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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Again: Complete the Cartoon” Check back every weekend for subsequent …
She nevah really thought about ‘em, but artist Kris Goto, 36, she been living in Hawai‘i half her life now. She wuz born in Kagoshima, …
“Anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise yet again, especially since 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it a dramatic increase in anti-Asian violence. Fanned …
Artist-in-residence Kanon Shambora used her time at Densho to explore the roots of Japanese American identity. Their culminating Print Garden pays homage to early Issei …
“Instead of a long-running and bloody battle with nature, to dominate her, we can walk in step with a tree to release the joy in …
In a recent interview, Dr. ShiPu Wang discussed the lengthy process and inspiration for curating the exhibition titled Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, …
The Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight calls JANM’s exhibition, Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market, “a captivating theater of dreams.” The virtual reality experience depicts …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal and the deep cleaning of his drawing table... Check back …
In the heart of the Japanese American National Museum, a treasure trove awaits those who venture to explore the life and works of the prolific …
What images come to mind when we think of the wartime experience of Japanese Americans? For many, the photographs produced by Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams …
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