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  • The Grand Event: 10 Short Plays

    Jul 16, 2023

    The Democracy Center plays host for staged readings of works from entertwine's third annual AAPI 24-hour Playwriting Contest. This contest gives diverse and underrepresented writers an opportunity to explore their craft. They each have just a few hours to produce a short ten-minute play. See the top ten plays from this year’s contest by playwrights Yayoi L Naito Winfrey, Shruti Tewari, Sarah Aoki, Jessica W. Chen, Je...

  • 2019 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 10, 2019

    Join us for our annual summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities. Plus, free admission all day to see At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America and Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Special perks available for JANM members! Be sure to check in at the front desk to get a member sticker so you can take advantage of the perks highlighted below....

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"Moving Walls: American Nightmare to American Dream"

    Dec 09, 2017

    Join us for the LA premiere of a new documentary about what became of the barracks built to house 11,000 Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain concentration camp. The film features interviews with former prisoners as well as the people who live in and use the structures today. Filmmaker Sharon Yamato is also the author of the recently updated book, Moving Walls: The Barracks of America’s Concentration Camps, wh...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—And Then They Came For Us

    Nov 27, 2017

    Join us for the Los Angeles premiere of a new documentary film grappling with the legacy of the World War II mass incarceration of Japanese Americans. Featuring Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs by Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came For Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and following Japanese American activists as they speak out aga...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Meaningful May

    May 09, 2015

    FREE* ALL DAY! May is a month of many celebrations. Join us as we commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and the final month of Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty. *Admission to all activities and to Common Ground: The Heart of Community is FREE ALL DAY. Admission to the special exhibition, Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, requires...

  • Edible Adventures: Graze Little Tokyo

    Jul 19, 2014

    This is a food-centric cultural exploration of the hidden corners of Little Tokyo. Hear the stories of the neighborhoods' past while sampling local Asian food from pounded rice to lotus root. Come meet the shop owners of today who keep the ethnic vibe alive. $20 members; $30 non-members, incl. admission and food. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Reserve early; 15 participants max.

  • STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL MUSEUM PRESIDENT & CEO ON JAPAN'S EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI DEVASTATION

    Mar 12, 2011

    Dear Friends: On behalf of the Boards of Trustees and Governors, staff, and volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum, I wanted to convey our concerns and sympathies over the unprecedented devastation occurring in Japan due to the earthquakes and tsunami. We all have friends and families in Japan and our greatest hope is that they are safe and unharmed. For those who wish to help in this time of need,...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2010

    Dec 22, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum, the largest private nonprofit national institution dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the Japanese American experience, will mark the occasion of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation with a year-long series of events highlighted by its 2010 Annual Gala Dinner, "25 Years & Beyond: Celebrating the Spirit of Our Community", set for the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza ...

  • "Iwao Takamoto: My Life With a Thousand Characters "

    Nov 08, 2009

    Iwao Takamoto (1925–2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the medium’s history, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons’ Astro, The Flintstones’ Great Gazoo, and The Wacky Races’ Penelope Pittstop and Muttley, all of whom he designed. Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters is the story of this legendary American ar...

  • FAMILY COOKING WORKSHOPS SET FOR JANUARY 17, MARCH 28 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Jan 08, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum will present two opportunities for families to learn together how to cook and create fun and healthy meals through the expertise of Kidding Around the Kitchen, with workshops available on Saturday, January 17, beginning at 11 a.m. and on Saturday, March 28, also starting at 11 a.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. The January 17 workshop theme is "WOK and ROLL Family Co...