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New Film on Legendary Filmmaker Robert A. Nakamura to have Los Angeles Premiere May 3

2025年04月18日

Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the Los Angeles premiere of Third Act on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center as part of the 41st LA Asian Pacific Film Festival presented by Visual...

2025 Benefit & Online Auction

2025年04月12日

Celebrate our critical past, dynamic present, and ambitious future in the heart of downtown Los Angeles at Unlocking the Future, JANM’s 2025 Benefit and Online Auction. Embark on a major renovation with us to amplify our stories, inspire a more just future, and honor the legacy of the Japanese American community.Enjoy a special live performance by Judith Hill and celebrate the legacies of inspirational community lead...

JANM Mourns the Passing of Kanji Sahara

2025年03月03日

Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Kanji Sahara, a JANM Charter Member and docent, a beloved community member, and visionary in the Japanese American community.Born in Hiroshima, he grew up in Los Angeles with his parents...

JANM’s Statement on the 2025 Day of Remembrance

2025年02月19日

Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – Today the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) commemorates the Day of Remembrance—a day that marks a historic moment of healing and celebrates the resilience of the Japanese American community. It serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences o...

2025 Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship Applications Now Open

2025年02月06日

Emerging music critics and journalists of color are encouraged to apply. Applications are open through March 17, 2025LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) and Critical Minded announce the third annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship) with a focus on music criticism. The Yamamoto Fellowship will provide two emerging arts ...

The Ireichō National Tour Launches in Washington DC at National Archives and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History February 18–21

2025年02月04日

JANM, The Irei Project, Japanese American Citizens League, JACL-DC Chapter, National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, National Archives Foundation, National Archives and Records Administration, and the National Museum of American History partner together for free programs commemorating the Day of Remembrance LOS ANGELES, CA – The Day of Remembrance (DOR) commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on Febr...

JANM Presents The Oath of the Sword at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on May 28, 2023

2023年05月08日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the premiere screening of the recently restored 1914 silent film The Oath of the Sword at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. PDT. Tickets are $5 ($4 for members of the Academy Museum or JANM) and are available at academymuseum.org/calendar. Once thought to be lost, the sole surviving prin...

The Japanese American National Museum Welcomes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

2023年04月18日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lively roster of events. More information and tickets for the events are available at janm.org/events. More information and tickets for the exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps, are available at janm.org/dont-fence-me-in. Don’t Fence Me In: Comin...

Under a Mushroom Cloud

2019年11月09日 - 2021年07月25日

To commemorate the upcoming 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese American National Museum presents Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb, organized in partnership with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through March 1, 2020, the exhibition will include a special display of artifacts belonging to atomic bomb victims. On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enol...

Allen Say’s Journey

2000年07月28日 - 2001年02月11日

Allen Say’s Journey: The Art and Words of a Children’s Book Author is the first retrospective exhibition of the art of Allen Say, award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. His drawings, watercolor paintings, and prose explore themes of longing, belonging, and the meaning of “home.” Through the internal conflicts of his characters and their search for identity and self-discovery, one can glimpse into Say’s...