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RESCHEDULED—Book Launch: “It Rhymes with Takei” with George Takei

2025年07月10日

This event has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of It Rhymes with Takei, the new graphic memoir from George Takei! George has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the Japanese American incarceration, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he d...

JANM Presents Pop-Up Exhibition at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on June 7, 2023

2023年05月26日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will bring three innovative exhibitions to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa as part of a one-day pop-up exhibition in connection with that evening’s performance of Defining Courage on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The pop-up exhibition will be free and open to the public from 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. The pop-up will include: The Interactive StoryF...

The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Victims of Mass Shooting in Monterey Park, California

2023年01月22日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the victims of last night's mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Ten people were killed and at least ten others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. JANM will light the beacon in the Pavilion for the next month to mark t...

2021 Oshogatsu Virtual Family Festival—Year of the Ox

2021年01月03日 - 2021年01月08日

FREE! Join JANM for a week of virtual, kid-friendly activities to celebrate Oshogatsu (New Year’s Day)! From interactive, offline festivities for all ages to multi-lingual story times and play performances, welcome the Year of the Ox with JANM! Celebrate with us on social media Use our special Oshogatsu Instagram filters (search “JANM Oshogatsu”) and tag us with your results or use the hashtag #JANMOsho...

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN REDRESS MOVEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TODAY: THIRTY YEARS OF THE CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF 1988

2018年07月25日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) today announced new and expanded exhibitions that will explore social justice, due process and the role of Japanese American World War II veterans in the redress movement as the nation marks the 30th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. The landmark Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reaga...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MANABI HIRASAKI

2012年08月17日

The life and legacy of Trustee Emeritus Manabi Hirasaki will be celebrated at a special public program on Saturday, September 8, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, at the Japanese American National Museum. Hirasaki died peacefully on July 26, 2012, at his home in Camarillo, CA, at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Sumi, children Mark and Marcia (Steve Messinger), siblings Hisashi (Jean) Hirasaki, Mineko (Lawson) Sakai, Aiko N...

Community Day of Remembrance

2011年02月19日

Pay-What-You-Can Day! The Day of Remembrance is held each year around February 19th to commemorate the day that Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt which resulted in the incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. This year's theme, "September 11: Ten Years After” was selected because of growing anti-Muslim sentiments and attacks on mosques across the ...

Screening: Cats of Mirikitani

2007年10月13日

"Make art not war" is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. This 85-year-old Japanese American artist was born in Sacramento and raised in Hiroshima, but by 2001 he is living on the streets of New York with the twin towers of the World Trade Center still ominously anchoring the horizon behind him. What begins as a simple verite portrait of one homeless man becomes a rare documentary of daily life in New York in the months leadin...

2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

2001年04月08日

Celebrate an experience for the whole family! Join us for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, and workshops. No reservations necessary. Celebration of Spring Learn a special printing technique to decorate your T-shirts, aprons, and pillowcases with natural spring flowers. Egg Decoration Workshop Get ready to celebrate spring. Join artist Flora Ito in creating a beautiful symbol of spring.

Mythology Of Cold Tofu

1998年06月12日

Join us at the Japanese American National Museum as Cold Tofu, the talented, energetic and multicultural comedy improvisational group explores their ancient roots in a free, magical evening of mythology. This legendary night of fun is on Thursday, June 25, 1998 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles. Please call (213) 625-0414 for re...