Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! I came across this photo from our Toyo Miyatake Studio / Rafu Shimpo online collection while searching for images to include with the May Family Programs email update. Here’s a...
View ArticleAfton Dill Nance Papers Online
I am happy to announce that we have completed the Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) to digitize the Afton Dill Nance Papers and the images are now online! In 2011, the National Museum was...
View ArticleIntroducing the Miné Okubo Collection
Artist. Writer. Activist. Miné Okubo (1912-2001) was all those things and more. We also venture to call her a documentarian and anthropologist for the way she captured life while incarcerated in...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from everyone at JANM! This image from the Mine Okubo Collection in our archives shows a family gathered around a cast iron stove to celebrate their first Christmas in camp. It is one...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Wishing you a Healthy & Happy New Year from the Japanese American National Museum! This image is from JANM’s permanent collection. It’s a painting by artist Hisako Hibi and features a still-life...
View ArticleEstelle Ishigo Drawing from JANM Collection Featured in National Constitution...
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is currently featuring the drawing All In One Room by Estelle Ishigo in their permanent exhibition The Story of We, the People. The drawing will be on...
View ArticleTwo New Collection Finding Aids Now Available
JANM is fortunate to have a vast collection of artworks, artifacts, documents, and other historical items pertaining to the Japanese American experience. To help scholars and other researchers...
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