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Rising from the Ashes with Paula Yoo & Philip Chung

2024年05月18日

Join author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung for a conversation around the legacy of Vincent Chin on the 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. Yoo will discuss and sign her newest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, which tells the story of the Vincent Chin murder and trial. May 18 is the birthd...

Upper Level Members Wine Tasting and History with Mikami Vineyards

2024年05月18日

Join us for a unique wine tasting with Mikami Vineyards. Sample three award-winning wines and learn about winemaking, grape growing, and the Mikami family’s journey from Japan to America. Since 1896, the Mikami family has developed a passion for grape growing. Now in their second century and third generation of farming, Mikami Vineyards produces single vineyard, handcrafted wines from the premier blocks of the fam...

Act To Change Hosts 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander Day Against Bullying and Hate at JANM on May 18, 2024

2024年05月09日

PSA WHAT: May 18 is the birthday of Vincent Chin, who was murdered in a hate crime in 1982. To honor his legacy and to commemorate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Act To Change will host a conversation with author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung about Yoo’s latest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. This even...

"Becoming American? The Art and Identity Crisis of Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Shipu Wang

2011年09月24日

"A few short days has changed my status in this country, although I myself have not changed at all." On December 8, 1941, artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) awoke to find himself branded an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government in the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The historical crisis forced Kuniyoshi, an émigré Japanese with a distinguished career in American art, to rethink his pictorial strategie...

Discover Nikkei Presents: From Newsprint to New Media. The Evolving Role of Nikkei Newspapers

2011年04月02日

Nikkei community newspapers served an important role for a century as the glue that held together groups of immigrants with news and information about their communities as well as the latest from Japan. Later, their place in the community evolved as they served English-speaking Nisei and Sansei. But in recent years, the media industry has been in an upheaval, and many Nikkei community newspapers have shut down. Jo...

7th Annual Courtyard Kids Family Festival—Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop

2005年08月13日

The National Museum celebrates the long-awaited return of our favorite kaeru at the Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop. All Courtyard Kids and their family and friends are invited to a day of whimsical workshops, dynamic storytelling, and lively music and dance. This year's festival's concert begins with a ceremony welcoming new Courtyard Kids at 4:00 p.m., followed by a concert showcasing youth performing ar...

Japanese American National Museum’s History of Collaborations, Breakthroughs, Compiled Into New Book, “Common Ground”

2005年05月15日

The Japanese American National Museum, which was incorporated as an institution 20 years ago, has compiled a group of essays on its history, major projects and collaborations into a book, Common Ground: The Japanese American National Museum and the Culture of Collaborations. In 1985, the National Museum had no permanent site nor endowment and only one employee. Thanks to a partnership between a group of Little Tok...

Members Only: Free admission to Autry Museum of Western Heritage

2000年08月12日

Free admission to the Autry Museum of Western Heritage to celebrate the opening of On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience. A painting from the Japanese American National Museum’s collection by issei artist Hideo Date will be on display in the exhibition. Show your Japanese American National Museum membership card for free admission and members ticket price on public programs. The Autry Museum is located i...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty - Events

Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. Listed below are public programs presented at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Bio

1907–1985 George Hoshida was born in Japan in 1907. In 1912, at the age of four, he immigrated with his family to Hilo, Hawai‘i. It is important to note Hoshida’s age when he made the journey across the Pacific. Although his entire adolescence and adulthood was spent in Hawai‘i, Hoshida was forbidden by law to become a naturalized citizen. Unlike migrants from Europe, immigrants from Asia were restricted from natu...