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Opens June 30

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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.

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Performance

Comedy Night: Democracy on the Rocks...with a Soda Chaser

Sunday, May 28—Comedy has always played an important role in social commentary. Join us for an evening of provocative fun and laughter with some of the leading comic voices today as the Democracy Center partners with Let’s Be Honest.

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On the Road

The Oath of the Sword—Film Screening and Discussion

Sunday, May 28—JANM presents the premiere screening of the recently restored 1914 silent film, The Oath of the Sword, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Once thought to be lost, it was recently rediscovered by scholar Denise Khor at the George Eastman Museum.

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Aki's Market digital and old photo combined

Upcoming Exhibition

Jun 30, 2023 - Jan 28, 2024

Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market

A Project By Glenn Kaino 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 …

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Current Exhibition

Mar 04 - Oct 01, 2023

Don’t Fence Me In

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…

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Ongoing Exhibition

Ongoing

Common Ground

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…

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Ongoing Exhibition

Ongoing

The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai

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…

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Online Exhibition

Ongoing

An American Vocabulary

An American Vocabulary: Words to Action is a collaborative project by visual artist Audrey Chan and rapper jason chu. This set of flash cards portrays figures, events, and practices rooted in…

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Wakaji Matsumoto

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…

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On the Road

Sunday, May 28, 2023

2:00 PM

The Oath of the Sword—Film Screening and Discussion
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Performances

Sunday, May 28, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Comedy Night: Democracy on the Rocks...with a Soda Chaser
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On the Road

Wednesday, Jun 07, 2023

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

JANM Pop-Up at the Segerstrom
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On the Road

Wednesday, Jun 07, 2023

7:00 PM

Defining Courage
Black and white photograph of a school dance at Rohwer concentration camp (Gift of Mabel Rose Jamison (Jamie) Vogel).

Lectures & Discussions

Saturday, Jun 17, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

From Barbed Wire to Boogie Woogie: A Conversation with WWII Concentration Camp Survivors
Black and white photograph of a school dance at Rohwer concentration camp (Gift of Mabel Rose Jamison (Jamie) Vogel).

Special Events

Saturday, Jun 17, 2023

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

From Barbed Wire to Boogie Woogie: All Camps Swing Dance with The Fabulous Esquires Big Band
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