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  • Rising from the Ashes with Paula Yoo & Philip Chung

    May 18, 2024

    Join author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung for a conversation around the legacy of Vincent Chin on the 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate. Yoo will discuss and sign her newest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, which tells the story of the Vincent Chin murder and trial. May 18 is the birthd...

  • Act To Change Hosts 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander Day Against Bullying and Hate at JANM on May 18, 2024

    May 09, 2024

    PSA WHAT: May 18 is the birthday of Vincent Chin, who was murdered in a hate crime in 1982. To honor his legacy and to commemorate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Act To Change will host a conversation with author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung about Yoo’s latest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. This even...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT ON THE FORCIBLE SEPARATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS

    Jun 19, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum cannot be silent in the face of the administration’s cruel and inhumane policy that forcibly separates children from their parents as they seek entry into the United States. We also cannot remain silent as the administration readies the construction of prison camps to incarcerate these children, especially not on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Civil Libert...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM PART OF BLUE STAR PROGRAM STARTING MAY 30

    May 24, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum announced that it would join with over 1,300 other museums across America to become a Blue Star Museum, and will provide free admission to U.S. active duty military personnel and their families after May 30, Memorial Day, and running to September 5, Labor Day, for 2011. This program was developed through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star F...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS PASSING OF HAWAII'S SIEGFRIED 'SIG' KAGAWA AT AGE 77

    Jan 07, 2009

    The Board of Trustees and Board of Governors for the Japanese American National Museum expressed their sadness at the passing of Siegfried "Sig" Kagawa, who provided major leadership and support when the National Museum was being formed in the 1980s and 1990s, and who contributed to many important causes in his native Hawai`i and nationally. Kagawa, the son of life insurance pioneer Lawrence "L.T." Kagawa, continu...

  • Closing of the exhibition "From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i"

    Nov 24, 2002

    Closing of the exhibition From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i

  • "Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray"

    Oct 04, 2001

    Elegant and penetrating, Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray positions this immigrant photographer within the canon of American art. In Los Angeles, Miyatake is renowned as a studio photographer. To others he is known for having smuggled a lens and film holder into one of America's WWII concentration camps. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. Join filmmaker B...

  • Captured Moments: A View of Family

    Mar 29, 1998

    Family Art Workshop at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Join California Indian artist L. Frank Manriquez in creating dioramas, collages, or treasure chests using family photos and other mini-memorabilia from your personal collection. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Class limited to 30 participants. For reservations and further information please call 805.682.4711 ext. 312.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Wide World of Tofu

    Jul 31, 1997

    See the world through the eyes of tofu lovers. This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Free. Reservations suggested. Limited seating.

  • Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese American Women in Minnesota

    Mar 01, 1997

    Book Reading and Signing John N. Tsuchida, editor of Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese Women in Minnesota, joins the Museum to sign and read from this extraordinary book. This rich anthology of memoirs includes works by fourteen Japanese American women in Minnesota which tells of their experiences and effects of World War II, racism, discrimination, and their endurance, strength, and personal success. Free with...