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  • 2021 Gala & Auction: Reunited

    May 01, 2021

    Join Us at Reunited—the 2021 Gala & Auction! Celebrate JANM at a joyous evening of song, music, and special guests. This year, be Reunited with friends at our COVID-safe, virtual Gala & Auction—and support our largest annual fundraiser. The announcement of the winner of the 2021 Lexus Opportunity Drawing will also be online. Bid on unique items reflecting diverse Asian culture. New for our 2021 Gala is a video ...

  • Family History Workshop: Genealogy for All Ages!

    Dec 12, 2020

    Learn how to do genealogical research, even while physically distanced, with family members of all ages! We’ll highlight activities you can do with children—particularly those engaged in distance learning—to help your family stay connected. Find creative ways to share your family stories across generations and how to get started with your genealogical research from home. This workshop will be led by Marisa Louie L...

  • Virtual Kokoro 2020

    Nov 14, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020

    The 12th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique is going virtual this year! From November 14–30, shoppers can shop online or by phone with many familiar crafters, plus some new ones. A video featuring many of our talented crafters talking about their beautiful, hand-crafted products, as well as photos from all our participating crafter/vendors will be posted on YouTube.com/janmdotorg starting on Saturday, November 14. VE...

  • Discover Nikkei’s Nima Voices: Episode 1—Chuck Tasaka

    Oct 27, 2020

    Discover Nikkei is JANM’s international 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. We are thrilled to be launching “Nima Voices,” a series where we uplift our Nima through brief,...

  • COVID-19 Community Heroes: Taiji Terasaki and Kristin Fukushima

    Jun 20, 2020

    FREE Artist Taiji Terasaki will join us from his studio in Hawai‘i to discuss his latest project, Transcendients: COVID-19 Community Heroes, in which he is highlighting unsung heroes who are working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristin Fukushima, Managing Director of the Little Tokyo Community Council, will be participating in the program from Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo. Fukushima helped found Commu...

  • Celebrating Japanese American Redress: A Promise for the Future

    Aug 10, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. PAY WHAT YOU WISH In honor of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, join us for an afternoon of reunion, reconnection, and reaffirmation of our commitment to democracy and justice. JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs, GFBNEC President and CEO Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, and Ka...

  • Instructions to All Persons

    Feb 18, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017

    On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the forced removal and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of this historic miscarriage of justice, the Japanese American National Museum presents Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, an ed...

  • '442: LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY' FILM TO BE SCREENED AT NATIONAL MUSEUM NOV. 11

    Nov 04, 2010

    To mark the occasion of Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11, a special screening of the documentary, "442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity", will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The film by Japanese director Junichi Suzuki presents the story of the all-Japanese American fighting unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team that served valiantly in Europe during World War II and earned ei...

  • From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i - Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

  • Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles—Calendar of Events

    Check out the programs being presented by the various partners from December 1–17, 2023.