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  • Author Discussion—"Relocating Authority" by Mira Shimabukuro

    May 13, 2017

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Relocating Authority: Japanese Americans Writing to Redress Mass Incarceration examines the ways Japanese Americans have continually used writing to respond to the circumstances of their community’s mass imprisonment during World War II. It highlights literacy’s enduring potential to participate in social change and as...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Broken Rainbow

    Apr 22, 2010

    Free Screening of Broken Rainbow The heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. Broken Rainbow bears witness to the machinations of energy companies and their government proxies as they eagerly cast aside the peaceful Navajo to make way for oil, gas, uranium and coal exploration. In their own words, eld...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Lost Nation: The Ioway

    Feb 25, 2010

    Free Screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway In the twilight of Native American dominion, two Ioway leaders travel to Washington, D. C. in 1824 to meet with Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark. Both sign a treaty ceding a large portion of tribal land for settlement. White Cloud sees cooperation as the only way for his people to survive, while Great Walker regrets the loss of land where his ancestors are bu...

  • "Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years" Closing Party

    Jan 21, 2010

    To close out the hugely successful group art show and 15 year celebration of Giant Robot magazine, JANM will be open for extended hours on Thursday, January 21. Admission will be free, and many of the participating artists and key members of the Giant Robot family will be in attendance as part of this special gathering. Expect refreshments, a musical guest, The Binges and DJ Puffs, and other surprises.

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Jul 10, 2008

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 6, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

  • dj Cheb i Sabbah and Friends

    Aug 04, 2005

    Spinning ragas and electronica with equal grace, Algerian-born dj Cheb i Sabbah is a pilgrim of the spirit, creating peaceful meditations that give new meaning to "trance music." His latest project, La Kahena, took him back to the Maghreb where he drank from an endless well of gorgeous melodies and rolling drumbeats. For this concert, Chebiji will be joined by some of LA's finest Maghrebi musicians and dancers. ...

  • "Crawling Through Mud: Avant-Garde Ceramics in Postwar Japan".

    Feb 07, 2004

    Lecture by Louise Allison Cort Although Isamu Noguchi interacted with a wide range of artists during his episodes of making ceramics in Japan, his bold experiments with clay had the greatest impact on a group of young potters just starting their careers. Rather than relying on historical models, these artists looked outward across national traditions and boundaries in order to connect their own work to trends in i...

  • Little Tokyo: Spiritual Doors to the World

    Jan 18, 2003

    The National Museum and the Azusa Street Memorial Committee invite you to a panel discussion on the origins of the Pentecostal church, the nature of the local community when the movement started in 1906, and how the church grew and impacted the neighborhood, the city, and eventually, the entire world. A distinguished and internationally known panel of writers and theologians will address the theme: Dr. Mel Robeck,...

  • Diamonds in the Rough

    May 06, 2000 - Jul 16, 2000

    Diamonds in the Rough: Japanese Americans in Baseball presents the hidden history of Japanese American baseball, from the turn-of-the-century Issei teams to the present-day legacies. This exhibition adds an important voice to the annals of baseball history. With artifacts, photographs, video, and a diorama of Zenimura Field at Gila River concentration camp, it demonstrates how the history of Japanese American base...

  • American Jewish Committee, Japanese American National Museum Issue Joint Statement About Ellis Island Exhibit Set To Open April 3

    Mar 13, 1998

    The Japanese American National Museum and the American Jewish Committee released the following joint statement today: An exhibit—entitled America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience—chronicling the shameful treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II, will soon open at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Thousands have already seen the exhibit, which was created by and,...