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2025 Holiday Member Appreciation Days

2025年11月28日 - 2025年11月30日

Find the perfect gifts for everyone during Member Appreciation Days this fall! JANM Members will receive a 20% discount at janmstore.com during Member Appreciation Days from Friday, November 28 – Sunday, November 30. 20% discount will also be honored at the Museum Store Sunday pop-up event featuring special offerings from Sonoko Sakai and items from HAKKO on November 30. MORE DETAILS While the physical JANM Store i...

ZÓCALO—How Has America Survived Two Centuries of Capitalism?

2019年01月24日

A Zócalo/KCRW "Critical Thinking with Warren Olney" Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Warren Olney, Host, KCRW’s "To the Point" The United States is envied around the world for its unparalleled wealth. But its riches would not have been possible without what Alan Greenspan has called America’s "unique tolerance" for the messy effects of capitalism’s ...

A Different Kind of Courage: The Disciplinary Barrack Boys of World War II

2015年09月12日

During WWII, 21 Nisei soldiers at Fort McClellan, Alabama, were charged with insubordination and dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army. Some had been ordered, by officers with machine guns, into an airport hangar during President Roosevelt’s visit to their base at Fort Riley, Kansas. These "disciplinary barrack boys," who chose to speak out against the discrimination they faced, were imprisoned at Fort Le...

2014 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

2014年08月09日

FREE ALL DAY! Join us for Natsumatsuri, our annual summer celebration featuring traditional Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities. See the complete schedule below, or download the flyer! Special perks available for JANM members! Be sure to check in at the front desk to get a member sticker so you can take advantage of the perks highlighted below.

'DIGGING AMACHE' PROGRAM TO HIGHLIGHT ARCHAEOLOGY WORK OF UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ON FORMER WW II CAMP SITE

2011年05月20日

Dr. Bonnie Clark, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Denver (DU), will provide insight into the archaeological research done at the historic site of the World War II government-run detention camp known as Amache, which unconstitutionally detained thousands of Japanese Americans in southeast Colorado. The program, "Digging Amache: Revealing a Confined Community", highlights the work being done to...

Display of Student Work

2010年05月20日

Come enjoy an evening at the Museum and view research projects and artworks by two local schools. Civitas School of Leadership and Ribet Academy will display projects which were inspired partly by their visits to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.

Happy Tenth: Celebrate the Pavilion

2009年06月20日

You’re invited to a special Open House birthday celebration on June 20! Join us for FREE all day. Don't miss this day filled with family fun activities, performances, and the Members' Coffee & Tours. It's time to visit our magnificent Pavilion and Museum and show it off to your friends and family. All are welcome! Celebrate all that has been presented within and beyond our walls with your fellow members, donors, a...

Member's Only Performance of: Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi

2008年03月15日

As a thank you for your support of the Japanese American National Museum you are invited to a special Members-only event… Please join us for a special performance of Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi (An abridged Theatre for Youth production) By Jeanne Sakata Directed by Jessica Kubzansky With Martin Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi Based on a true story. During WWII in Seattle, University of Washing...

Tour of Evergreen Cemetery

2002年11月02日

Free program Spend an afternoon learning about the rich multicultural history of Los Angeles in a place you would least expect: a cemetery. Residents of Los Angeles have been buried and memorialized at Evergreen Cemetery since 1876, making it the oldest cemetery in the city. Located on the eastern edge of Boyle Heights, the cemetery is a tribute to people of the past and present who have called Los Angeles their h...

Day of Remembrance Program

2000年02月19日

The Day of Remembrance will focus on Japanese Latin Americans who were kidnapped from fifteen Latin American countries, brought to the U.S., and incarcerated at U.S. Department of Justice camps during World War II. Although a settlement of $5,000 in reparations has been reached, many seek the same measure of justice as Japanese Americans. This special program will begin with words of tribute to the late Michi...