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NEW EXHIBITION

A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration

Through October 9, 2022

LEARN MOREBeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration
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JANM Holiday

JANM closed Wednesday, August 10

In observance of the anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, JANM will be closed Wednesday, August 10.

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Visit us on Google Arts & Culture!

Explore JANM's online exhibition of over 200 works by artist Miné Okubo.

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JANM Store

JANM Store is now open!

After a long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, JANM Store is open with limited hours and capacity. Online shopping is still available 24/7. Learn more about our COVID policies here.

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Current Exhibition

Feb 26 - Nov 27, 2022

Sutra and Bible

A Community’s Spiritual Journey to Survive From the confines of concentration camps and locales under martial law to the battlegrounds of Europe, Japanese Americans drew on their faith to survive…

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Current Exhibition

May 07 - Oct 09, 2022

BeHere / 1942

Visionary Japanese media artist Masaki Fujihata invites visitors to experience the photographic archive of the 1942 forced removal of Japanese Americans in new ways, including two groundbreaking…

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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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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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Special Events

Saturday, Aug 13, 2022

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

2022 Natsumatsuri Family Festival
A wall of the names of the Japanese American World War II concentration camps written in both Japanese and English

Partner Event

Saturday, Aug 13, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

For Every Generation: Recovering and Sharing Family Histories
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Film Screenings

Saturday, Aug 20, 2022

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Premiere Screening and Q&A—No No Girl
The cover of "A Rebel's Outcry" featuring a portrait of civil rights leader Sei Fujii

Partner Event

Saturday, Sep 03, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Author Conversation—A Rebel’s Outcry: Biography of Issei Civil Rights Leader Sei Fujii
Photos of DJs Valida, in blue, and Scott Dallavo, in red.

Partner Event

Thursday, Sep 22, 2022

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

KCRW Summer Nights with MOCA x JANM
Photos of DJs Anthony Valadez (in red) and SiLVA (in yellow).

Partner Event

Thursday, Sep 29, 2022

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

KCRW Summer Nights with MOCA x JANM
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