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JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

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  • Our Promise Launch Celebration

    Aug 05, 2023

    The Japanese American National Museum is amplifying its powerful voice. Our campus and programs showcase how Japanese Americans’ lives, experiences, and culture intersect and resonate with the experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Museum would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans i...

  • Members Meet-and-Greet: David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

    Mar 18, 2023

    Join for an exclusive conversation for JANM members with renowned author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida about their new book, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. Members who attend will also receive early access to seating for the 2:00pm JANM Book Club event. RSVP for that program here.

  • JANM Book Club: ac•tiv•ist with Warren Furutani

    Feb 25, 2023

    Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, February 25, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join longtime activist, elected official, and community member Warren T. Furutani for the launch of his new memoir, ac•tiv•ist, noun: a person who works to bring about political or social change. In his book, Furutani explor...

  • Virtual Educator Workshop—Using Miné Okubo’s “Citizen 13660” in the Classroom

    Jan 27, 2022

    FREE Join the JANM Education Unit for this virtual workshop on using the art of Miné Okubo’s Citizen 13660 in the classroom. Published in 1946, Citizen 13660 was the first book-length acount of America’s concentration camps from the perspective of a former incarceree. Through a series of nearly 200 illustrations, each accompanied by a caption, Okubo documented how World War II and the subsequent incarceration upen...

  • Tatau at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI)

    Nov 13, 2021 - Jul 04, 2022

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI Web: bishopmuseum.org/tatau Phone: 808.847.3511 Tatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside...

  • Screening and Q&A—KIKAN: The Homecoming

    Oct 02, 2021

    $16 General Admission / FREE for Members Join the cast and crew of KIKAN: The Homecoming for a screening of this film exploring the story of a Japanese American soldier during WWII. The post-screening discussion moderated by Mitch Maki (CEO, Go For Broke National Education Center) will feature writer and Director Kerwin Berk, Director of Photography Ben Arikawa, and actors Ryan Takemiya, Anna Sun, and Kealoha ...

  • Not Yo’ Butterfly with Nobuko Miyamoto (ft. Quetzal Flores)

    Jul 10, 2021

    $10 general / FREE for members Join Nobuko Miyamoto for a virtual celebration of her new album and memoir! She will be joined in conversation and performance by Quetzal Flores via Zoom. About the book: Not Yo’ Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and Revolution, a new memoir, is the intimate and unflinching life story of Miyamoto—artist, activist, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing...

  • Art Break: Ghosts! with Edwin Ushiro

    Jun 01, 2021

    Edwin Ushiro is a visual artist who captures the essence of Hawaii, youth, and nostalgia in his work with a technique that’s uniquely his own. His work resonates with the echoes of his boyhood in the “slow town” of Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. In his paintings, he recalls the sun-struck days of youth, when the world was fresh and magical, but also explores the eerie folklore indigenous to dark country road...

  • New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei - JANM Store

    JANM members receive a 10% discount! Join or renew now

  • Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo - JANM Store

    JANM members receive a 10% discount! Join or renew now