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Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · Feb 18
Euphemistic language is a tool often used to sanitize grave injustices. When referring to the WWII incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry, it is important to use the correct terminology: concentration camps, not relocation centers; forced removal, not evacuation; citizens, not non aliens.
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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!

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Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy | Japanese American National Museum
Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International,...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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ICE Kidnapping occurred on January 14, 2026, at at the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo.
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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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
Graphic with headshot of Tyler Green. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Rafael Gonzalez. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Renee Tajima-Pena. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Hamza Walker. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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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
Graphic with headshot of Gustavo Arellano, Columnist, Los Angeles Times. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Miguel Santana, President and CEO, California Community Foundation. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Memo Torres, Director of Engagement, L.A. Taco. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Hear from Damon Brown (Special Assistant Attorney General, State of California) about Antiauthoritarianism and Building a Legacy for the Future

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January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Speakers for Panel 1 —Antiauthoritarianism: Building a Legacy for the Future

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Graphic with headshot of Don Chen, President of Surdna Foundation. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Viet Thanh Nguyenm Pulitzer-Prize winning author and professor. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Scot Nakagawa, Co-founder and Co-Director of 22nd Century Initiative. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Margaret Huang, Former President of Southern Poverty Law Center. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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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...
Graphic with headshot of Robert Evans, Journalist, Author, Podcast Host. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Glenn Kaino, contemporary artist. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today.

www.janm.org/events/2026-...
Image of artist Glenn Kaino's work, "In the Light of a Shadow" with white text overlay that reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy 1.23.26. Democracy Center. For tickets + more info, please visit janm.org/democracy"
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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This is our community’s legacy.

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Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
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December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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JANM is honored to announce that it has received a second transformative gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift of $20 million is the largest single gift in JANM’s history.

Our statement: www.janm.org/press/releas...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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We cannot allow ourselves to become accustomed to the disdainful actions of this Administration to erase the hard work that immigrants have done to pledge allegiance to the US and call this country home. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump administration abruptly cancels citizenship ceremonies for some immigrants
The ceremony is the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen, a process that takes years to complete.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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We stand in solidarity with our friends at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. Together, we make clear that our past will not be erased and that its lessons will continue to guide us towards a more just future. @heartmountain.bsky.social

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Vandalism Damages Historic Heart Mountain Buildings - Rafu Shimpo
POWELL, Wyo. — Over the past two months, the historic hospital at the Heart Mountain National Historic Landmark has experienced four separate incidents of vandalism. The federally owned buildings were...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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What would a JANM exhibit or website look like without DEI? It would be blank. #ScrubNothing

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This L.A. Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Whitewashing, Vowing to ‘Scrub Nothing’
The Japanese American National Museum stands out among cultural institutions by refusing to bend to President Trump’s attacks on diversity, history and the truth.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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JANM Congratulates @annburroughs.bsky.social on Receiving the Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s Pioneer Award!

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Headshot of Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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"For Japanese Americans who lived through World War II, the raids feels like a repeat of history. Use of force. Loss of due process. Targeting of ethnic communities." @laist.com

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Public art protest of ICE raids asks 'Am I Next?' Campaign features prominent Trump critics
The new campaign features features veteran actors Edward James Olmos, George Takei and other Angelenos who oppose the Trump Administration's deportation policy.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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JANM is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, a key figure in capturing the oral histories of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II and a beloved member of the JANM family.

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Black and white photograph of historian Art Hansen sitting in front of trees. White text at the bottom of the photo reads, "Remembering Art Hansen"
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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“Am I Next?” is a public art campaign featuring images to confront attacks on civil liberties and the undermining of democratic norms that weaken civic life while raising the urgent question: If people are arrested without regard to constitutional rights, who is safe?
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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“Housing is harder and harder to build, but projects like Umeya show what’s possible when community and legacy come together.”

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How the LA site of an iconic Japanese cracker brand became supportive housing
The Umeya is meant to act as a bridge between Skid Row and Little Tokyo.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Amid the growing instability in global security, the resilience of US-Japan relations has never been more vital to the Indo-Pacific region. Join us for a free program that reexamines the future of this bilateral relationship, particularly in trade and security.

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Photograph of a group of people linking hands in a circle.
October 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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This is about our legacy. Stand up for your principles, your community and the people who came before us.
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Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together
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October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Minidoka National Historic Site is undergoing a multiyear renovation that will preserve the Block 22 Barracks, the mess hall and root cellar buildings.

"This renovation will help visitors feel the weight of America’s heavy history."
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Renovation project to honor lived experiences of thousands of Japanese Americans
From 1942 to 1945, 13,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned by the U.S. government at the Minidoka concentration camp outside of Jerome, Idaho. Today, a renovation project seeks to preserve the site’...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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"It means that another story will not be lost in time, another story that may help people not repeat the same mistakes." #ShikataGaNai

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NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese American incarceration
For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of JANM and a Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation board member, will receive the Hon. Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia during its annual banquet Sat, Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C.

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Heart Mountain board member Ann Burroughs to receive prestigious Pioneer Award Dec. 6 - Powell Tribune
Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum and a Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation board member, will receive the Hon. Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award from the Bar …
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September 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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#ScrubNothing

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Museums Struggle to Adapt to a Fast-Shifting Landscape | Artnet News
Throughout the U.S., the U.K., and Europe, museums are scrambling to adapt to a new reality, with far less public funding.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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This decision will subject countless people in the Los Angeles area to unconstitutional and needless assaults and arrests based on their race, language, and work. Individuals, families, and communities will be criminalized. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court lifts limits on roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles area
The decision prompted liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor to say in dissent that she wouldn't "stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost."
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September 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM