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  • The Japanese American National Museum Names Directors for the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM and the Watase Media Arts Center

    Oct 20, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has appointed James E. Herr as the new director of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM and Tadashi Nakamura as the new director of the Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. Herr brings over twenty years in philanthropic and nonprofit management to his work. Previously, he was a program officer at the Annenberg Foundatio...

  • Premiere Screening and Q&A—We Said No! No!

    Oct 15, 2022

    $20 general, $10 member Join JANM for the world premiere of the new award-winning documentary film, We Said No! No!, by director Brian Maeda. The film combines interviews with Japanese Americans and their family members who were once derisively referred to as “No No Boys.” The film features archival footage and dramatic reenactments of incidents in the Tule Lake Segregation Center. A Q&A with the cast and crew wil...

  • Virtual Educator Workshop—Teaching the Japanese American WWII Experience Through Art

    Oct 13, 2022

    FREE Back by popular demand! Join the JANM Education Unit for this free virtual educator workshop on using art to teach the Japanese American WWII incarceration experience. JANM's collection of art includes thousands of individual pieces as well as large bodies of work by artists such as Miné Okubo, Henry Sugimoto, Hisako Hibi, and others. Join educators from across the country to learn about the lived experien...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Condemns the Hateful Remarks of LA City Councilmembers and the former President of the LA Labor Federation

    Oct 11, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) unequivocally condemns racism, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. The hateful statements by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon and Gilbert Cedillo, and Ron Herrera, the now former President of the LA Labor Federation, are wholly unacceptable and demonstrate a breaking of the covenant of trust with the people they ser...

  • Ireichō

    Ongoing

    Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration is a multi-faceted project to address the erasure of the identities of individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration and to expand the concept of what monument is through three distinct, interlinking elements: a sacred book of names as a monument (Ireicho), a website as a monument (Ireizo), and light sculptures as monuments ...

  • An American Vocabulary: Words to Action

    Oct 08, 2022

    FREE Join us for the release of An American Vocabulary: Words to Action, a collaborative art piece between JANM Artists at Work fellows Audrey Chan and jason chu. The project centers on a series of multilingual flash cards that use illustration and poetry to explore concepts in Asian American community. The unveiling of the flashcards will be accompanied by live music on the plaza by jason chu, interactive art act...

  • An American Vocabulary

    Ongoing

    An American Vocabulary: Words to Action is a collaborative project by visual artist Audrey Chan and rapper jason chu. This set of flash cards portrays figures, events, and practices rooted in community, care, and action. Through these words and images, the artists invite you to participate in a shared vocabulary of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) agency and unity in the fight for jus...

  • Japanese American National Museum Volunteers Host Kokoro Craft Show on October 30, 2022

    Oct 07, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the 2022 Kokoro Craft Show with over fifty vendors at the Museum on Sunday, October 30, 2022 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The craft show is a free, in-person event and JANM Members will receive early entry into the show starting at 9:30 a.m. Shoppers who spend $25 will receive free, same-day admission to the Museum’s exhibitions and a 10% d...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Hosts the World Premiere of the Documentary We Said No No!

    Oct 05, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the world premiere screening of We Said No! No!, on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. General tickets are $20 and JANM Member tickets are $10. We Said No! No! tells the story of civil disobedience at the Tule Lake Segregation Center through a group of Japanese Americans who were deemed disloyal bec...

  • Japanese American National Museum Statement on the Passing of Franklin Odo

    Oct 03, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Franklin Odo on September 28, 2022. Odo was an early advisor and longtime friend of JANM. He was the founding director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) from 1997–2010, a professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai‘i, and a visiting professor of History and American Studies at the U...