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  • FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY

    Jan 11, 2020

    JANM will provide free admission on Saturday, January 11 to celebrate MOCA’s new free admission launch. ON VIEW: Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb Common Ground: The Heart of Community

  • "Hatsumi: One Grandmother’s Journey through the Japanese Canadian Internment"

    Jan 30, 2015

    FREE Director Chris Hope, a member of JANM’s Board of Governors, takes his grandmother, Nancy Hatsumi Okura, to visit the sites in Canada where she was incarcerated during World War II. The story comes to life in vivid detail as the two discuss Okura’s wartime experiences for the first time. The film follows Hope and Okura across Canada and, unexpectedly, around the world. Read an interview with director Chr...

  • Nisei Servicewomen in World War II

    May 18, 2013

    Former U.S. Cadet Nurse Aiko "Grace" Obata Amemiya will speak about her experiences serving in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Born and raised in Northern California, Grace was student at the University of California School of Nursing when the U.S. declared war on Japan. Like over 110,000 other Japanese Americans, Grace and her family were forcibly removed from their home and incarcerated at the Turl...

  • The Randall Park Show

    Dec 10, 2009

    *PLEASE NOTE: This show has been canceled. December 10 - 11, 8 PM See the premier of comedian and actor Randall Park’s new one man show about the trials and tribulations of being an Asian American in Hollywood today. For more information, please email randallparkshow@gmail.com.

  • The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii

    Nov 10, 2007

    by Tom Coffman With war fears rising, a Council for Inter-racial Unity was organized in Honolulu in 1939 in support of Hawai`i's large Japanese ancestry community. When 120,000 people were incarcerated, a behind-the-scenes battle for justice and equality--reaching as far as the White House--set Hawai`i on a different course. Conversation with filmmaker Tom Coffman and Dr. Richard Kosaki follows screening. Present...

  • Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

    Feb 05, 2005

    Teaching From The Heart Honoring Educators from America's Concentration Camps Join us as we celebrate the lives of outstanding educators who chose to teach within the confines of America's World War II concentration camps, and recognize Madame Fujima Kansuma, a legendary performer and instructor of Japanese classical dance. The evening will include a silent auction and reception. Also, the winner of the world...

  • To Dwell in This Place: Faith, Justice, and Healing Post-September 11th

    Aug 12, 2004

    The exhibition's final public program looks at the faith community's continuous call for justice tempered by compassionate understanding. This ecumenical panel includes some of the region's foremost religious leaders, including RABBI ALLEN FREEHLING, executive director of LA City Human Relations Commission. JONATHAN KIRSCH, book columnist for the Los Angeles Times and best-selling author, will moderate the panel. Pre...

  • "A Jive Bomber'S Christmas" Returns With New Cast At Japanese American National Museum In December

    Dec 01, 2000

    The Japanese American National Museum is proud to announce the return of the popular musical show A Jive Bomber’s Christmas with an all-new cast set for seven performances in early December at the National Museum’s facility, 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo. Since its debut in 1993, the original musical co-written and co-directed by Saachiko and Dom Magwili received critical plaudits and has already become...

  • Clay Pottery for Children

    Feb 01, 1997

    Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Workshop Instructor: Setsuko Morinoue. Ceramic artist, Setsuko Morinoue of Kona, Hawai‘i conducts a fun and educational workshop in clay pottery for children of all ages. Ms. Morinoue, originally from Japan, has been creating works of art in clay for exhibitions in Japan and Hawai‘i. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required by Janu...

  • Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection - Videos

    We will be sharing videos of the online programs presented in conjunction with Contested Histories and more! Please check back for additional videos. Contested Histories Talk: Episode 1—Clement Hanami Learn about the origins and creation of Contested Histories: Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, from curator Clement Hanami, in this program and Q&A that was livestreamed on April ...