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  • Defining Courage

    2023年03月18日

    Tickets to this event are now sold out. ONE NIGHT ONLY—Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. (HST) at The Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI. Celebrate the legacy of True American Heroes in Defining Courage, an unforgettable live event. Considered the greatest fighting unit in US military history, the Nisei Soldiers of World War II were a segregated combat team of Americans of Japanese Ancestry. Sadly,...

  • JANM Book Club: Secret Harvests with David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

    2023年03月18日

    Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, March 18, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida for the launch of their new book Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. They will be joined in reading, reflectio...

  • Members Meet-and-Greet: David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

    2023年03月18日

    Join for an exclusive conversation for JANM members with renowned author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida about their new book, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. Members who attend will also receive early access to seating for the 2:00pm JANM Book Club event. RSVP for that program here.

  • The Japanese American National Museum Welcomes Decision by the Los Angeles Times to Drop “Internment”

    2023年03月17日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes the decision by the Los Angeles Times to stop using the euphemism “internment” to describe the unjust incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans and their families during World War II. On the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the newspaper’s editorial board published an apology for being an advocate of Japanese American incarcer...

  • Girl Scout Day

    2023年03月12日

    Wear your Girl Scout or Brownie uniforms, sashes, or other regalia to JANM on Girl Scout Day for free admission to see the new exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps. This exhibition explores the experiences of Japanese American youth confronting the injustice of being incarcerated during World War II and the activities—including scouting—that showed their resilience and helped ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Proposed Texas Law Barring Citizens from China and Three Other Countries from Buying Property in the State

    2023年03月09日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Senate Bill 147, proposed legislation that targets citizens of China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia from buying property in the state. The bill’s author, Republican state Senator Lois Kolkurst, asserted that the bill would not apply to US citizens and lawful permanent residents, but given the rise in anti-Asian hate, the proposed legislation echoe...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns On-Going Efforts to Erase the History of Slavery and the Civil Rights Movement from School Curricula

    2023年03月08日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply troubled by allegations that the administration at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, sought to disallow information about slavery and the civil rights movement from the school’s student-led Black History Month program. In response, over 200 students walked out of class. This incident is part of a national trend to revise history and ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Racist Rhetoric Against Dominic Ng and Congresswoman Chu

    2023年03月07日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Congressman Lance Gooden’s racist and anti-Asian remarks that questioned the loyalty of Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, and Congresswoman Judy Chu’s loyalty to the US. Recently, Gooden discussed President Biden’s appointment of Ng to lead the country’s trade interest in Asia during a televised interview. He and other House Republicans wrote...

  • Raising the Flag: Coming of Age in WWII Concentration Camps

    2023年03月04日

    In Person tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, March 4, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Join the Boy Scouts of Heart Mountain in an intergenerational conversation on coming of age in a World War II concentration camp. The event will highlight a short film by Yuka Muraka...

  • Members Preview: Don’t Fence Me In

    2023年03月04日

    All JANM Members were invited to preview Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps before it opened to the public. Enjoy welcoming remarks by JANM Project Curator Emily Anderson and light refreshments before exploring the new exhibition. RSVP by Friday, February 24, at janm.org/dfmi-members-preview or email membership@janm.org.