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JANM Mourns the Passing of Senator Alan K. Simpson
2025年03月17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 Senator Alan K. Simpson, who helped steer the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 through Congress and into law alongside his colleague and lifelong friend, the late Secretary Nor...
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JANM Condemns Invocation of Alien Enemies Act to Enforce Mass Deportations
2025年03月15日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns today's presidential proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to enforce mass deportations of Venezuelan immigrants. That law permits deporting people from countries with which the US is at war and that have invaded the US. In 1941, President Roosevelt used it to arrest and detain citizens of Japan, Germany, and Italy without due proce...
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集団国外退去を強制するための 「敵性外国人法」適用を非難します
2025年03月15日
注記:JANMの展示施設は改修のため休館しています。JANMのそのほかの施設や館外の会場でプログラムは継続していきます。詳細はjanm.org/OnTheGoをご覧ください。 全米日系人博物館(JANM)は、本日発表されたベネズエラ系移民の集団国外退去を強制するために、1798年の「敵性外国人法」を適用する大統領令を非難します。この法律は、米国が戦争状態にある国々や米国を侵略した国々からの人々の国外退去を認めるものです。1941年には、ルーズベルト大統領がこの法律を適用し、適正な法の手続きをへることなく、司法省の収容所に日本、ドイツ、イタリアの市民を逮捕・拘留しました。1942年には、大統領は戦時権限の範囲を拡大して「大統領令9066号」を発令し、12万5000人以上の日系アメリカ人の強制収容につながりました。当館はワシントンD.C.の連邦裁判所にアメリカ自由人権協会(ACLA)とデモクラシー・フォーワードの弁護士が起こした訴訟...
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Democracy Center to Host the Smithsonian’s National Conversation on Race March 28
2025年03月12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. Speakers will explore models for equitable recovery from LA wildfires.LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will once again host the Smithsonian’s Nation...
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Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III to Speak at JANM on March 14, 2025
2025年03月10日
WHAT: The Irene Hirano Inouye Distinguished Lecture Series is a signature series centered on the leadership values and principles that inspired Irene Hirano Inouye to empower community, uplift women, and build bridges between the US and Japan. The inaugural lecture features Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in conversation with Lisa Sasaki, Deputy Under Secretary for Special Project...
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Films of Remembrance
2025年03月08日
Films of Remembrance is the premier showcase of films commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in American concentration camps during World War II, presented by the Nichi Bei Foundation. JANM is excited to be hosting some of the screenings on March 8. Please visit the Films of Remembrance website for film descriptions, to purchase an All-Day Pass or individual screening tickets, and to view screen...
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JANM Supports Legislation to Recognize Civil Rights Activist Fred Korematsu
2025年03月06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) supports efforts to recognize civil rights activist Fred Korematsu with the reintroduction of legislation for the Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act, which would posthumously award a Congressional Go...
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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...
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Special Screening: “The Dragon Painter” featuring Sessue Hayakawa
2025年03月01日
Join the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Japanese American National Museum for a special screening of the 1919 silent film, The Dragon Painter, with live music composed and performed by Goh Nakamura. The program will include remarks by Dr. Daisuke Miyao, a professor of Japanese films at the University of California San Diego.Written by film star Sessue Hayakawa, The Dragon Painter, stars Hayakawa as Tasu, the...
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My Man Kono—JANM Night at Pan Asian Rep (New York)
2025年02月28日
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, New York, presents the World Premiere of My Man Kono through March 9, 2025.Join JANM Members and friends during JANM Night for an exciting performance of My Man Kono and a special talk-back and reception with playwright Philip W. Chung, director Jeff Liu, and the actors as part of JANM on the Go.In pursuit of the American Dream, Japanese émigré Toraichi Kono becomes a loyal confidante of ...