で展示するこれらの18作品は、移民から戦時中の強制収容の歴史を記録するとともに、その時、日系アメリカ人アーティストたちが何を見て考えていたのかを浮かび上がらせています。 第二次世界大戦中、アメリカ西海岸に住んでいた日系アメリカ人は、不当にもアメリカの強制収容所へと送られました。彼らはその過酷な生活においても、創造力やユーモアを失わず、その中で見つけた美や喜びを描いていきました。 日系アメリカ人のアーティストの、たくましさと芸術性に触れ、その歴史をたどっていただ...

  • Japanese American History and Art from JANM’s Collection at ACROS Fukuoka (Fukuoka, Japan)

    Mar 23, 2024 - Mar 25, 2024

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION ACROS Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Web: acros.or.jp As the leading institution in the United States that collects and preserves the history and culture of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum is delighted to share the diverse artistic talent from our collection. These eighteen works of art—presented as reproductions—represent the histor...

  • 2024 Watanabe Democracy Fellowship—Virtual Info Session #2

    Mar 22, 2024

    Friday, March 22 • 5 p.m. PDT / Saturday, March 23 • 9 a.m. JST The Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship promotes global democracy and strengthens the ties between Japan and the US by promoting democratic values, and bilateral cultural understanding, and collaboration. The Fellowship builds the knowledge and expertise of future Japanese leaders across multiple sectors including government, the arts, media, educat...