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Ebb and Flow: Community Mental Health Conference

2024年10月12日

Gather in a welcoming space for the Asian American community to address, examine, and understand mental health in its various forms with Ebb and Flow, Little Tokyo Service Center’s second annual mental health conference in partnership with JANM. Conference plenaries will be interspersed with workshops and small group discussions focused on specific mental health topics. There are sessions for a variety of ages and ex...

Our Promise Launch Celebration

2023年08月05日

The Japanese American National Museum is amplifying its powerful voice. Our campus and programs showcase how Japanese Americans’ lives, experiences, and culture intersect and resonate with the experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Museum would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans i...

Members Meet-and-Greet: David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

2023年03月18日

Join for an exclusive conversation for JANM members with renowned author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida about their new book, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. Members who attend will also receive early access to seating for the 2:00pm JANM Book Club event. RSVP for that program here.

The Japanese American National Museum Condemns the Increasing Violence Against the Los Angeles Jewish Community

2023年02月23日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) condemns the increasing violence against the Jewish community in Los Angeles. Recently, a man shot two Jewish men outside two different synagogues in Los Angeles’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood. The suspect, who had a history of making antisemitic statements, was taken into custody and charged with federal hate crimes. “The increase of violence against t...

Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight

2022年11月05日

FREE In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight is the first in a two-part series highlighting the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Higa. This program will explore and celebrate the intersections of art, community and organizing in Higa’s work. This conversation, along with a second panel which will be held at the Hammer Museum on November 20, coincides...

Delicious Little Tokyo 2022 Food History Tour

2022年06月25日 - 2022年06月26日

$36 per person Saturday, June 25 SOLD OUT 11 am–2 pm SOLD OUT11 am–12 pm SOLD OUT1 pm–2 pm Sunday, June 26 SOLD OUT 2 pm–3 pm Take a stroll back in time to learn about Little Tokyo’s rich food history! Join us for an educational walking and tasting tour led by Bill Watanabe and Mike Okamura of the Little Tokyo Historical Society highlighting some of Little Tokyo’s longest standing small ...

CANCELLED: New Year’s Tales with Stanley Hayami

2022年01月08日

EVENT UPDATE As of December 27, 2021 With the rapidly increasing COVID-19 infection rates in Los Angeles County due to the Omicron variant, the Japanese American National Museum will temporarily close to the public effective immediately. The safety of our community is of paramount importance to us, as is our obligation as a public institution to do our part to support efforts to inhibit the spread of the COVI...

Screening and Q&A—100 Years from Mississippi

2021年09月11日 - 2021年09月12日

$16 General Admission / FREE for Members Please note there are two screening dates: SOLD OUT Saturday, September 11 | 2 - 3:30pm (PDT) SOLD OUT Sunday, September 12 | 2 - 3:30pm (PDT) 100 Years From Mississippi is a true story of resilience, forgiveness, memory, and hope. Join the film’s writer and director Tarabu Betserai Kirkland and associate producer Barry Shabaka Henley for a Q&A following a scree...

Members' Preview of "Japan After Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan" and "Lasting Beauty: Miss Jamison and the Student Muralists"

2005年02月05日

Private viewing, available to current members and an accompanying guest throughout the day. Please show your membership card at the front desk when you arrive at the museum.

Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo - JANM Store

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