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Special Events

2026 Nikkei Children’s Book Festival

illustration of a frog reading a book

Special Events

2026 Nikkei Children’s Book Festival

Celebrate Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian Heritage Month, Children’s Book Week, and Kodomo no hi (Japanese Children’s Day) with our second annual Nikkei Children’s Book Festival. This year’s festival highlights heroes of all ages who have strengthened our community and made it special in big and small ways.

Explore the breadth and diversity of children’s literature across the Nikkei community with author and illustrator storytimes, signings, and meet-and-greets, arts and crafts for all ages, and a special pop-up bookstore from the JANM Store.

Featured guests include Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura (Love in the Library), Mia Wenjen (Barbed Wire Between Us), Jolene Gutiérrez, Chris Sasaki, and John Tonai (Unbreakable), Korey Watari and Mike Wu (Kimi the Ballerina), and more to be announced!

Check back soon for the full schedule of the day.

All featured books are or will be available in the JANM Store. SHOP NOW

$10 General, Free for Youth (under 18), JANM Members

Saturday, May 09, 2026

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT

Japanese American National Museum

Democracy Center at JANM

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Celebrate Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian Heritage Month, Children’s Book Week, and Kodomo no hi (Japanese Children’s Day) with our second annual Nikkei Children’s Book Festival. This year’s festival highlights heroes of all ages who have strengthened our community and made it special in big and small ways.

Explore the breadth and diversity of children’s literature across the Nikkei community with author and illustrator storytimes, signings, and meet-and-greets, arts and crafts for all ages, and a special pop-up bookstore from the JANM Store.

Featured guests include Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura (Love in the Library), Mia Wenjen (Barbed Wire Between Us), Jolene Gutiérrez, Chris Sasaki, and John Tonai (Unbreakable), Korey Watari and Mike Wu (Kimi the Ballerina), and more to be announced!

Check back soon for the full schedule of the day.

All featured books are or will be available in the JANM Store. SHOP NOW

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