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  • 2023 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance

    Feb 18, 2023

    FREE The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the US military to remove persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and set into motion their incarceration into concentration camps during World War II. This year’s theme, “Uniting Our Voices: Making Democracy Work...

  • 2023 Day of Remembrance

    Feb 17, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – This year marks the 81st anniversary of the Day of Remembrance—a day for all of us to reflect on the injustice suffered by Japanese Americans during World War II. For many Japanese Americans, February 19 is not an abstract date in history. It is a somber day that represents many layers of loss for real people and communities. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on Feb...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Congratulates the Museum’s Governor, Richard Watanabe, on Being Named a AAAS Fellow

    Feb 14, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates Richard Watanabe on being named an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow. Watanabe is a professor of population and public health sciences at the USC Keck School of Medicine and is the associate dean for health and population science programs. AAAS fellows are elected by their academic peers, and it is one of t...

  • Voices of the Japanese American Incarceration

    Feb 11, 2023

    During World War II, the West Coast Japanese Americans lacked the power to overcome politics and prejudice to forestall their imprisonment by the US government. Although their voices were not heard in 1942, the incarcerees speak over the passage of time about the importance of protecting civil liberties for all. Through readings, music, art, and poetry, descendants and allies of incarcerees bring life to voices f...

  • Nima Voices: Episode 11—Sergio Hernández Galindo

    Feb 07, 2023

    FREE [Spanish only] Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project sharing stories and the experiences of Nikkei around the world. “Nima” are members of the Discover Nikkei online community. Hailing from all around the world, they each bring unique experiences and perspectives to the site’s rich archive of stories. Nima Voices is an interview series where we uplift our Nima through brief, but e...

  • SoCal Museums Free-For-All 2023

    Feb 05, 2023

    SoCal Museums announces the Museums Free-for-All on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in-person for the first time since 2020. 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 da...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns the Murders of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols

    Feb 02, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the heinous murders of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols by the police—part of the systemic racism and discrimination that plagues people of color throughout America. “To deny that systemic racism and discrimination factors into violence at the hands of law enforcement is to deny that racial prejudice shapes their responses. Robbing these young...

  • Who Is My Neighbor? Allyship Then and Now

    Jan 28, 2023

    FREE Who advocated for Japanese Americans during World War II and what motivated them? What made them act when most didn’t? What are lessons we can learn from the past to become advocates and allies for those who are facing injustice now? In conjunction with the closing of the exhibition Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American WWII Incarceration, scholars and activists will join together to discuss all...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Florida’s Decision to Block a New Advanced Placement Course on African American Studies

    Jan 25, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Florida’s decision to block a new and multidisciplinary Advanced Placement (AP) course on African American studies from being offered in the state’s high schools. The decision was made by Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration. The Florida Department of Education wrote a letter to the College Board stating that the new course is historically inacc...

  • JANM ORGANIZES 2021 YEAR OF THE OX ACTIVITIES, EVENTS WITH ITS ‘OSHOGATSU VIRTUAL FAMILY FESTIVAL’ FROM JAN. 3 TO 8

    Dec 28, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will celebrate the New Year with its “Oshogatsu Virtual Family Festival: 2021 Year of the Ox” featuring interactive, offline festivities for all ages including multi-lingual story times, play performances and a JANM membership raffle for participants beginning on Sunday, January 3, 2021 and running through Friday, January 8, 2021. This virtual festival is...