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  • Strategic Synergies: Reinforcing the Japan-US Alliance

    Nov 05, 2025

    Amid the growing instability in global security, the resilience of US-Japan relations has never been more vital to the Indo-Pacific region. JANM and the Japan America Society of Southern California present this free program that reexamines the future of this bilateral relationship, particularly in trade and security. Dr. Tosh Minohara, a Japanese American from California who chairs the Research Institute for Indo-Pac...

  • Behind the Scenes of the Ireichō National Tour (Virtual)

    Jan 29, 2025

    This year, JANM will partner with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel the Ireichō in conjunction with pilgrimages to a number of former War Relocation Authority, Department of Justice, and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites.Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Ireichō came to be through a talk by Duncan Ryuken Williams and find out how to contribute to this national mo...

  • Excavating: The Process of Storytelling

    Oct 06, 2024

    Join us for a film screening of the documentary, One Fighting Irishman, followed by a panel discussion focusing on the ways in which activists are delving into camp history for their many untold and, at times, misrepresented stories. Filmmaker Sharon Yamato will moderate a panel consisting of the following activists: Tule Lake Pilgrimage Committee chairman Hiroshi Shimizu, Tule Lake Stockade Diary publisher Kyoko Oda...

  • The Democracy Center and Holocaust Museum LA Present Discussion on Roots of Antisemitism Within Marginalized Communities on May 16, 2023

    May 04, 2023

    WHAT: Holocaust Museum LA and the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM present Addressing the Roots of Antisemitism Within Marginalized Communities, a discussion on the roots of antisemitism that exists within marginalized communities. WHEN: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. DETAILS: This distinguished panel will talk about the negative impacts antisemitism has on our society and what we ...

  • A Taste of Home: Recipes for Celebration

    Dec 13, 2020

    FREE For many holidays, both distinctly “American” and traditionally Japanese, Japanese American families share meals specifically prepared for the occasion. From oshogatsu (New Years Day) to Christmas, these flavors are closely tied to memories, festivities, and cultural practices. Even while incarcerated during WWII, Japanese Americans held on to their traditions and celebrations, highlighting their persever...

  • FREE SCREENING OF "CRIMSON KIMONO," CLASSIC FILM NOIR MOVIE FILMED IN LITTLE TOKYO, SET FOR JANM ON OCT. 17 AS PART OF HAUNTED LITTLE TOKYO FILM FESTIVAL

    Oct 01, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA A free outdoor screening of the classic Sam Fuller movie, The Crimson Kimono (1959), will be held in the plaza of the Japanese American National Museum on Thursday, October 17, beginning at 8 p.m. This event is part of the annual Haunted Little Tokyo Film Festival and is organized in partnership with Visual Communications and JANM. The Crimson Kimono is a groundbreaking film on several levels. F...

  • JANM’S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL WELCOMES THE YEAR OF THE BOAR

    Dec 11, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 6, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the new year celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free and all ages are welcome to help ring in the Year of the Boar. Highlights of the day will include two mochitsuki (rice pounding) de...

  • JANM TO PRESENT “MEMORIES OF FIVE NISEI”

    Sep 09, 2016

    The Japanese American National Museum will present "Memories of Five Nisei," a free event featuring five second-generation Japanese Americans, on September 24, 2016, at 2 p.m. The speakers were among those of Japanese descent imprisoned by the United States Government during World War II and will discuss their experiences during this ordeal of mass injustice. The event is part of the museum’s Tateuchi Public Progr...

  • 私たちの約束ー伝える

    一般運営資金の調達により、斬新な方法で物語を伝え、スマート技術を駆使して新しい体験を生み出し、当館のリソースを全米に共有し、学習の機会を提供する当館の力を強化します（3,250万ドル）。 使途を制限しない運営資金は、文字通り、博物館の明かりを灯し続けるために必要なものです。当館が日々の運営を続け、リノベーションの間も、プログラムや一般の方々が必要とする資料を提供し続けていけるのは、これらの資金のおかげです。博物館の活動を直接的に支えてくれるこの資金によって、私たちの約束を現実のものとし、より公正な未来のために情報を届け、民主主義の生き生きとした文化を作るための活動を続けていけます。 JANMのミッションの実現において、教育は私たちの活動の基盤です。博物館訪問の計り知れないインパクトや教室の外での学びの重要性は繰り返すまでもありません。日系アメリカ人の経験は、アメリカ憲法に記された「私たち人民は」の「私たち」が誰かとい...

  • Terms of Service

    Japanese American National Museum Terms of ServiceLast Updated: December 30, 2023Welcome to the websites of the Japanese American National Museum (“JANM”), the largest museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The mission of JANM is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. ...