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  • Discover Nikkei’s Nima Voices: Episode 3—Tamiko Nimura

    Mar 02, 2021

    FREE Discover Nikkei is JANM’s international 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 enlig...

  • Lending Support to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple as it Repairs Recent Vandalism

    Mar 03, 2021

    LOS ANGELES—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) extends its support and concern to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple after recent vandalism to this beloved Little Tokyo landmark. While the physical damage is being repaired, we also send a message of healing to the temple, its members, and visitors. Vandalism or violence perpetrated against houses of worship can never undermine the freedom of religion pro...

  • Japanese Cooking for Beginners with Azusa Oda: Chirashi zushi

    Feb 27, 2021

    $25 general $20 member In this interactive workshop with cookbook author and designer, Azusa Oda, you will learn how to cook chirashi zushi (sushi rice topped with vegetables, egg, and fish) in celebration of Girl’s Day in Japan! Girl’s Day, also known as Doll’s Day or Hinamatsuri, is celebrated on March 3rd and often involves parties where people share this delicious and portable dish. You will be sent the ingr...

  • JANM ANNOUNCES SUSAN MORITA AND KENNETH A. PICERNE TO ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Feb 22, 2021

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has added Susan Morita and Kenneth A. Picerne to its Board of Trustees. New board trustees are carefully selected to help the Museum further its mission and to inspire, educate, and cultivate understanding of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. “We are pleased to welcome Susan Morita and Kenneth A. Picer...

  • Day of Remembrance 2021

    Feb 18, 2021

    Los Angels, CA – This week, the Japanese American National Museum marks the 79th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt issuing Executive Order 9066, which set in motion the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. For those like myself who were ripped from our communities, schools, businesses, and homes and endured four years behind barbed wire only for the crime of our ancestry, this day is filled with mem...

  • Support for HR 40

    Feb 16, 2021

    Los Angeles, CA United States Representative Jerry Nadler, Chair United States Representative Jim Jordan, Ranking Member House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Re: House Resolution 40 U.S. Representatives Nadler and Jordan: As the President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), I wanted to convey our support for H.R. 40, which will create t...

  • Building & Bridging (Part II): Building Relationships into the Future

    Feb 12, 2021

    FREE Japanese corporations and Japanese American communities have a long and complex history that weaves together stories of immigration, industrial expansion, and the building of neighborhoods, businesses, and banks. With a focus on Los Angeles, this two part program brings together speakers that represent a broad spectrum of Japanese corporations in the U.S. and Japanese American communities to discuss ...

  • What Does It Mean to Be Nikkei in 2021?

    Feb 06, 2021

    FREE In 2018, The Nippon Foundation, in collaboration with JANM, launched the Global Nikkei Young Adult Research Project to examine how young adult Nikkei around the world feel about and express their Japanese heritage. Analyzing the data from a worldwide survey and global regional focus groups, the project sought to obtain a deeper understanding of their similarities and differences, as well as their cel...

  • NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORING JAPANESE LATINO AND LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS TO OPEN AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Aug 24, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, a new exhibition opening at the Japanese American National Museum on September 17, will examine the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. The exhibition will show how ethni...

  • JANM’S ANNUAL NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL IS A FREE DAY OF FUN FOR ALL

    Jul 24, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Highlights of the day will include a performance and taiko drumming workshop by Yuujou Daiko, performances by Koshin Taiko and Min...