Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum
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About this organization
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM (THE "MUSEUM") IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY PRESERVING, INTERPRETING AND SHARING THE EXPERIENCES OF JAPANESE AMERICANS.
About
ExhibitsProgrammatically, JANM opened three major exhibitions on-site and travelled a pop-up exhibition to serve numerous regions across California and the national. The first major exhibit of FY19 was Kaiju vs. Heroes: Mark Nagata's Journey through the Worlds of Japanese Toys, which opened on September 15, 2018 and closed on July 7, 2019. The exhibit showcased hundreds of vintage and contemporary Japanese vinyl toys and highlighted Nagata's journey of collecting toys to making toys as a way for him to explore his Japanese American identity. A second exhibition, Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, opened on November 17, 2018 and closed on April 28, 2019. This exhibition featured modern and historical photographs documenting the stories of Japanese Americans who were forcibly incarcerated during World War II. The large-format contemporary photos taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Paul Kitagaki Jr. are displayed next to images shot 75 years ago by such noted photographers as Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and others; each pairing features the same individuals or their direct descendants as the subject matter. Inspired by the Japanese concept of gambatte-to triumph over adversity-the exhibition chronicles the strength and legacy of a generation of Japanese Americans who persevered over unimaginable hardship.And the third exhibition was At First Light: The Dawning of Asia Pacific America, which opened May 25, 2019 and closed in October 2019. A co-production with Visual Communications (VC), this multi-media exhibition explored and celebrated the emergence of a politically defined Asian Pacific American consciousness and identity. The exhibition chronicled the transformation of the un-American categorization of Oriental" to the political identity of "Asian Pacific American" that rejected racist stereotypes, stood up for human rights, recovered lost histories, and created new cultural expressions. At First Light used photographs and videos in the collections of VC, the first Asian Pacific American media organization in the country, which formed in Los Angeles in 1970 to capture and cultivate the newfound unity that was Asian Pacific America. In the present-day climate of xenophobia and racial profiling, At First Light sought to strengthen current resistance and resolve by evoking the legacy of Asian Pacific American activism. The traveling pop-up display Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, which JANM acquired for safekeeping and conservation after a controversial attempt by a private party to auction the artifacts was averted by Japanese American community leaders and activists, was designed to gather community input about the items in the collection amassed by author Allen Hendershott Eaton during WWII, travelled to numerous communities including Klamath Falls, OR; Twin Falls, ID; San Jose, CA; Cody, WY; Las Vegas, NV; Emeryville, CA; Portland, OR; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Little Rock, AR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Chicago, IL. The pop-display provided Development an opportunity to engage local communities in its work and allowed Marketing and Communication to enhance JANM's brand as a national museum.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “The mission of the japanese american national museum (the national museum) is to promote understanding and appreciation of america's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the japanese american experience.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “The mission of the japanese american national museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of america's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the japanese american experience.”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of CA.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 369 E First Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 69 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$246,400.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1985.
- The organization pays $3,101,035 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $808,005 in fundraising expenses.
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