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Inaugural Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture

2024年01月26日

The Democracy Center presents the inaugural lecture in the Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series. Our special guest speaker will be Mitch Landrieu, former Senior Advisor to the President and former Mayor of New Orleans. The Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series is a Democracy Center signature series centered on the leadership values and principles inspired by Secretary Mineta (1931–2022), includin...

Sincerely Miné Okubo at the Chicago Asian American Showcase

2023年05月20日

Sincerely Miné Okubo will be screening at the Chicago Asian American Showcase on Saturday, May 20 at 3:30 p.m. (CDT). The 15-minute documentary about the iconic Japanese American artist Miné Okubo will precede the Sundance hit, NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV. This film focuses on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist known for her graphic memoir Citizen 13660 that chronicled ...

Nima Voices: Episode 11—Sergio Hernández Galindo

2023年02月07日

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...

Nikkei Uncovered III: a poetry reading

2022年09月15日

FREE Join us for our third annual virtual poetry reading with a powerful lineup of poets previously featured in Discover Nikkei’s Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column, hosted by traci kato-kiriyama (author of Navigating With(out) Instruments). This year, the poets were chosen to reflect on the theme of gathering. What does it mean to gather in a time of physical and social separation? How can poetry bring us...

Virtual Educator Workshop—Teaching the Japanese American WWII Experience Through Art

2022年04月28日

Free Join the JANM Education Unit for this free virtual educator workshop on using art to teach the Japanese American WWII incarceration experience. JANM’s collection of art includes thousands of individual pieces as well as large bodies of work by artists such as Miné Okubo, Henry Sugimoto, Hisako Hibi, and others. Join educators from across the country to learn about the lived experience of forced removal and in...

Kalief Browder: The Box

2022年02月11日 - 2022年05月25日

The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) is proud to host Coby Kennedy’s Kalief Browder: The Box to commemorate Black History Month in Los Angeles. By replicating the dimensions of a solitary confinement cell, this steel and glass work critiques the abuses of civil liberties in American incarceration systems, introduces viewers to the impacts of mass i...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Hinamatsuri Origami Dolls -- Part 1 of 2

2005年02月26日

Just in time for Girls' Day, this two-day class will teach participants how to make these adorable dolls. Class fees are $8 for National Museum members and $15 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies for both days.

Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo - Press

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New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei - Press

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Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty - Store

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