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  • 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance—Democracy in Crisis: 1942 and 2020

    Feb 15, 2020

    PAY WHAT YOU WISH Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. Executive Order 9066 authorized the military to remove and incarcerate persons of Japanese ancestry into American concentration camps. The theme for this year’s Day of Remembrance event is Democracy in Crisis: 1942 and 2020, exploring how democracy has been tested in b...

  • Transcendients Artist Discussion with Taiji Terasaki

    Feb 08, 2020

    Join us to celebrate the launch of the exhibition catalog, Transcendients: Heroes at Borders, Los Angeles, in conjunction with the new exhibition, Transcendients: Heroes at Borders. Art critic and curator, Isabella Ellaheh Hughes, will discuss the process of developing the exhibition with contemporary artist, Taiji Terasaki. A light reception and catalog signing with Terasaki and some of the heroes featured in th...

  • ONLINE WORKSHOP: Discover Your Japanese American Roots with Chester Hashizume

    Feb 08, 2020

    Session 1: Saturday, February 8 Session 2: Saturday, February 15 Session 3: Saturday, February 22 All three sessions are 10 a.m.–11 a.m. A comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese hometown, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests—all the tools you need to discover your roots. ...

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Feb 02, 2020

    日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

  • Film Screening—ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066

    Feb 01, 2020

    ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is an award-winning documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. The film exposes the lies used to justify the decision and the cover-up that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. ALTERNATIVE FACTS also examines the parallels to the current climate of f...

  • Opening Day: Transcendients

    Feb 01, 2020

    A contemporary art exhibition by Taiji Terasaki, in collaboration with JANM, Transcendients: Heroes at Borders honors individuals who advocate and fight for those who face discrimination, prejudice, and inequality at borders both real and imagined. Through video projections on mist, photographic weavings, and audience participation, visitors to this multimedia exhibition are invited to learn about, reflect on, and ce...

  • Upper Level Members' and VIP Reception: Transcendients

    Jan 31, 2020

    Members at the Director’s Circle level and above are invited to preview Transcendients: Heroes at Borders before it opens to the public. Program with a light reception to follow. Invitations will be mailed in late December. In the Aratani Central Hall

  • Taiji Terasaki: Transcendients

    Feb 01, 2020 - May 16, 2021

    “Transcendients” combines two words, “transcend” and “transient.” To me the word speaks to those individuals who have honed their inner beings to find a core of strength—a power they use to muster the support and solidarity needed to make a difference. I think of these “Transcendients” as elegant and spiritual examples of the human spirit who will move us forward to the brilliance of humankind.” —Taiji Terasaki ...

  • Reading and Discussion–Night in the American Village by Akemi Johnson

    Jan 25, 2020

    FREE Join Akemi Johnson as she reads from her debut book Night in the American Village, a beautifully written examination of the complex relationship between the women living near US military bases in Okinawa and the servicemen stationed there. Reading will be followed by a conversation with historian Lily Welty Tamai. Book signing to follow. This program is free in conjunction with the SoCal Museums Fre...

  • JANM’S ANNUAL NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL IS A FREE DAY OF FUN FOR ALL

    Aug 03, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri ("summer festival") on Saturday, August 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the yearly celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free, and all current exhibitions will be available for viewing. Highlights of the day will include a joint performance by TAIKOPROJECT and Chican...