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
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
Feb 26 - Nov 27, 2022
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…
Current Exhibition
May 07 - Oct 09, 2022
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…
Ongoing Exhibition
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 Exhibition
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…
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Members Only
Saturday, Jun 04, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
JANM Store
Saturday, Jun 04, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with JANM!
Visit JANM to explore our exhibitions to learn about the Japanese American experience. Attend public programs—in person or virtually. Book a school or group visit on-site or a virtual visit online. Explore artifacts in our online collections or check out our new Google Arts & Culture story about Miné Okubo. Watch films produced by JANM’s award-winning Watase Media Arts Center on YouTube. Learn about Nikkei around the world on JANM’s community-based Discover Nikkei website. Shop at the JANM Store. Become a JANM member!
JANM is dedicated to promoting greater understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the richness and range of the Japanese American experience.
Discover Nikkei
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About Discover Nikkei
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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