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  • JANM Book Club: Cold Tofu, The Early Years 1981-1998

    Sep 07, 2024

    Join former members of Cold Tofu Improv for a hilarious and thought provoking celebration of their book, Cold Tofu, The Early Years 1981-1998: The World's First Asian American Improv Comedy Group. Hosted by Dom Magwili, authors Denice Kumagai-Hoy and Marilyn Tokuda will be joined in conversation by performers Amy Hill, Geoff Rivas, and Joey Miyashima. About the bookCold Tofu is the country's oldest Asian American com...

  • STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF WATARU “WAT” MISAKA

    Nov 22, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA – On behalf of the Trustees, Governors, staff, volunteers, and supporters of the Japanese American National Museum, I want extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of Wataru “Wat” Misaka, who passed away this week in Utah at the age of 95. In 2000, JANM’s relationship with Wat crystalized as he was one of the profiled sports stars in our groundbreaking exhibition, More Than a Gam...

  • 2019 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Boar

    Jan 06, 2019

    FREE ALL DAY! Welcome the Year of the Boar with with crafts, food, cultural activities, and performances! Plus, free admission all day to see Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys, Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, and Common Ground: The Heart of Community. See the complete schedule below. JANM Members Only reserved seating and express lines!

  • Giant Robot Biennale 3

    Sep 23, 2012 - Jan 20, 2013

    The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection. Following two previous successful exhibitions at the National Museum, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a cr...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: From the Badlands to Alcatraz

    Jul 24, 2010

    Free Screening of From the Badlands to Alcatraz From the Badlands to Alcatraz weaves the past and present of both Alcatraz and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation into a vivid depiction of the awe-inspiring journey five Lakota youth Alkapoane White Calf, Lisa and Kelly Water, and Arlo and Philip Iron Cloud navigate as they arrive in San Francisco from South Dakota and prepare for the extreme challenge of swimming fr...

  • Community Day of Remembrance

    Feb 20, 2010

    *SPECIAL: Pay what you can! Day of Remembrance 2010 The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, which led to the unconstitutional forced removal of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes on the West Coast and parts of Hawai`i by the U.S. government. A grassroots movement to petition the government for an official apol...

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at UNC (Chapel Hill, NC)

    Jul 01, 2009 - Oct 31, 2009

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill FedEx Global Education Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been em...

  • Day of Remembrance

    Feb 19, 2005

    "Patriotism" and "loyalty" were volatile issues in America's concentration camps during World War II and continue to be controversial topics today. The program will examine the response of Japanese Americans to the US government's test of loyalty (Questions 27 and 28) -- including responses from resistors -- and our responsibility to defend those whose constitutional rights are currently being denied. The Day of Reme...

  • A Mission of Friendship

    Aug 10, 2002

    Three expert panelists provide insight into the grassroots efforts of ordinary citizens to better relations between the U.S. and Japan in 1927. They also reveal efforts to preserve the surviving dolls and continuing relations started 75 years ago. The panel features Michiko Takaoka, director of the Japanese Cultural Center, Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, Spokane, Washington; Rosie Skiles, Friendship Doll Researcher,...

  • "Bruce And Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter And Modern Romance" Art Exhibit To Open At Japanese American National Museum Jan. 23

    Jan 01, 1999

    In recognition of the importance of visual art in the Japanese American community, the mid-career survey Bruce and Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter and Modern Romance opens at the Japanese American National Museum on January 23, 1999. Since 1976, the Yonemotos have created an extensive body of film, single-channel video, video installations, and objects that explore the complex creation of meaning and identity throu...