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Membership body warns recent attacks 'threaten the integrity' of American museums

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The president has ordered the National Park Service to put up signage near the entrances to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History warning would-be visitors of what the White House sees as the museum's "ideological capture": www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/28/t...

Trump orders signage to be erected outside Smithsonian museum warning visitors of political bias

US president’s executive order comes after the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History was grilled by a congressional subcommittee

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"The American Alliance of Museums condemns the Administration’s continued attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and the museum professionals responsible for preserving, researching, and interpreting our nation’s history, art, science, and culture." www.aam-us.org/2026/07/20/a...

AAM Statement on the Independence of the Smithsonian and America’s Museums

The American Alliance of Museums condemns the Administration’s continued attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and the museum professionals responsible for preserving, researching, and interpretin…

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TAKE ACTION! The Federal Aviation Authority and Modoc County are seeking to construct a 3-mile long, 8 to 10-foot-high security fence, which could permanently alter the setting, viewshed, and archaeological integrity of Tule Lake. support.savingplaces.org/page/98129/a...

Support Tule Lake National Monument

Ask Congress to support Tule Lake National Monument, which is currently suffering from significant ongoing threats.

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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...

AASLH rejects the White House's July 4 report on the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH). Read our statement at aaslh.org/aaslh-rejects-white-house-report-on-smithsonians-nmah.

AASLH Rejects White House Report on Smithsonian’s NMAH

AASLH rejects the White House’s July 4 report on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH). Contrary to the report’s characterization, NMAH has been steadily widening and deepening the national conversation about American history, expanding its content while maintaining a core narrative that amplifies our country’s remarkable

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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...

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III issued a defense of the National Museum of American History to staffers, in response to a caustic White House report accusing the museum of pushing “extreme political activism.”

Smithsonian head disputes White House report in memo to staff

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III defended the work of staff under fire from the White House, according to an email obtained by The Post.

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Dr. Anthea Hartig, Secretary Lonnie Bunch, and their colleagues across the Smithsonian Institution have set the highest standard of excellence in preserving and interpreting our shared history. We stand behind them in full support. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/a...

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’

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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...

Today, we remember Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American man who was brutally murdered in 1982 simply for being Asian. Vincent’s life was stolen by hatred and scapegoating, but his legacy endures in the movement for Asian American civil rights that continues to this day.

BREAKING: Judge Angel Kelly blocks Interior Sec. Doug Burgum's “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” Order as "a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization" and orders DOI to "restore and reinstall" removed materials "forthwith." ORDER: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“There weren’t a lot of stories about Japanese Americans, about Asian Americans, even about people of color or any other kind of marginalized identities...a lot of our authors are really working to make sure that those stories are being told now.” www.inclusivevoicesmedia.com/p/children-l...

Children Learn Japanese American History Through the Power of Storytelling

LOS ANGELES — Inside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, children sat with picture books, made bracelets and listened to stories that carried the weight of history in language meant...

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A member of the JANM Board of Governors, Ono has always made time to give back to the Japanese American community. His commitment to uncovering the lessons of history for future generations with integrity and passion makes him a beacon of inspiration in our community. abc7.com/videoClip/19...

ABC7 anchor David Ono surprised on TV with Emmy Governors Award

ABC7 anchor David Ono was surprised during Eyewitness News at 4pm with the announcement that he will be the recipient of the Television Academy's highest honor, the Los Angeles area Governors Award fo...

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“We all start with a single piece of paper. And through the folds that we make, each piece of paper can become almost anything, and I love that as a metaphor for our lives,” says artist Glenn Kaino who drew inspiration from the art of origami for his latest piece. www.europesays.com/3034973/

LA artist's sculpture at LAX explores imagination, culture and space - EUROPE SAYS

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An artist's vision, shaped by imagination, culture and collaboration, is set to greet millions of travelers at Los Angeles International

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The historical memory of violence against Japanese-Americans was reawakened when ICE came to the plaza where Japanese had to report for internment. It was a harm to our community and our collective history. We will not forget. 6/6/2025. #iceraids #immigrantjustice

Meaningful conversations don’t occur through erasure, exclusion, or revision. They emerge from the inclusion of America’s dark chapters and diverse perspectives; they are furthered by the people’s responsibility to uphold democracy through the act of remembering. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...

National Park Service orders removal of quotes from Boston's Bunker Hill Monument

The National Park Service has ordered the removal of three quotes about slavery and immigration from the Bunker Hill Historic Site.

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“We look back on that era of history as a shameful one, as a time when our political leaders failed the Constitution, failed the American people" @marktakano.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

This congressman's family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today's raids

Mark Takano can't help but see the parallels in U.S. history. The Democratic congressman's American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children with their families during the forced relocati...

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Join Wendy Shiba & Ann Burroughs today, 📅 May 28, 2026, at 🕰️ 2:00 p.m. ET for a CRSJ Chair Chat on The Japanese American National Museum & the Fight to Preserve Democracy. 📺 Watch here ➡️ https://ow.ly/APOL50Z5jsT

Joining Los Angeles' Little Tokyo (which was named one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2024): Tule Lake concentration camp and Angel Island immigration station. We must preserve these historic sites! savingplaces.org/stories/11-m...

America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2026 | National Trust for Historic Preservation

Now in its 39th year, the list has proven to be a highly effective tool for shining a light on the threats facing our nation’s greatest treasures. The places featured on the 2026 list of America’s 11 ...

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We are horrified by this deplorable act, and our hearts are with the victims’ families and loved ones in the face of such a devastating and senseless loss. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/u...

Shooting suspect’s mother reported her son, car and weapons missing hours before mosque attack | CNN

Three people, including a security guard, were killed in a shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque. Two teen suspects were found dead in a car near the Islamic Center of San Diego. Follow for live upda...

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"They wanted me to remove the word 'racism' from the book altogether" @maggietokudahall.bsky.social #ScrubNothing

Author Evelyn Iritani will be at JANM this Saturday, May 23, to discuss her newest book, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Trump is copying the worst of FDR's presidency with racial roundups

The Trump administration’s campaign against the 'mongrelization' of America echoes imprisonment of Japanese Americans.

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Reducing access to Manzanar Historic Site means limiting public access to this part of our nation's history. www.latimes.com/california/n...

Trump cuts could stifle the message of Manzanar, California's WWII Japanese detention camp

Your morning catch-up: Reduced access to California’s best preserved WWII Japanese detention camp, a crisis in 'Chinese Beverly Hills' and more big stories

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Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez discussed confronting painful history and current events in Barbed Wire Between Us and Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp, respectively.

In Conversation: Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez

Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez both grapple with the cruelty of internment and family separation in their new picture books 'Barbed Wire Between Us' and 'Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in…

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BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US by Mia Wenjen is an excellent #book for #educators & #parents to read with kids to explain what’s happening now to #immigrants, & how history is repeated. In “reverso poem” sparse text, with heart wrenching emotion, there is hope—& unanswered questions. #kidlit #picturebook

A beautiful post on @ljrwritenow.bsky.social's blog! Mia Wenjen and Violeta Encarnacion's book BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US and the book that Minoru Tonai, Chris Sasaki, and I wrote, UNBREAKABLE, are featured! I'm so grateful for your support, Laura! 💖🥳 lauraroettigerbooks.com/2026/04/28/b... #kidlit

Book Pairing for Educators and Writers

As a teacher I often looked for books that worked well together so that my lessons would be richer and allow my students to see things from different author’s points of view. I love the oppor…

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