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  • Contested Histories Talk with Clement Hanami

    Apr 11, 2020

    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 JANM’s YouTube channel. Read about Jack Muro and view his photographs.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Feb 02, 2019

    Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 02, 2017

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

  • 2015 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction, and After Party

    May 02, 2015

    To Boldly Go: Sharing Our Story Across the Generations Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel and X Bar Join us as we welcome the Japanese American community, sponsors, supporters, members, and new friends to JANM’s largest annual fundraising event. At the 2015 Gala Dinner, the museum will share its accomplishments of the past year, offer a glimpse into what the coming year holds in store, and remember those f...

  • Kogi Taco Truck

    Feb 05, 2009

    Check out the Kogi Korean Taco Truck will be in front of the National Museum this Thursday. If you've never had Korean style tacos, this is an opportunity you shouldn't miss! We will also have the mellow soundz of Akaider. For more information, go to:

  • Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son: His Diary, Letters & Story

    Nov 15, 2008

    From American Concentration Camp to Battlefield 1942-1945 During World War II, Stanley Hayami, a 16 year-old Heart Mountain prisoner, aspiring artist-writer, dedicated Nisei son, and later a 442nd RCT veteran, began a diary chronicling his thoughts and optimistic hopes for a “United Nations of Earth.” Joanne Oppenheim, author of Dear Miss Breed, will share her interviews with Hayami's family and friends and her...

  • "The Pink Dress" Puppet Show

    Jun 04, 2005

    The Pink Dress is based on an actual episode from the Maruyama family's history in the Amache Concentration Camp. Faced with wearing the required drab uniform, Tsuki decides to wear her sister's pink dress to her junior high school graduation to prove she is not "an ant," but an individual. This poignant puppet theater piece features original music and various forms of traditional and innovative puppetry, and addres...

  • "Washington Place: A First Lady's Story" by Jean Ariyoshi

    Dec 11, 2004

    America's first Asian American gubernatorial first lady paid tribute to Hawai`i's last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani by restoring the Queen's final home to its monarchy-era beauty. From 1974–1986, Washington Place served as the gubernatorial residence for Mrs. Ariyoshi and Governor George Ariyoshi. Washington Place is a lavishly illustrated book that conveys the everlasting allure of the Hawaiian Islands as well as o...

  • Fresh Words & Actions: "Kabuki Underground" by Miki Nishikawa

    Jul 24, 2003

    PERFORMING ARTS SERIES Kabuki Underground is a play about six people who live in an apartment complex where the circuit breakers go out all too often. The characters that come to life in the "dark" include an ailing grandfather and his recently widowed granddaughter, an agoraphobic photographer, a husband who doesn't just water the lawn on his day off, an alcoholic underground kabuki actor, a mime, and alongside the...

  • Henry Sugimoto

    Mar 24, 2001 - Oct 07, 2001

    At the age of 19, Henry Sugimoto left Japan to make his life in America. Determined to become an artist, he studied in the San Francisco Bay Area and exhibited nationally and internationally.When he was unjustly incarcerated at 42 in the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps in Arkansas, the experience irreversibly affected how he viewed himself, his art, and the Japanese American experience. The only thing that rema...