"They wanted me to remove the word 'racism' from the book altogether" @maggietokudahall.bsky.social #ScrubNothing

Author Evelyn Iritani will be at JANM this Saturday, May 23, to discuss her newest book, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Reducing access to Manzanar Historic Site means limiting public access to this part of our nation's history. www.latimes.com/california/n...

Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez discussed confronting painful history and current events in Barbed Wire Between Us and Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp, respectively.

BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US by Mia Wenjen is an excellent #book for #educators & #parents to read with kids to explain what’s happening now to #immigrants, & how history is repeated. In “reverso poem” sparse text, with heart wrenching emotion, there is hope—& unanswered questions. #kidlit #picturebook

A beautiful post on @ljrwritenow.bsky.social's blog! Mia Wenjen and Violeta Encarnacion's book BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US and the book that Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and I wrote, UNBREAKABLE, are featured! I'm so grateful for your support, Laura! 💖🥳 lauraroettigerbooks.com/2026/04/28/b... #kidlit

JANM applauds the court's ruling that these devastating cuts to humanities funding are unconstitutional. We must continue to advocate for the importance of arts and humanities funding that includes voices that represent the diversity of this country. apnews.com/article/trum...

Author, mother, blogger, and non profit co founder Mia Wenjen will be at this weekend's Nikkei Children's Book Festival! Read more about our multihyphenate guest: discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2...

Echoing the words of Lori Fogarty: "We must do what we can in this moment, and do it with courage and conviction." www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/27/c...

To mark #WorldPressFreedomDay this Sunday, I wrote a short piece for @jamuseum.bsky.social's Democracy Center on importance of documenting history through #journalism. Quick way to catch up on problems on ground in LA and to illustrate why press is so critical to a functioning democracy.

World Press Freedom Day: Democracy depends on cameras rolling, from Hollywood to the world stage FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social writes in @jamuseum.bsky.social's Democracy Center.

The Voting Rights Act has been a cornerstone of American democracy, and weakening its protections opens the door to discrimination and unequal access to the ballot. www.npr.org/2026/04/30/n...

JANM mourns the passing of George Ariyoshi, the governor of Hawai‘i from 1974–1986. He was Hawai‘i and America’s first governor of Asian American descent. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

Restoring this important funding would help preserve the original sites of the Heart Mountain, Manzanar, Minidoka, and Tule Lake concentration camps for future generations. The history and significance of the incarceration should be remembered so that its lessons guide the future.

This year’s festival highlights heroes of all ages who have strengthened our community and made it special in big and small ways. Featured guests include Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of "Love in the Library" 📚 @maggietokudahall.bsky.social

Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, Children’s Book Week, and Kodomo no hi (Japanese Children’s Day) with our second annual Nikkei Children’s Book Festival! 📚🌈 Get tickets: www.janm.org/events/2026-...

See how StoryFile technology preserves real, first-person stories from @georgetakei.bsky.social and other Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during WWII Coming to JANM later this year. Try it out at free pop-up preview Saturday, 3/21

Read how optimism, resilience, and community spirit shaped her extraordinary journey, in this article by Sharon Yamato, then come check out the Storyfiles preview with June and the others featured, including actor, author, and activist George Takei! discovernikkei.org/e... 3/3

At 93, June Aochi Berk looks back on a life that has ranged from wartime incarceration at Santa Anita “assembly” center and Rohwer concentration camp to becoming a Nisei Week Queen, film extra, and beloved volunteer at the @jamuseum.bsky.social and other Southern California community 1/3

Special sneak peek this Saturday, March 21:

At today's Press Freedom Summit, JANM CEO @annburroughs.bsky.social, @marielgarza.bsky.social, @kenwhite.bsky.social, @saracatania.com discuss how to make the case for why freedom of the press matters to non-journalists.

Today the Democracy Center at @jamuseum.bsky.social welcomes the Regional Mayors' field hearing about the human cost of ICE deportation in our communities.

Having a great time ar Tsunagi Matsuri! Food, entertainment, and family fun at JACCC Plaza in Little Tokyo. Stop by JANM's booth to say hi, make some origami, and win some swag. tsunagi.matsuri

Two real-life people are featured in award-winning author Naomi Hirahara’s third book in her Japantown Mystery series, "Crown City." Learn the background of the novel and how they fit into the story! discovernikkei.org/e... Naomi Hirahara will be at @jamuseum.bsky.social on Mar 21! Click for info.

Memory as power and resistance open.substack.com/pub/rabkinfo...

We’re nearing the 250th anniversary of the United States, and it requires all of us to ask a fundamental question: Who gets to decide what this country remembers, and who gets to decide what it forgets or erases? americancommunitymedia.org/community/on...

84 years ago today, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, about two-thirds of whom were US citizens. The Day of Remembrance this year comes as we see DHS buying land and warehouses for more camps now.

Feb 19, 1942: Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. #DayofRemembrance #EO9066 "The presidential order launched the unjust incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps across the US during WW2," @jamuseum.bsky.social. blog.janm.org/2026/02/03/d...

In 1942, over 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated in America's concentration camps and deprived of their civil rights and due process. Sadly, there is an absolute parallel between what happened then and what’s happening today to immigrant communities throughout the nation.

Hot off the presses is Gwen Muranaka's latest comic on being Nikkei! The time for “Kodomo no Tame Ni”—“for the sake of our children,” is now.

ACoM News Briefing Recap As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, communities are reclaiming histories threatened by censorship, monument removals, and curriculum limits—working to preserve a fuller American story. 🔗 buff.ly/fgbxkyc #Community #History #ACoM

Last month the Japanese American National Museum asked me to deliver a keynote speech on what is necessary to combat authoritarianism and preserve democracy. You can listen to it and the Q&A that followed here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Remember their sacrifice for our country. Daniel Betsui Jenhatsu Chinen Robert Murata Grover Nagaji Akio Nishikawa Hiroichi Tomita Howard Urabe May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social abc7chicago.com/story/japane...

The National Park Service (NPS) has removed an exhibit called “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The decision comes after president Trump to remove “corrosive ideology” from cultural heritage venues. buff.ly/ni1GGsk

Here’s the video. It’s the American way to gang up on a man and shoot him? Where’s the threat? Sorry, it is in fact the American way.

In solidarity with museums taking a stand ❤️

The attempts at the wholesale erasure of history will not help us achieve a more just America. We must ensure that history is told fully and truthfully, and carry the lessons of history forward. 6abc.com/post/philade...

What is happening today harkens back to the registration of the Issei, which was a precursor to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. They also harken back to the scapegoating of the Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans leading up to WWII. www.al.com/news/2026/01...

Scot Nakagawa will be a panelist at our symposium, Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy, this Friday! Read his piece below and get tickets to the symposium: www.janm.org/events/2026-...

Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...

Echoes of History will explore how culture, organizing, and collective memory push back against authoritarianism. If this post found you, consider this an invitation to use our discount code CCFECHOES for $50 off (in-person) or $5 off (virtual). Tickets: janm.org/democracy

I have been invited to give the keynote speech on combatting authoritarianism at the Japanese-American National Museum's Echoes of History symposium on January 23rd in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets in person or to watch via the Livestream! www.janm.org/democracy/ev...

ICE Kidnapping occurred on January 14, 2026, at at the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo.

Afternoon panelists at our upcoming symposium! Tyler Green, historian, author, and host of The Modern Art Notes Podcast Rafael Gonzalez, President and CEO, Grand Performances Renee Tajima-Pena, Professor, UCLA @rtajimapena.bsky.social Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick and co-curator of Monuments

How Does a City Respond? with panelists: Gustavo Arellano, Columnist @latimes.com Angelica Salas, Executive Director @chirla-org.bsky.social Miguel Santana, President and CEO, California Community Foundation Memo Torres, Director of Engagement, L.A. Taco @eltragon.bsky.social @lataco.bsky.social

Hear from Damon Brown (Special Assistant Attorney General, State of California) about Antiauthoritarianism and Building a Legacy for the Future www.janm.org/events/2026-...

Speakers for Panel 1 —Antiauthoritarianism: Building a Legacy for the Future www.janm.org/events/2026-...

Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts and Glenn Kaino, an acclaimed contemporary artist. Tickets: www.janm.org/democracy/ev...

Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. www.janm.org/events/2026-...

This is our community’s legacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...