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Member Appreciation Days

2012年05月11日 - 2012年05月13日

Members receive 20% discount in the Museum Store & janmstore.com. Plus, free admission & 20% store discounts at 19 other Southland institutions! See more info & a list of participating institutions >>

2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction

2011年04月16日

Saturday, April 16, 2011 JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, California The Japanese American National Museum’s 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction will be held at the dazzling new JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live. The Gala Dinner is one of the Japanese American community's most special annual events, drawing more than 1,100 people in celebration. The 2011 Dinner will highlight the Museum's wor...

Xploration Lab

2011年03月12日 - 2011年06月12日

Part-classroom, part-exhibition prototype; participate and experiment with hands-on activities designed to engage audiences of all ages about the World War II Japanese American experience.

Glorious Excess (Dies)

2009年08月30日 - 2009年10月04日

Following his highly-successful 2008 show, Glorious Excess (Born), Mike Shinoda returns to the National Museum to unveil his latest collection of paintings and digital works. Larger, broader, and more sensational than before, Glorious Excess (Dies) is the next chapter in his series exploring society’s obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess. Shinoda’s new works continue to...

Studio Lab Project

2008年05月03日

FREE! East West Players Actors Conservatory presents a Studio Lab Project production of the classic Anton Chekhov play Ivanov.

Holiday Arts & Crafts

2005年12月17日

A fun-filled, festive afternoon of creative ornament making and holiday crafts...perfect gifts for the holiday season!

Fresh Off the Page Series presented by AT&T / East West Players

1997年12月11日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum Reading/Performance Featuring: The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute It’s open mike night for Institute writers as they read from their newest, hottest works—plays, scenes, poetry, prose, rap, and lyrics. The Institute will celebrate the publication of their brand new literary journal, I (eye). Writers and performers include: Euijoon Kim, Jason Fong, Lisa Yu, John Song, ...

Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Photos

Click through the photo galleries below to see a selection of photographs taken by Tanaka Photo Studio. See the joy, sorrow, celebrations, traditions, and businesses expressed through the lives of Japanese Americans before World War II. After clicking on a photo, you can zoom in for a closer look. For those who have visited or live in Los Angeles, you will see the connection between the past and present through tradi...

PODCAST: Japanese America

Japanese America Welcome to Japanese America, JANM’s new podcast that explores unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of Japanese Americans and illuminates their contributions to the mosaic of American life. From historical milestones to contemporary perspectives, join cohosts Michelle MaliZaki and Koji Steven Sakai on an insightful journey through JANM’s collection that showcases a diverse community tha...

Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images—Sus Ito

Note: During this interview, Sus Ito misidentified the camera he took with him during his service. It was, in fact, an Agfa camera, not an Argus. Biography Susumu “Sus” Ito was born in 1919 in Stockton, California, to Japanese immigrants, Sohei and Hisayo Ito. Like many other Japanese American families in their community, the Itos worked as tenant farmers, sharecropping to harvest celery, beets, and as...