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  • The Japanese American National Museum Warns of Erasure of History with the Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project

    Apr 17, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) warns of the erasure of World War II Japanese American history if the Lava Ridge Wind Project is approved. Overseen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the project proposes to build up to 400 wind turbines on 76,000 acres surrounding the Minidoka National Historic Site in southern Idaho. The BLM is accepting comments from the public on the draft pro...

  • Film Screening: Before They Take Us Away

    Apr 15, 2023

    Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, April 15, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join us for a screening of the new film, Before They Take Us Away, which captures the lesser known stories of Japanese Americans who voluntarily removed themselves from the West Coast in the wake of Executive Order 9066 during ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns Scholastic’s Request to Remove Racism from Author’s Note

    Apr 14, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the request from Scholastic’s Rising Voices Library to remove the words “virulent racism” and a paragraph about racism throughout American history from the author’s note in Love in the Library, an illustrated children’s book by Maggie Tokuda-Hall about the World War II Japanese American incarceration. Rising Voices Library pairs diverse books wit...

  • Nima Voices: Episode 12—Kristen Nemoto Jay

    Apr 11, 2023

    FREE Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project sharing stories and the experiences of Nikkei around the world. “Nima” are members of the Discover Nikkei online community. Hailing from all around the world, they each bring unique experiences and perspectives to the site’s rich archive of stories. Nima Voices is an interview series where we uplift our Nima through brief, but enlightening, int...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Racist Rhetoric Against Asian American Business Leaders in Los Angeles

    Apr 12, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries racist rhetoric against Walter Wang, CEO of Los Angeles-based pipe manufacturer JM Eagle, Dominic Ng, the CEO of East West Bank, and other Asian American business leaders in Los Angeles. A conservative news outlet recently published a story that wrongfully accused Wang, Ng, and former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti of supporting the Chinese Commu...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns Record Level of Antisemitic Incidents in 2022

    Apr 07, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the rise in antisemitic incidents throughout the US. According to an annual audit by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitic incidents rose by 36% in 2022. The ADL noted that there was a total of 3,697 reported incidents, with 518 cases in California. California is among the top five states with the most cases in the nation. The ADL also no...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Presents Before They Take Us Away on April 15, 2023

    Apr 03, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present a live screening of Before They Take Us Away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Tickets are included in the price of admission to JANM ($16 for adults and $9 for seniors, students, and youth) and can be purchased at janm.org/events. Before They Take Us Away captures the previously untold stories of Japanese Americans who volunt...

  • POSTPONED: Two-Day Beginners Workshop: Wonderful World of Washi

    Apr 01, 2023 - Apr 02, 2023

    EVENT UPDATEThis event has been postponed to a later date. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined.Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. Explore the wonderful world of washi! In this class, participants will cover a variety of wooden beads with delicate washi, traditional Japanese paper. Participants will then combine those handmade beads with selective commercial beads and arra...

  • NCPD@JANM Announces the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship for Emerging Writers of Color

    Mar 27, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at the Japanese American National Museum (NCPD@JANM) announces the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship). The Yamamoto Fellowship will be awarded to two emerging writers of color who have demonstrated commitment to writing about the art of communities of color and whose unique perspectives or points of view contribute to...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Offers Free Weekday Admission for LAUSD Students During Staff and Teacher Strike

    Mar 21, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Beginning today, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer free weekday admission to all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students and their chaperones for the duration of the LAUSD staff and teacher strike. During the week, JANM is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursdays from 12 p.m.–8 p.m. The Museum is closed on M...