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  • 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...

  • JANM Celebrates 140 Years of Little Tokyo with Exhibit of Local History

    Sep 10, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) invites visitors to a new pop-up exhibit, Celebrating Little Tokyo at 140 Years, on view in the Manabi and Sumi Hirasaki National Resource Center (HNRC) at the Museum through January 5, 2025. JANM, alongside other Little Tokyo community organizations, is celebrating the anniversary with the theme, Celebrating Our Legacy. Persevering for Our Future. The ex...

  • Democracy Center and entertwine Present The Grand Event on July 28, 2024

    Jul 16, 2024

    PSAWHAT:Enjoy performances of the top ten short plays from the 2024 APIDA 24-Hour Playwriting Contest, which amplifies the voices of diverse and underrepresented Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American writers. WHEN: Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. PDTWHERE:Tateuchi Democracy ForumJapanese American National Museum100 North Central AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012RSVP:RSVP at janm.org/events.###About t...

  • 2023 Benefit & Auction

    Thank you to everyone who joined us in person or via live-stream for JANM’s 2023 Benefit & Auction! On behalf of the Board, staff, and volunteers, thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who helped to make our hybrid fundraiser such a success. Your generous support and faith in our mission means so much to us. Thank you for lifting us up with your generosity and unwavering commitment to JANM.

  • ‘MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’ DOCUMENTARY WINS LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY FOR THE ARTS

    Jul 20, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to announce that its documentary, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience, was awarded the Los Angeles Area Emmy for the Arts in an online presentation on Saturday, July 18. The film was a co-production of KCET’s Artbound series and JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center in 2019. Masters of Modern Design focuses on five Japan...

  • JANM DOCUMENTARY, MASTERS OF MODERN DESIGN: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, NOMINATED FOR LOS ANGELES AREA EMMY

    Jun 26, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce that its documentary, Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience, has been nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy. The film was co-produced by KCET’s Artbound series and JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center in 2019. “We at JANM are immensely gratified that Masters of Modern Design has been nominated for an Emmy...

  • TOUR, SCREENING, AND ARTIST TALK MARK CLOSING OF JANM’S "TRANSPACIFIC BORDERLANDS"

    Jan 29, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer a trio of exhibition-related public programs for the closing weekend of Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, on February 24 and 25. They include a curator-led exhibition tour, a film screening and live musical performance, and an artist talk about cultural representation. On S...

  • JANM’S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL RINGS IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG

    Dec 12, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 7, 2018, 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 Dog. Highlights of the day will include a Japanese-style lion dance; two m...

  • JANM’S ANNUAL NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL IS A FREE DAY OF FUN FOR ALL

    Jul 24, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Highlights of the day will include a performance and taiko drumming workshop by Yuujou Daiko, performances by Koshin Taiko and Min...

  • Good Food, Classic Recipes & the Remarkable Story of Hawai‘i’s Mixed Plate

    Aug 15, 2010

    Special Book Talk & Signing of Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands Kau kau: It’s the all-purpose pidgin word for food, probably derived from the Chinese “chow chow.” On Hawai‘i’s sugar and pineapple plantations, kau kau came to encompass the amazing range of foods brought to the Islands by immigrant laborers from East and West: Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos, Puerto Ricans, Koreans and others. On...