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JANM Book Club: Letters to Home with Okaeri

2024年11月02日

Celebrate with Okaeri and join them for the official launch of their new book, Letters to Home: Art and Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei and Allies! Featuring discussions with the editors and selected contributors, the book launch will showcase the diversity of impact and beauty across the pieces. Light refreshments will be served. About the BookLetters to Home asks contributors to reflect on the Japanese phrase, okaeri (お帰り...

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at AAIFF in New York

2024年08月01日

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its East Coast premiere at AAIFF in New York on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Following the screening will be a rare cultural experience with a performance by Nobuko Miyamoto, a Q&A with Nobuko and the filmmakers, Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le, and a reception.Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that foll...

Let’s Get It Right! Replacing World War II Euphemistic Language: The Retelling of the Nikkei Incarceration Experience

2011年08月27日

The program will deal with the urgent need to promote the use of accurate terminology in describing the WW II incarceration experience of people of Japanese descent. Mako Nakagawa who promoted the JACL resolution from its inception with the Seattle JACL Chapter, and on to gaining unanimous support from the National JACL Board and overwhelming supportive vote from the National JACL Council. The primary goal of this r...

"Vanished: Lompoc’s Japanese, Of One Hundred Families Only Two Returned "by John V. McReynolds

2011年06月18日

The story of tiny Lompoc, California, where a vibrant and varied Nikkei community with 40 year roots was dispossessed in 1942 and denied return, it was pieced together from interviews with more than 80 survivors, uncommonly candid reports by a War Relocation agent on the scene, and from local newspaper accounts. “There are threats about burning my house if I have any more Japanese in my home,” wrote George Kimbel, a ...

Class of 1997 Asian American New Wave Reunion Round Table

2009年10月03日

FREE! Please join us for the round table discussion with Michael Aki, Chris Chan Lee, Quentin Lee, Justin Lin, Eric Nakamura and Rea Tajiri at 9:30PM on Saturday Oct 3, 2009 after the free 8PM screening of SHOPPING FOR FANGS at ID FIlm Fest (www.idfilmfest.org): The round table will be moderated by Giant Robot's Martin Wong. A free after party will follow with sake provided by Sho Chiku Bai. The round tab...

Members' Reception for "Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery"

2003年10月10日

National Museum Members at the Annual Giving Levels ($1,000 and above) are invited to join us for a private preview of the exhibition. RSVP required. For more information, please contact Theresa Hashimoto at 213.830.5655.

Opening of "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

2002年05月24日

Opening of the exhibition, From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i

The Magical World of Children’s Books—2nd Sunday for Families

2000年10月08日

What makes a good children's book? How do the illustrator and author work together to tell a story? How do you get your children interested in reading these books? An afternoon of informative discussions for adults and fun activities for kids.

‘WELCOME WEEKEND’ HIGHLIGHTS OPENING OF PAVILION FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM JAN. 23-24

1999年01月01日

LOS ANGELES—The Japanese American National Museum will celebrate the Public Opening of its new 85,000-square-foot expansion Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo with a festive “Welcome Weekend” on Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24 including a series of community performances, workshops, demonstrations and storytelling. Saturday will begin the Welcome Weekend with a morning Community Dedication, a Co...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty! - Press

For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Media access to Hello! is by advance arrangement only. Please contact at least 2 business days in advance of your intended visit. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)