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  • Cruising J-Town

    Jul 31, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025

    JANM on the Go presents Cruising J-Town in Pasadena, CA Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery Wednesday–Sunday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m. Free admission; ticket reservations recommended. Car culture has long been synonymous with Southern California. What we drive for work and play have been literal and symbolic vehicles of personal expression, community identity, and social mobility. This has been especially true for the Southland’s J...

  • JANM Congratulates the New Leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

    Dec 05, 2024

    Editor’s note: JANM’s Pavilion to close for renovation on January 5, 2025; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates the new leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in the 119th Congress. The Museum applauds US Representative Grace Meng for being elected to serve as t...

  • JANM Questions the Rewriting of US History in National Archives Exhibition Plans

    Nov 04, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) questions the National Archive and Record Administration’s plan, as reported in the Wall Street Journal last week, to remove references to historical events—including Dorothea Lange’s photographs of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, the federal government’s displacement of indigenous tribes, and Martin Luther King Jr. marching for civil...

  • JANM Welcomes New Board Members

    Feb 14, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – In 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) added nineteen new trustees, governors, and honorary members to its board. “Our board members bring a multitude of international experiences to JANM’s leadership. We are grateful for their devotion to strengthening the Museum for years to come. I look forward to expanding the Museum’s work and mission with them to create a just future for all,...

  • 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 NOVEMBER FREE FAMILY DAY CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES

    Oct 19, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum will celebrate the diverse mix of cultures that make up Los Angeles with a JANM Free Family Day on November 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the museum and its “We Love LA” Family Day activities—including crafts, story time, a dance workshop, and a musical performance—is free and all ages are welcome. “We Love LA” is presented in conjunction with the exh...

  • AUTHOR OF 'ONE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES' TO DISCUSS STORY OF SADAKO AT OPENING OF 'FOLDING PAPER' EXHIBITION

    Feb 25, 2012

    Pastor Takayuki Ishii will discuss his book, One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue, as part of the opening day festivities for the exhibition, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami, on Saturday, March 10, at the Japanese American National Museum. This new exhibition, which runs through August 26, is organized in partnership with International Arts & Artists (IA&...

  • A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami - FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions There are three versions of the video. What is the difference between the Virtual Reality (VR) version; the interactive, 360-degree video; and the non-interactive video shown in the Terasaki Orientation Theater? Virtual Reality is a three-dimensional (3-D) immersive audio visual experience in which a person can interact within an artificial 3-D environment using special goggle...