Julia Murakami
@julia_murakamiJulia Murakami is a Yonsei native Angeleno, the daughter of a Kibei Sansei Hibakusha father and a Shin-Issei mother. She's the Volunteer Program Manager and a Project Manager at JANM. Her most recent project is the exhibition Transcendients: Heroes at Borders. Prior to joining the Museum staff, Julia volunteered at JANM for 17 years in a variety of capacities.
Updated July 2020
Stories from This Author
JANM Volunteers in the Time of Covid
July 14, 2020 • Julia Murakami
40 staff and 200 volunteers are the human resource numbers for the Japanese American National Museum. With volunteers outnumbering staff 5:1, the hallways and the Takei Volunteer Center became much quieter places in early March when, for health safety reasons, we had to ask they no longer come into the Museum until further notice. With half of our volunteers having been part of the JANM forces for 10 or more years, there are definite bonds that have formed between staff …
Creating a Fresh Look at Kokeshi
Sept. 28, 2009 • Julia Murakami
Two curators + three sections + over 110 artists + more than 300 art pieces. Combining these many and varied parts into a single museum exhibition, Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy, was the task of Maria Kwong, who curated the show on behalf of the Los Angeles Toy, Doll & Amusements Museum (LATDA) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Kwong, who is affiliated with both institutions, had researched the kokeshi (a traditional Japanese wooden doll form) in …
