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  • Defining Courage at the Aratani Theatre

    Jul 23, 2023

    Two Performances at the JACCC Aratani Theatre: 3 p.m.—SOLD OUT 7 p.m. Defining Courage is a journey into the legacy of the Nisei Soldier, Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the segregated military units of the 100th IB, 442nd RCT, MIS, and 522nd FAB. Considered the greatest fighting units in American military history, most have never heard their extraordinary stories. Join Emmy Award-w...

  • Intergenerational Workshop: Telling Our Family Stories

    Jul 15, 2023

    $20 per group, includes museum admission / $5 per group for members (Recommended: 2–4 people) Discover how to uncover and record your personal and familial histories with traci kato-kiriyama and Naomi Hirahara. Participants will learn tips and exercises for oral history interviews and have the chance to discuss or record their own stories. Sign up in intergenerational pairings or groupings and explore stories rel...

  • Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market Opens June 30, 2023

    Jun 26, 2023

    WHAT: Join JANM for the opening of Aki’s Market, a uniquely personal exhibition featuring new work by acclaimed multimedia artist and filmmaker Glenn Akira Kaino. Visitors can immerse themselves in the virtual reality world of the small neighborhood market in East Los Angeles and explore a space of collective memory where the archival bleeds into the imaginary and the most advanced technology serves the most persona...

  • 10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony

    May 20, 2023

    Free In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Marvel at the amazing and creative ways that writers can imagine Little Tokyo and expand the fictional boundaries of the Japanese American experience. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest and the first time the ceremony will be in person since 2019! The event will be a vibrant celebration of the Little Tokyo, its history and ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Proposed Texas Law Barring Citizens from China and Three Other Countries from Buying Property in the State

    Mar 09, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Senate Bill 147, proposed legislation that targets citizens of China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia from buying property in the state. The bill’s author, Republican state Senator Lois Kolkurst, asserted that the bill would not apply to US citizens and lawful permanent residents, but given the rise in anti-Asian hate, the proposed legislation echoe...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Racist Rhetoric Against Dominic Ng and Congresswoman Chu

    Mar 07, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Congressman Lance Gooden’s racist and anti-Asian remarks that questioned the loyalty of Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, and Congresswoman Judy Chu’s loyalty to the US. Recently, Gooden discussed President Biden’s appointment of Ng to lead the country’s trade interest in Asia during a televised interview. He and other House Republicans wrote...

  • Sincerely Miné Okubo at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival

    Feb 25, 2023

    Sincerely Miné Okubo will be screening at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, which will be held from February 23–March 5, 2023. This short biographical film is one of five films that are part of the festival’s program, Through the Generations: Japanese American and Canadian Stories. This film focuses on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist known for her graphic memoir Citiz...

  • Virtual Educator Workshop—Teaching the Japanese American WWII Experience Through Art

    Oct 13, 2022

    FREE Back by popular demand! Join the JANM Education Unit for this free virtual educator workshop on using art to teach the Japanese American WWII incarceration experience. JANM's collection of art includes thousands of individual pieces as well as large bodies of work by artists such as Miné Okubo, Henry Sugimoto, Hisako Hibi, and others. Join educators from across the country to learn about the lived experien...

  • Ireichō

    Ongoing

    Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration is a multi-faceted project to address the erasure of the identities of individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration and to expand the concept of what monument is through three distinct, interlinking elements: a sacred book of names as a monument (Ireicho), a website as a monument (Ireizo), and light sculptures as monuments ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Announces Ten New Board Members

    Aug 30, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has announced ten new members to its board of trustees and board of governors. Kristine Nishiyama and Dennis Sugino have been named trustees. Jennifer Hirano, Akemi Kondo Dalvi, Yuko Kaifu, Masatoshi Komoriya, David Mineta, Michele Miyakawa, Josh Morey, and Christopher Yang were named governors. “Our new board members bring a wealth of diversity and...