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  • Imagine Little Tokyo Writing Workshop with Susan Ito and Naomi Hirahara

    Jan 13, 2024

    Participants were able to join award-winning authors Susan Kiyo Ito and Naomi Hirahara for an interactive writing workshop! Participants learned tips and got advice for writing short stories that they can submit to the eleventh annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Participants were also welcomed to sign up for a Little Tokyo walking tour with Little Tokyo Historical Society members, preceding the ...

  • Book Launch — THE GOLDEN SCREEN: The Movies that Made Asian America

    Nov 02, 2023

    Join New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Yang, and other special guests for the launch of Yang’s newest book, The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The past decade has been a groundbreaking era for Asian-centric storytelling in Hollywood films. The Golden Screen celebrates and examines the history of Asian Americans on the big screen, exploring how iconic films have shaped Hollywood, representati...

  • 2023 Kokoro Craft Show

    Oct 22, 2023

    Celebrate and shop during the 15th Anniversary of the Kokoro Craft Show at JANM! This annual craft show is sponsored by the Friends of JANM and features fashion apparel and accessories, origami, bronze art, ceramics, gifts, handmade stationary, and baked goods from over sixty vendors. Shoppers who spend $25 or more will receive a 10% discount to local restaurants and enter into a drawing for a special prize ...

  • “Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town” and “Atomic Café”

    Sep 10, 2023

    Join us for the Los Angeles Premiere of Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town and a screening of ATOMIC CAFÉ: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town. Akira Boch and Tadashi Nakamura, the former and current directors of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, directed these two short documentaries that explore themes of gentrification, displacement, and community power with humor and heart. Director Tadashi Nakamura wil...

  • Teacher Workshop: Santa Anita during World War II

    Jul 20, 2023

    Teacher Workshop: Santa Anita Race Track and Temporary Detention Centers during World War II Join us for this special teacher workshop focused on the temporary detention centers many Japanese Americans were first sent to upon being forcibly removed from their home in 1942. These so-called “Assembly Centers” served as temporary prisons while America’s more permanent concentration camps were constructed. This wo...

  • Member Appreciation Days—May 2023

    May 12, 2023 - May 14, 2023

    We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patronage! This year, eight museums and institutions, including JANM, are offering reciprocal 20% discount and free museum admission from May 12 through May 14!* Participating museums and institutions: Autry Museum of the American West, California Science Center, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Japanese American National Museum, The Library Store at Centra...

  • The Art and Philosophy of North American Taiko

    Jun 30, 2001

    Please see June 29 for information.

  • Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit - Press

    Information for press inquiries, press release, and press photo gallery access for the “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” exhibition.

  • hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project—Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)

  • Jidai: Timeless Works of Samurai Art - Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)