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  • JANM Sets the Record Straight About Comparisons Between the Treatment Received by January 6 Rioters and World War II Japanese American Incarcerees

    Oct 18, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the former President’s comparison of the treatment received by Japanese American incarcerees during World War II to those involved in the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. The comparison was meant to support the former President’s claim that they were unfairly treated by the federal justice system.“We must set the record straight: This is an eg...

  • VC Film Fest at JANM

    May 01, 2024 - May 08, 2024

    Celebrate with Visual Communications as they present the 40th edition of the VC Film Fest (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival) from May 1 – 10, 2024. The festival is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific cinema and has presented over 5,000 films, videos, and digital mediaworks by Asian and Pacific Islander artists since 1983. The 40th edition will feature a robust lineup of in-pers...

  • JANM Raised Over $1.1 Million and Announced New Comprehensive Campaign Goal at the 2024 Benefit

    Apr 08, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) hosted its annual Benefit and Online Auction on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Set at the historic Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles with the theme Illuminating Paths, the Museum celebrated the vital paths of community leaders who wove courageous stories with poignant lessons to inspire and educate the next generation and raised over $1.1 million. The Benefit ...

  • JANM Welcomes New Chief Impact Officer

    Mar 27, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes Kenyon Mayeda as the Museum’s new Chief Impact Officer. He will begin on April 1, 2024. Mayeda brings over twenty years of leadership, strategy, and institution-wide performance and impact to the Museum. He started his career as a JANM intern during the summer of 2004 and has since worked at the Japanese Community Youth Council, Cathay Bank, a...

  • JANM to Honor Duncan Ryuken Williams, Sunyoung Lee, and David Ono at the Annual Benefit on April 6

    Mar 13, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host its annual Benefit and Online Auction with the theme Illuminating Paths on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 5 p.m.–8 p.m. at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. Illuminating Paths recognizes community leaders who weave stories of resilience and courage with poignant lessons from the past and vibrant promises of the future, celebrating their vital p...

  • Two Day Workshop: Practical Cloth Making (Shibori On!)

    Mar 09, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024

    Discover the creativity and fun in making your own cloth for a wide variety of projects. Taught by Glennis Dolce, this workshop will explore how to use the sensibilities and practicality of boro techniques and sashiko stitching to make whole cloth from scraps. The finished cloth can be used for pillows, wall pieces, clothing, bags, and more. This workshop is limited to fifteen participants and is open to all level...

  • NEH Awards $500,000 Infrastructure Grant to JANM

    Jan 09, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Today the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) a $500,000 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant for the project, Protecting the Museum’s Collections. The project will replace JANM’s current HVAC system with a state-of-the-art system, enhancing JANM’s ability to maintain climate control throughout the building and allowing ...

  • JANM Book Club: Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe with Eric L. Muller

    Oct 07, 2023

    Eric L. Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, joined for a discussion of his newest book, Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe, that explores the complicity of the lawyers who helped run the WRA’s concentration camps. Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe brings to life the stories of three white lawyers with contradictory instructions—provide legal counsel to the...

  • Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution

    Ongoing

    Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan, influenced his diverse and evocative body of artworks. Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution is an online exhibition that invites you to explore Sugimoto’s journey and the evolution of his art over five time periods of hi...

  • Professional Volunteers of the Japanese American Community

    Mar 03, 2012

    PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled. Learn how you can use your skills to help benefit Japanese Americans originations and keep the community strong. Hear from professionals and how they've done it.