Follow along with our Education team as they teach you how to fold orizuru , the Japanese word for origami crane. A tsuru (crane) symbolizes peace, compassion, hope, and healing, and the act of folding a crane has helped people come together in times of uncertainty.

Watch Shin Miyata , director Akira Boch , and musicians Martha Gonzalez of Quetzal and David Gomez as they discuss the film, Chicanx music in Japan, and more.

Learn how art meets activism and how the combination brings forth a unique form of social change. Kim Abeles , John Malpede , and Nobuko Miyamoto explored this topic in the "Arts Activism & Los Angeles" panel at the Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders event at JANM on March 7, 2020.

In case you missed it, catch up on this performance by FandangObon at the Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders event at JANM on March 7, 2020.

A look at the influence of Japanese American artists on modern design. From the iconic typeface of The Godfather book cover to Herman Miller’s Noguchi table, the influence of Japanese American artists and designers in postwar American art and design is unparalleled. Featured artists: Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita  and  Gyo Obata.  Co-produced by JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center .

50 Objects/Stories project director Nancy Ukai joined program developer and curator Clement Hanami to talk about the artifacts from Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection in the latest edition.

JANM’s permanent collection contains over 100,000 artifacts and every one has a story to tell about the people, places, and events from the Japanese American experience. Unboxed is a series of short videos meant to highlight the artifacts and stories in JANM’s collection. This weeks highlighted item: Jerome Queen plaque .

Read about how a grandson in Japan discovered the details about the grandfather he never knew—an Issei immigrant from a small fishing village in Yamaguchi-ken who came to America and started a successful barbershop in Seattle, yet tragically died in an accident in his 40s.

Get caught up before the final chapter publishes this Wednesday (5/27).

Join us for a brief orientation to the education resources available to you digitally through JANM From Home . This quick, 30-minute webinar and Q&A will provide an overview of new and existing educational resources including video tutorials, lessons and curriculum, activities, and more.

Join us for a conversation on how we can evolve beyond going back to “normal” after this pandemic, and instead imagine a society that rejects racism and prejudice. Moderated by JANM’s Chief Curator, Karen Ishizuka, the panel features Russell Jeung (SF State University), Taz Ahmed (Good Muslim, Bad Muslim Podcast), Renee Tajima-Peña (Asian Americans series producer), and Robin Toma (LA County Human Relations Commission).

Join Kiku Obata (designer and daughter of Gyo Obata ), Mira Nakashima (furniture designer and daughter of George Nakashima ), Kenji Fujita (artist and son of S. Neil Fujita ), and Addie Lanier (educator and daughter of Ruth Asawa ) as they talk about their parents’ lives and legacies.

Join traci kato-kiriyama in the comfort of your own home to share tea, conversation, and write letters to those we love who are the most vulnerable or isolated in this time. This session we are focusing especially on queer and trans people of color who are currently incarcerated.

Visit the award-winning JANM Store for that unique gift!

Catch up on this recent store blog post, Mask On, Mask Off - Staying Safe In Mr. Miyagi Style , and shop this week ’ s featured item: Mr. Miyagi Tenugui Remix .

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