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  • 7th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest: A Virtual Celebration

    Jul 23, 2020

    FREE Each year, the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo by challenging both new and experienced writers to write a story that showcases familiarity with the neighborhood and the people in it. Writers from three categories—Adult, Youth, and Japanese language—weave fictional stories set in the past, present, or future. Each category winner will be awarded a c...

  • "Transpacific Musiclands" Outdoor Concert

    Oct 14, 2017

    If you missed the concert, you can watch highlights from the event online on JANM’s YouTube channel. FREE Join us for an exciting outdoor concert event with performers from Latin America, Japan, and Los Angeles, held in conjunction with the exhibition, Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo. Featured acts will inc...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AND RACISM IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

    Aug 14, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) denounces the violence that recently took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked by white supremacists who promote hate based on racism and bigotry. We mourn the three people who lost their lives and send hopes for speedy recoveries to those injured as they stood up for the real values of the United States and its diversity. “As an institution, we s...

  • Film Screening and Q&A—"Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice (Part 1)"

    Jul 29, 2017

    If you missed the program, you can watch the post-screening Q&A online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join us for the LA premiere of this new documentary by Holly Yasui tracing the early life of her father, the noted civil rights activist Minoru Yasui. Born in 1916 to Japanese immigrant parents, Yasui was raised in the farming community of Hood River, Oregon, and became that state’s first Japan...

  • APIA Heritage Month Program—Asian American Child Actors Panel Discussion

    May 19, 2016

    FREE In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, join us for a special panel discussion with the Asian American child stars of today. Moderated by writer Jeff Yang, the panel will feature Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen of Fresh Off the Boat; Ashley Liao of the Netflix original series Fuller House; and Lance Lim of Nickelodeon’s School of Rock. The actors will talk about th...

  • JANM ANNOUNCES TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS TO OPEN IN JULY

    Jun 02, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will open two new exhibitions in July—one showcasing the photographs of a Japanese American World War II veteran and the other an exploration of Okinawan and Hawaiian identity through paintings and photographs. Both will be included with general admission to the museum and will be on view through September 6, 2015. Opening to the public on July 14, Before They Were ...

  • Hello Kitty Panel Discussion

    Feb 22, 2015

    This panel will take a critical look at Hello Kitty and examine her phenomenon from various perspectives. Moderated by Hello! curator Christine Yano, with Laura Miller, Jaime Scholnick, and Denise Uyehara.Yano will be signing books following the program. Free for members; free with Hello! admission; $5 general. If you are purchasing tickets for Hello! and would like to attend this program, please RSVP to rs...

  • GREAT LEAP SETS WORKSHOPS, FILM SCREENINGS, DANCE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY JUNE 5

    May 26, 2011

    Great Leap in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum will premiere the music video MOTTAINAI as part of an informative and fun-filled day of performance, video screenings, participatory workshops and a ritual dance to celebrate World Environment Day, a United Nations initiative, at the Museum’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (NCPD) in Little Tokyo on Sunday, June 5, 2011, beginnin...

  • OCTOBER TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY'S THEME 'JUST FOR KICKS' FEATURES MARTIAL ARTS

    Oct 01, 2010

    Martial arts demonstrations and instruction will be among the many activities available at the Japanese American National Museum as part of its regular series, Target Free Family Saturday, with the theme, "Just for Kicks!", set for Saturday, October 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Among the activities scheduled for specific times is hands-on fun with inflatable sumo suits. Part...

  • Sincerely Miné Okubo

    Short biographical film on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist who is best known for her graphic memoir Citizen 13660 (1946), which chronicled her World War II incarceration. This film was produced in conjunction with the 2021 exhibition, Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660. Directed by Yuka Murakami 16 minutes This film is currently being presented at film...