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Japanese American National Museum
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Sharing the Japanese American experience. Look for programs near you at janm.org/OnTheGo
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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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October 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWIl Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again. #ProtectEveryPark

Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza
Black and white photograph of a young Japanese woman holding a baby in her arms. They both have tags hanging from their coats as they await a bus ride that will take them to a concentration camp.
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The parallels are stark: entire communities were forcibly removed from the West Coast in 1942 and today our immigrant brothers and sisters face the terror of ICE and CBP raids across the country. It was a miscarriage of justice then, and it is a miscarriage of justice now.
Black and white photograph showing an Aerial perspective of crowd boarding buses in front of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles, California, 1942.
August 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.
Photo of armed customs and border patrol agents and cars on the plaza in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.
August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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On August 6, 1945 at 8:15 a.m., the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of #Hiroshima, the first time in human history that any country used the unparalleled power and devastation of atomic bombs. The US remains the only country to use nuclear weapons during a time of war.
Black and white photograph of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall is known today as the Atomic Bomb Dome, circa October-November, 1945.
August 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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NOW ON VIEW! 🏁 "Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community" tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike who have played vital roles in countless car scenes—from hot rods and lowriders to the import craze and drift racing.

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Image of a bright purple 1951 Mercury Coupe. Above the image is text that says, "Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community" and below the image of the car is text that says, "exhibition open July 31-Nov 12. Wed-Sun 12-5pm The Mullin Gallery 1111 S. Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena"
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Opening July 31! 🏎️🏁 "Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community" tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike who have played vital roles in countless car scenes—from hot rods and lowriders to the import craze and drift racing.

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Photo of Nadine Sachiko Hsu’s driving down the street in a hot pink 1989 Nissan 240SX.
July 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.

#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration echoes the same logic that led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans—our parents, grandparents and extended families—under Executive Order 9066.

#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
July 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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If you see one of these signs at a national historic park, we encourage you to go to the link provided and tell the Department of the Interior to STOP REWRITING HISTORY.

#ScrubNothing
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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We and 60+ orgs are joining @asianlawcaucus.org , @AAAJ_AAJC, and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality in filing an amicus brief urging the court to fulfill their role in preserving the right to due process and ensuring judicial review of executive orders.
June 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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JANM's 2025 Benefit & Online Auction is TONIGHT at 5:00 PM PDT! Celebrate our critical past, dynamic present, and ambitious future by tuning in to the livestream www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfpz...
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April 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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JANM Calls for Restoration of Contributions of People of Color on US Department of Defense Websites ‼️
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March 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Urge Congress to Save IMLS! A recent Executive Order would gut the only federal agency dedicated to America’s museums. The Institute of Museum & Library Services makes up only 0.0046% of the federal budget. Take action now: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/
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March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Films of Remembrance is the premier showcase of films commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in American concentration camps during World War II, presented by the Nichi Bei Foundation.

Tickets are available for screenings this weekend at JANM!
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March 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM