
Special Display
Ireichō
JANM invites you to stamp the Ireichō, a sacred book that records the names of over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned in US Army, Department of Justice, and War Relocation Authority camps during World War II. Now extended to December 1, 2024.
JANM Store
The JANM Store Catalog is here!
Find unique gifts for everyone on your holiday list—including limited edition exclusives from Mark Nagata and HANSA Toys, plus the return of some JANM favorites!
JANM Members get 10% off!
New Online Exhibition
Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution
From serene scenes of the French countryside to striking depictions which navigate the Issei experience and challenges of incarceration, this exhibition vividly displays the impact that World War II had on Sugimoto’s art.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Jun 30, 2023 - Jan 28, 2024
Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market is inspired by Akira and Sachiye Shiraishi’s small neighborhood market (1957–1970) in East Los Angeles. Created by artist Glenn Akira Kaino (Akira’s grandson and namesake),…
Mar 04 - Oct 01, 2023
Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps explores the experiences of Japanese American youth who asserted their place as young Americans confronting the injustice of being…
Ongoing
Incorporating hundreds of objects, documents, and photographs from JANM’s collection, this exhibition chronicles Japanese American history, beginning in the late 1800s with the early days of the…
Ongoing
The Japanese American National Museum and Japanese American Stories presents The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai. In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions…
Ongoing
Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917–1944 highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and…
Ongoing
The December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i by the nation of Japan plunged the United States into World War II and irrevocably changed the course of American history…
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Thursday, Sep 21, 2023
8:00 PM
Friday, Sep 22, 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, Sep 22 - Sunday, Sep 24, 2023
Thursday, Sep 28, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Explore and celebrate the commonalities and differences in our “Nikkei” experiences through shared stories from around the world with diverse topics, such as cultural identity, community and family history, art, sports, music, literature, and much more with JANM’s Discover Nikkei project!
Read articles published daily, watch clips from life history interviews, check out events, and more!
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