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  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Alan Nishio

    2024年01月03日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Alan Nishio. A lifelong educator and community activist, Nishio was a prominent voice in efforts to ensure that the Japanese American experience is never forgotten, and a founding leader, board member, and trusted advisor to numerous Little Tokyo organizations. Born in Manzanar concentration camp in 1945, Nishio began his politica...

  • Our Shared Future Family Day

    2023年12月17日

    Celebrate Our Shared Future in Los Angeles and enjoy a day of free admission and cultural activities for all ages! Join JANM for a live reading and signing with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, an interactive origami activity, and a musical performance by East LA Taiko. Explore the new family friendly, interactive exhibition, The Bias Inside Us organized by the Smithsonian, and experience Aki’s Market, a virtual reality recreatio...

  • Film Screening—Backstreet to the American Dream

    2023年12月08日

    Join Director and Producer Patricia Nazario for a conversation on the American Dream through food trucks. Nazario will be joined by Dr. Alvaro Huerta, Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and Associate Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and June Berk, JANM Volunteer and World War II US concentration camp survivor for a lively conversation around food, race, and Los Angeles. Enjoy food f...

  • Giant Robot Biennale Returns to JANM on March 2, 2024

    2023年12月06日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, will present Giant Robot Biennale 5 from March 2 – September 1, 2024. The popular group show, last seen at JANM in 2016, showcases diverse creative works that celebrate the ethos of Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture. Three decades after its founding as a hand-assembled zine, Giant Ro...

  • Cross Cultural Cuisine: The Art of Bringing People Together

    2023年12月03日

    A free afternoon program of conversation and food with restaurateurs, chefs, entrepreneurs, and culture commentators that will explore cross-cultural influences on ethnic cuisine in America. Speakers Curtis Chin, celebrated filmmaker and author of the new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant Johneric Concordia, chef and co-founder of The Park’s Finest Genevieve Erin O’Brien, co...

  • Youth Workshop: Contemporary Origami with Robert J. Lang and Glenn Kaino

    2023年12月02日

    Join world-renowned physicist and origami artist, Robert J. Lang, for a workshop on the art of paper folding. Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami—using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful. All youth are welcome to join for a unique hands-on lesson with Glenn Kaino Studio and learn about how art can tell special stor...

  • Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Relaunch

    2023年12月01日

    Please join us on Friday, December 1, 2023 for the relaunch the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy as the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center). An initiative of JANM, the revitalized Democracy Center builds on the original vision of Senator Daniel K. Inouye by examining issues around race, identity, and social justice; exploring the evolving idea of ...

  • Conversations on Race: Opening the Dialogue

    2023年12月01日

    The opening summit for Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles will convene speakers for discussions on the topics of Race and Wealth, Race and Wellness, and Race and Arts. Participants are invited to explore the exhibition The Bias Inside Us, an interactive project about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it.

  • The Japanese American National Museum and Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network Present a Program on the Legacy of Former Curator, Karin Higa

    2022年10月28日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network (AAPIAN) present Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. PDT in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. This free in-person and virtual program is the first in a two-part series that highlights the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Hig...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Launches An American Vocabulary: Words to Action in Response to Increased Anti-Asian Violence

    2022年09月27日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will launch a new, collaborative project, An American Vocabulary: Words to Action, on Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 3 p.m.–6 p.m. on the JANM Plaza. The event will include live music with rapper jason chu, percussionist Gingee, and DJ Grace Ktown. Visual artist, Audrey Chan, will facilitate an art demonstration connected to the project that encourages p...