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June Kuramoto: The Arigato Event

2024年10月19日

In Japanese, the saying “Ichigo Ichie” translates to “Once chance, one opportunity.” Join us in expressing gratitude to the noted koto musician, June Kuramoto, in an Arigato event celebrating her legacy and community. This event gives Kuramoto the chance to thank her friends and family for their support and, in return, they can thank her for her years as a musician who has defined Japanese American arts and culture.K...

Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Identity through Okinawan Drumming

2024年03月09日

Eisa is a traditional Okinawan folk dance and musical performance to honor the spirit of Okinawan ancestors. As Okinawans migrated and settled all over the world, their music and dance traditions traveled with them. Join us for a conversation and Q&A with members of contemporary eisa groups—Lisa Tamashiro Maumalanga (Chinagu Eisa Hawaii), Rentaro Suzuki (Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Los Angeles Branch), John Azama...

Our Fragile Democracy: Historic and Present-Day Attacks on Our Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

2024年02月24日

On August 10, 2023, Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a historic statement and apology acknowledging the complicity of the California Attorney General’s Office in the incarceration and dispossession of Japanese Americans during World War II. Join us for a community education event featuring a fireside chat with Attorney General Bonta and JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs, a keynote introduction by Don Tamaki, and ...

Film Screening—Backstreet to the American Dream

2023年12月08日

Join Director and Producer Patricia Nazario for a conversation on the American Dream through food trucks. Nazario will be joined by Dr. Alvaro Huerta, Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and Associate Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and June Berk, JANM Volunteer and World War II US concentration camp survivor for a lively conversation around food, race, and Los Angeles. Enjoy food f...

JANM Book Club: Drawing by Heart with Gwen Muranaka

2023年11月18日

Join Gwen Muranaka for a talk on cartoons, creativity, and the inspirations in her life. She will be in a conversation with Susan Hirasuna, anchor of Fox 11 News, about her new book, Drawing By Heart, which is a compilation of cartoons and cross-cultural commentary. A whimsical excursion into a world of outspoken cats and dogs, where cultures clash and Spam musubi is a staple, Muranaka’s book sheds light on the u...

Premiere Screening—One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

2023年10月28日

Join filmmaker Sharon Yamato for the premiere of her new film, One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center, narrated by George Takei. A conversation with George Takei, Sharon Yamato, and Wayne Merrill Collins, attorney and son of Wayne M. Collins, moderated by Brian Niiya, content director at Densho, will follow the screening. Yamato’s documentary, One Fighting Irishman, tells ...

JANM Condemns Anti-Muslim Hate Crime in Illinois

2023年10月19日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the recent anti-Muslim hate crime in Plainfield, Illinois. Six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, were stabbed multiple times by their landlord, killing Wadea and seriously injuring Hanaan. When the landlord expressed that he was angry at her for what was happening in Israel and she responded by saying “let’s pray for peace,...

JANM Celebrates the Oshogatsu Family Festival on January 7, 2024

2023年10月12日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Oshogatsu Family Festival from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.on January 7, 2024. The popular annual New Year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for all ages to help ring in the Year of the Dragon. Tickets will be made available on janm.org/events later this fall. Admission to Oshogatsu is free, but advance tickets a...

JANM Book Club: Evergreen with Naomi Hirahara

2023年09月09日

Join Edgar Award–winning author, Naomi Hirahara, for a dive into the history of Little Tokyo through her newest book, Evergreen. Evergreen, the follow-up to the Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning Clark and Division, is the story of a Japanese American nurse’s aide who navigates the dangers of post–World War II and post-Manzanar life as she attempts to find justice for a broken family. Hirahara’s presentation w...

An Afternoon of Christmas Songs

1997年12月07日

Performance Join the Japanese choral group Floral Harmony as they present Christmas songs that will evoke your holiday sprit. This is the third year that this South Pasadena based group will perform at the Museum. Floral Harmony will also sing popular Japanese songs for the program. Bring the entire family. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Limited seating available.