Reflecting this years Civic Season (Juneteenth-July 4): Building Community, Inspiring Participation, and Imagining our Future. blog.democracyjanm.org/2026/07/03/b...

We welcome the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the 14th Amendment, reaffirming one of the Constitution's most fundamental guarantees: that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. www.janm.org/press/releas... www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supr...

14 artists confront and reimagine the US flag in the short doc film "Unseen Territories." Free screening tomorrow 6/27 followed by q&a with director Sydney Galindo and artist Jesus Orozco. Get inspired to make your own flag--supplies (and pizza) included! www.janm.org/democracy/ev...

Today, we remember Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American man who was brutally murdered in 1982 simply for being Asian. Vincent’s life was stolen by hatred and scapegoating, but his legacy endures in the movement for Asian American civil rights that continues to this day.

BREAKING: Judge Angel Kelly blocks Interior Sec. Doug Burgum's “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” Order as "a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization" and orders DOI to "restore and reinstall" removed materials "forthwith." ORDER: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“There weren’t a lot of stories about Japanese Americans, about Asian Americans, even about people of color or any other kind of marginalized identities...a lot of our authors are really working to make sure that those stories are being told now.” www.inclusivevoicesmedia.com/p/children-l...

A member of the JANM Board of Governors, Ono has always made time to give back to the Japanese American community. His commitment to uncovering the lessons of history for future generations with integrity and passion makes him a beacon of inspiration in our community. abc7.com/videoClip/19...

“We all start with a single piece of paper. And through the folds that we make, each piece of paper can become almost anything, and I love that as a metaphor for our lives,” says artist Glenn Kaino who drew inspiration from the art of origami for his latest piece. www.europesays.com/3034973/

The historical memory of violence against Japanese-Americans was reawakened when ICE came to the plaza where Japanese had to report for internment. It was a harm to our community and our collective history. We will not forget. 6/6/2025. #iceraids #immigrantjustice

Meaningful conversations don’t occur through erasure, exclusion, or revision. They emerge from the inclusion of America’s dark chapters and diverse perspectives; they are furthered by the people’s responsibility to uphold democracy through the act of remembering. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...

“We look back on that era of history as a shameful one, as a time when our political leaders failed the Constitution, failed the American people" @marktakano.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

Join Wendy Shiba & Ann Burroughs today, 📅 May 28, 2026, at 🕰️ 2:00 p.m. ET for a CRSJ Chair Chat on The Japanese American National Museum & the Fight to Preserve Democracy. 📺 Watch here ➡️ https://ow.ly/APOL50Z5jsT

Joining Los Angeles' Little Tokyo (which was named one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2024): Tule Lake concentration camp and Angel Island immigration station. We must preserve these historic sites! savingplaces.org/stories/11-m...

We are horrified by this deplorable act, and our hearts are with the victims’ families and loved ones in the face of such a devastating and senseless loss. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/u...

"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 ❤️