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  • "Gambatte!" Exhibition Tour

    Apr 20, 2019

    SOLD OUT Join us for a gallery tour led by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Paul Kitagaki Jr. of his exhibition, Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, which closes on April 28. Limited to 30 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included. Join us for a book signing and reception with Paul Kitagaki Jr at 3 p.m. Click here to RSVP.

  • Members Only Program and Reception—"Only the Oaks Remain"

    Dec 10, 2016

    Only the Oaks Remain tells the true stories of those targeted as dangerous enemy aliens and imprisoned in the Tuna Canyon Detention Station, located in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles, by the US Department of Justice during World War II. In conjunction with the opening day, all JANM members are invited to a moderated panel discussion. Speakers will include Dr. Lloyd Hitt, local Tujunga historian; ...

  • Author Discussion—"Taken from the Paradise Isle" by Heidi Kim

    Jan 09, 2016

    George and Tamae Hoshida and their children were a Japanese American family who lived in Hawai‘i. In 1942, George was arrested as a "potentially dangerous alien" and incarcerated in a series of camps over the next two years. Tamae sought to reunite with George, and was eventually sent to the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas with her three of her daughters, including a newborn. She was forced to leave her handic...

  • Good-bye, "Hello!" Complimentary Breakfasts

    May 31, 2015

    Saturdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30 Sundays, May 10, 17, 24, 31 Make the most of your membership privileges! JANM members are invited to celebrate the final month of Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty with free light refreshments, served during exclusive members’ viewing hours.

  • 'CALIFORNIA HOTEL: HAWAI`I'S HOME AWAY FROM HOME' DISPLAY TO OPEN AT JANM MAY 28

    May 25, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum will install a unique display, "The California Hotel: Hawai`i’s Home Away from Home", which explains the remarkable relationship between Hawaiians and the Las Vegas casino, beginning on Saturday, May 28. The display was developed by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i, which also published a book, California Hotel and Casino: Hawai`i’s Home Away from Home, which is available ...

  • SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR TO DISCUSS 'JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY TODAY' ON DEC. 4

    Dec 01, 2010

    Arthur Sakamoto, Ph.D., a professor of sociology, will discuss his studies on the "Japanese American Family Today" in contrast to the Nikkei family of the 20th Century in a public program set for Saturday, Dec. 4, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Professor Sakamoto, who teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, will compare and contrast the modern Japanese American ...

  • American Tapestry

    Nov 13, 2010 - Apr 17, 2011

    A set of marbles found in the barren desert. The candid diary of a 19-year-old soldier. A haunting memento from the World Trade Center on 9/11. The Japanese American National Museum has a treasure of ordinary, yet extraordinary stories in its unique and innovative collection. Celebrating its 25th Anniversary year, the Museum is pleased to present AMERICAN TAPESTRY: 25 Stories from the Collection, a selection of...

  • 16 Years Later: The Heart Mountain Barracks

    Aug 07, 2010

    In 1994, the Japanese American National Museum staff and volunteers organized a project to travel to Heart Mountain, Wyoming to take apart and bring back to Los Angeles two fragments of original barracks buildings built by the U.S. government to house Japanese Americans unfairly imprisoned during World War II. The project was part of the National Museum’s landmark exhibition, America’s Concentration Camps: Rememberin...

  • KOKESHI: FROM FOLK ART TO ART TOY EXHIBIT TO CLOSE OCT. 4

    Sep 30, 2009

    The unique exhibition, Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy, will end its installation at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, October 4, which included over 200 Japanese dolls from a private collection alongside of the works of custom and contemporary artists. The exhibition, developed in collaboration between the National Museum and the Los Angeles Toy, Doll, and Amusements (LATDA) Museum, presents a br...

  • George Nakashima Furniture and Designs to be Presented in Major Exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum

    Jul 26, 2004

    The largest exhibition of works in over a decade by furniture designer and architect George Nakashima will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum from September 12, 2004 through January 2, 2005. George Nakashima: Nature, Form & Spirit features rare examples of Nakashima’s furniture and designs created from 1943 until his death in 1990. Approximately 50 Nakashima pieces, including benches, tables, chair...