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JANM is reopening January 23, 2027!!! We look forward to welcoming you back to our reimagined galleries. Read our full announcement: www.janm.org/press/releas...
The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. In 2025, that promise was challenged, but civil rights groups fought back & won. Our Immigrant Champion Awards honor the ACLU, Asian Law Caucus, Democracy Defenders Fund, & LDF for defending immigrant families! Join us! https://ow.ly/9SyN50ZCv5X
What if YOU could rewrite the future? Join us on Saturday, August 22 for the Smithsonian's Making History, Making Change lecture series and workshop to explore the enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence and get a chance to write your own! www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
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Making History, Making Change | Japanese American National Museum
In 2026, the Smithsonian and 25 Smithsonian Affiliate organizations nationwide will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the Making History, Making Change Lecture ...
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Pleased to share some good news: I'm one of the recipients of the Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship. I'm grateful to @democracyjanm.bsky.social @jamuseum.bsky.social for the support that will help me continue working on an essay collection about visual art. www.janm.org/democracy/ar...
Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship—Fellows | Japanese American National Museum
The Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship encourages arts writers of color to write about art from their own cultural and political perspectives to enrich and broaden arts writing as a practice and p...
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JANM stands in full support of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History and repudiates the Domestic Policy Council report. See our full statement here: www.janm.org/press/releas...
JANM Supports the Smithsonian and the National Museum of American History and Rejects White House Domestic Council Report | Japanese American National Museum
Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo.
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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...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship
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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...
Hey LA! Catch the screening and workshop for our documentary “Unseen Territories” this Saturday! Children 18 and under are free! thinkspeak.org/2026/05/20/u... 📽️
Unseen Territories Screening and Workshop at Democracy Center in Los Angeles
Join the Democracy Center for a screening of the award-winning short documentary, Unseen Territories, that highlights fourteen artists who examine and reimagine the American flag through powerful, per...
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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.
Democracy Depends on Cameras Rolling, from Hollywood to the World Stage - Preserving Democracy
History cannot be stopped, but it can be captured. We know these moments because someone was there to document them.
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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.
Democracy Depends on Cameras Rolling, from Hollywood to the World Stage - Preserving Democracy
History cannot be stopped, but it can be captured. We know these moments because someone was there to document them.
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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.
The Democracy Center is proud to sponsor today's Press Freedom Summit presented by the Society of Professional Journalists Greater Los Angeles Chapter. @annburroughs.bsky.social, President and CEO of @jamuseum.bsky.social on a panel this afternoon.
Today the Democracy Center at @jamuseum.bsky.social welcomes the Regional Mayors' field hearing about the human cost of ICE deportation in our communities.
We are deeply committed to our mission of preserving this history, building bridges across communities and divides, and ensuring that America remains a nation where all people can thrive. Read JANM's full statement: www.janm.org/press/releas...
