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Sutra and Bible Upper Level Members & VIP Reception

2022年04月02日

Members at the Director's Circle Level and above are invited to a VIP Reception of Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration. See an array of astonishing artifacts: from the prayer books and religious scrolls they carried into camp, to the Buddha statues, crosses, and altars they handcrafted to keep their spirits alive. Evites were sent in early March. By invitation only. Contact ...

Interlinking Past & Present: A Conversation and Reading About Race, Religion, and American Belonging

2022年04月02日

Free While the story of how over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated in American internment and concentration camps during WWII has become widely recognized, little has been told about the ways in which Japanese American Buddhists and Christians alike drew on their faith to survive forced removal, incarceration, family separation, and unjust deportation. Join Duncan Ryuken Williams, co-curat...

Author Discussion—Writing Heroes with Naomi Hirahara & Sarah Kuhn

2022年03月26日

Virtual: $5 General Admission / FREE for Members In person: $16 General Admission* / FREE for Members *In person ticket included admission to the museum galleries. Learn more. Join award winning Japanese American authors Naomi Hirahara (An Eternal Lei) and Sarah Kuhn (From Little Tokyo, with Love) in discussion of their recently released books that explore the power of young women and the significan...

Members Only Meet-and-Greet: Naomi Hirahara & Sarah Kuhn

2022年03月26日

FREE for Members All members are invited to this exclusive conversation and Q&A with award winning authors Naomi Hirahara and Sarah Kuhn. Naomi Hirahara is an Edgar Award-winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her Mas Arai mysteries, which have been published in Japanese, Korean and French, feature a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes. The sevent...

The Art of Museum and Memory with Karen Tei Yamashita

2022年03月25日

Free RSVP for In Person RSVP for Virtual Join us in a celebration of author Karen Tei Yamashita, UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of literature, who was recently awarded the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Yamashita will discuss her work and writings, followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Jasmi...

JANM Statement on Passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education Act by U.S. House of Representatives

2022年03月23日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum celebrates the passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) Act (H.R. 1931) by the U.S. House of Representatives, thanks to the leadership of the bill’s sponsor Representative Doris Matsui. The JACE Act provides an additional $32 million dollars in funding to the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, and $10 million in fu...

JANM Statement on Passage of Amache National Historic Site Act into Law

2022年03月21日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum celebrates the passage of the Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497) into law by President Biden on Friday, March 18, 2022. This law designates the Amache incarceration site in Granada, Colorado, as part of the National Park System, preserves the site for future generations, and expands the story and history of Japanese American incarceration during World...

Virtual Author Discussion—Art, Identity, and Legacy with Brian Komei Dempster and Brynn Saito

2022年03月19日

$5 General, FREE for Members Join poets Brian Komei Dempster and Brynn Saito in a dynamic virtual conversation and reading about the legacy of Japanese American wartime imprisonment and how it informs the present. Their dialogue will explore these vital, timely themes: What does it mean to inherit the saga of incarceration? How do we process trauma and respond to racism, anti-Asian sentiment, and violence? In ...

Nima Voices: Episode 8—Laura Honda-Hasegawa

2022年03月15日

Free [Language: Portuguese] 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, ...

"AT FIRST LIGHT" DAWNS AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

2019年05月14日

Los Angeles, CA—At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America, a multi-media exhibition that explores and celebrates the emergence of a politically defined Asian Pacific American consciousness and identity, will open at the Japanese American National Museum on May 25 and remain on view through October 20, 2019. The exhibition is a co-production of JANM and Visual Communications (VC), the first Asian Pacific Am...