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  • Asobi at JANM: Mini-zines with Mya Worrell

    Jul 11, 2024

    Have you been able to take a break this month? Do you think about journaling, doodling, and crafting all the time, but can never get a moment to actually start? Come make a zine with Mya Worrell! They’ll bring the supplies and plenty of creative prompts to get you started. You’ll learn how to make a variety of unique zines that use just one piece of paper. Enjoy specially crafted cocktails and mocktails from our n...

  • William T Fujioka Named Chair of the Japanese American National Museum Board of Trustees

    Aug 25, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce that William T Fujioka has been named chair of the JANM Board of Trustees. Fujioka is a third-generation Japanese American who started his forty-four-year career in public service working for the County of Santa Cruz while attending the University of California, Santa Cruz in the early 1970s. After graduating in 1974, he interned...

  • hapa.me - 15 years of the hapa project

    Apr 07, 2018 - Oct 28, 2018

    The word “hapa” is the Hawaiian transliteration of the English word “half.” Much of its current usage derives from the phrase hapa haole, meaning “half white.” The phrase was originally coined by native Hawaiians to describe the mixed offspring resulting from encounters between islanders and White settlers. In subsequent years, hapa (or Hapa) has come into popular usage away from the islands, most frequently embraced...

  • Recollections of Family History

    Apr 16, 2016

    In this panel discussion moderated by exhibition curator Dennis Reed, family members of photographers featured in Making Waves will discuss the artists’ lives and activities. The discussion will move through three time periods—the 1920s and ’30s, the World War II incarceration, and the postwar period—and include time for audience Q&A. Confirmed participants include representatives from the families of Harry Hayash...

  • "akaDAN" Documentary World Premiere + "Stuntman" Album Release Party

    Feb 01, 2014

    Please notice change of time for 1st screening. SCREENINGS: 5:30PM & 8PM / AFTER PARTY: 9PM – 12AM During the summer of 2013, Los Angeles-based musician and Korean adoptee DANakaDAN (Dan Matthews) was reunited with his biological family in Korea, including an identical twin brother he never knew existed. Join Dan and his production team as they celebrate the red carpet premiere of the documentary series center...

  • "Drawing from Memory" by Allen Say

    Sep 17, 2011

    This is Allen Say’s own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn’t understand his son’s artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan’s leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his “spiritual father.” Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Drawing from Memory presents a complex look at the real-life relationship between me...

  • Mixed

    Mar 20, 2010 - Oct 17, 2010

    In a follow-up to the kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa exhibition, artist and author Kip Fulbeck returns with his newest collection of works based on the book Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids. This family-friendly exhibition for the young and the young at heart offers a playful yet powerful perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity, and, more importantly, is an opportunity to celebr...

  • ID Film Festival

    Oct 03, 2009

    The second annual ID Film Festival showcases films that challenge and celebrate what it means to be Asian. Free for members; $5 non-members per program. Or you can buy a festival pass for $30. (Unless otherwise noted.) For more information about the festival, go to: www.idfilmfest.org. Final Day of ID Film Festival 12 PM - Lovers on the Road (Directed by Jessey Tsang): US Premier. This film is part of our sp...

  • IRENE HIRANO TO TRANSITION POSITION; AKEMI KIKUMURA YANO NAMED NEW CEO FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Jan 29, 2008

    Irene Y. Hirano, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has announced that she would conclude her tenure in June 2009 after 21 years of service to the institution. Hirano was appointed Executive Director in April 1988 and named President and CEO in 1999. In order to ensure an effective transition and to support the institution’s highest priority, Hirano will continue to serve as President an...

  • MUSEUM SETS REDRESS PROGRAM SERIES TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2008

    Dec 17, 2007

    The Japanese American National Museum has organized a series of special events, public programs and collaborations for 2008 to help mark the 20th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided an official government apology and redress for thousands of Japanese Americans unlawfully forced from their homes during World War II. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on August 10, 19...