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  • Museum Store Sunday Book Signing—Hello Maggie!

    Nov 28, 2021

    We are pleased to welcome Shigeru Yabu and Willie Ito, author and illustrator of the children’s book Hello Maggie!, to launch their newly revised edition of the book at JANM! There will be a book signing after a brief discussion about this new edition and the upcoming animated film version. Hello Maggie! relates the true story of Shig’s childhood pet, a wild scavenger magpie bird, that was his companion while inca...

  • Museum Store Sunday

    Nov 28, 2021

    November 28, 2021, will mark the fifth annual Museum Store Sunday. To celebrate the new 101 Americans Tea Cup, any tea cup or mug purchase on that day will be paired with a sample of one of our signature Generations Teas. Your sample of tea will be chosen for you from our selection. (One tea sample per cup ordered) 101 Americans Tea Cup

  • The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai

    Nov 28, 2021 - Jan 05, 2025

    The Japanese American National Museum and Japanese American Stories presents The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai. In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions in his StoryFile so that generations to come can continue to have conversations with him to learn about his legacy. What would you like to ask Lawson? Ask Lawson Sakai anything you like, but if you don’t know where to start try asking...

  • ローソン・イイチロウ・サカイのインタラクティブなストーリーファイル

    Nov 28, 2021 - Jan 05, 2025

    このインタラクティブな圧巻の新展示は、画期的なストーリーテリング・テクノロジーを用いており、来館者は第二次世界大戦の退役軍人であるローソン・イイチロウ・サカイと「話す」経験ができます。 この展覧会は、JANMがストーリーファイル社のテクノロジーを使い、非営利団体ジャパニーズ・アメリカン・ストーリーズの企画と共催によって開催するものです。この新しい展示は11月28日（日）午後10時（PST）、CBS「サンデーモーニング」のゴールデンタイムの１時間特別番組 「フォーエバー・ヤング：若さの泉を探して」で特集されました。 5日間におよんだ撮影で、サカイは1,000以上の質問に回答しました。彼のオーラル・ヒストリーは、その非凡な人生を余すところなく伝えます。サカイは、フランスのブリュイエール解放、「失われた大隊」救出、イタリアでのゴシックライン突破など、442連隊の全ての主要な作戦に参加し、４つのパープル・ハート勲章とブロンズ...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    Nov 26, 2021 - Nov 28, 2021

    Holiday shopping that counts! For three days only, all current JANM members receive 20% off on applicable merchandise! *ONLINE ORDERS ONLY* Visit janmstore.com/membershopping for discount code and instructions on how to receive the 20% off discount. Not a current member? Join today! Special MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY OFFER: A free sample of one of our signature Generations Teas for every museum patron who ...

  • 48-Star American Flag Signing

    Nov 21, 2021

    Inspired by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Roberta Hayashi, Karen Korematsu, and Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Johnny Cepeda Gogo obtained a World War II era, 48-star, American flag with the goal of inviting all survivors of Japanese American concentration camps during WWII to sign the flag. Judge Gogo has been traveling around the country and is now on his fou...

  • Author Discussion—Eagles of Heart Mountain with Bradford Pearson

    Nov 20, 2021

    $10 General Admission / FREE for JANM Members Join Bradford Pearson, author of Eagles of Heart Mountain, in conversation with curatorial assistant Erin Aoyama to discuss his new book that explores the complicated connections between football, hope, and resilience in this virtual program. About the Book: In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes...

  • JANM CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2022 NEH WORKSHOPS

    Nov 19, 2021

    LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is currently accepting applications for Landmarks of American History and Culture educator workshops funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, JANM looks forward to welcoming educators in the summer of 2022. NEH’s Landmarks of American History and Culture program gives K-12 edu...

  • THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AWARDED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GRANT TO EXPAND EXHIBITION OF THE EATON COLLECTION OF ART AND ARTIFACTS

    Nov 16, 2021

    LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has been awarded a grant of $245,581 from the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (JACS). This grant will fund a comprehensive exhibition of the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection and its legacy at JANM in 2022, followed by travel to four other U.S. museums. This JACS ...

  • Tatau at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI)

    Nov 13, 2021 - Jul 04, 2022

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI Web: bishopmuseum.org/tatau Phone: 808.847.3511 Tatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside...