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  • JANM Book Club: Letters to Home with Okaeri

    Nov 02, 2024

    Celebrate with Okaeri and join them for the official launch of their new book, Letters to Home: Art and Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei and Allies! Featuring discussions with the editors and selected contributors, the book launch will showcase the diversity of impact and beauty across the pieces. Light refreshments will be served. About the BookLetters to Home asks contributors to reflect on the Japanese phrase, okaeri (お帰り...

  • Contested Histories Upper Level Members and VIP Reception

    Oct 18, 2024

    Celebrate the return of the Eaton Collection with the unveiling of JANM’s new exhibition, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection. Enhanced with new findings from around the US that fill gaps in the historical record, the exhibition returns to the Museum, where many of the recently restored artworks that sparked a national protest, decisive action, and multigenerational conversations within...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project"

    Jul 07, 2018

    SOLD OUT Join exhibition creator Kip Fulbeck for a gallery tour of hapa.me. Space is limited to 25 participants. This tour is sold out. To be placed on a waitlist, please contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE TO COMMEMORATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION/442ND RCT

    Jun 13, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The nonprofit Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) today announced that the California State Senate plans to adopt a resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the formation of the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, the venerable Japanese American World War II unit. The resolution, to be presented by California State...

  • Special Screening of "Hogoz" by John Powers

    Apr 03, 2011

    Hogoz (pronounced “hoe-goes”) is an online comedy series that debuted on September 20, 2010. The series is a satiric view (think South Park) of life in a fictional citizen isolation center (think Leupp). Scenes from the first five episodes will be screened with the series’ creator.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2009 PROGRAM THEME CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAVILION OPENING

    Feb 13, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum announced its 2009 program theme celebrating the opening of its Pavilion with year-long slate of public programs and special events that will review the work by the National Museum in the last decade. The first of these themed-programs is the National Museum’s 2009 Annual Gala Dinner, "The Pavilion: Home, Community, History—Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy", which will ...

  • Toshiko Takaezu: The Art of Clay - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit - Events

    Public programs presented in conjunction with the “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” exhibition.

  • Jidai: Timeless Works of Samurai Art - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.