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  • Film Screening—Backstreet to the American Dream

    Dec 08, 2023

    Join Director and Producer Patricia Nazario for a conversation on the American Dream through food trucks. Nazario will be joined by Dr. Alvaro Huerta, Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and Associate Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and June Berk, JANM Volunteer and World War II US concentration camp survivor for a lively conversation around food, race, and Los Angeles. Enjoy food f...

  • Nima Voices: Episode 14—Michael Kenji Abe

    Oct 04, 2023

    Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community-based web project sharing stories and the experiences of Nikkei around the world. “Nima” are members of the Discover Nikkei online community. Hailing from all around the world, they each bring unique experiences and perspectives to the site’s rich archive of stories. Nima Voices is an interview series where we uplift our Nima through brief, but enlightening, interviews....

  • Tanaka Photo Studio

    Ongoing

    Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before World War II is an online exhibition that highlights the work of Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). Tanaka Photo Studio operated in the heart of Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo from the time he first came to the city in 1912 until he and his family were incarcerated at the Gila River concentration camp in 1942. His photographs capture ...

  • JANM Decries the Supreme Court’s Decision to Strike Down Affirmative Action

    Jun 29, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, eliminating the use of race as a factor in the admissions process. In particular, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the US Constitution. The court referenced Hirabayashi v. ...

  • Sansei Rocker: Behind the Curtain—June 10

    Jun 10, 2023

    SECTION B TICKETS AVAILABLE. BUY TICKETS Travel back in time to the Sansei Dance Party Era in Los Angeles during the ’60s and ’70s through live music and storytelling! Written and produced by Harry Manaka, author of Chronicles of a Sansei Rocker, former owner of the Baby Lion Supper Club, and leader of Somethin’ Else, this immersive performance combines the classic tunes of the Sansei Dance Party Era with ill...

  • JANM Extends the Ireichō to December 1, 2024

    Jun 08, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has extended the viewing and stamping of the Ireichō, the sacred book that records—for the first time ever—the names of over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned in US Army, Department of Justice, and War Relocation Authority camps during World War II, to December 1, 2024. Reservations are required and can be made online at ja...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Racist Rhetoric Against Asian American Business Leaders in Los Angeles

    Apr 12, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries racist rhetoric against Walter Wang, CEO of Los Angeles-based pipe manufacturer JM Eagle, Dominic Ng, the CEO of East West Bank, and other Asian American business leaders in Los Angeles. A conservative news outlet recently published a story that wrongfully accused Wang, Ng, and former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti of supporting the Chinese Commu...

  • 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.)