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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Mitsuye Yamada

    Aug 24, 2019

    All members are invited to meet Mitsuye Yamada, Amy Uyematsu, Brynn Saito, Diana Tsuchida, and Diane Fujino before the book release celebration and multigenerational poetry reading for Full Circle, Yamada’s new collection of poetry. Space is limited. RSVP by August 20 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • 12th Annual Museums Free-for-All

    Jan 29, 2017

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY JANM is pleased to be among more than 20 museums in the Southern California area to offer free admission on this day. For a complete list of participating institutions, visit socalmuseums.org/free-for-all.

  • Gallery Walk Through & Book Signing with Patrick Nagatani

    Dec 10, 2011

    FREE! Take a tour of the exhibition Desire for Magic:Patrick Nagatani 1978-2008 with the artist.

  • How to Succeed in Baseball

    Jul 23, 2011

    Growing up in Japan, Shigetoshi Hasegawa was not the most talented pitcher on his high school baseball team. But, he was determined to become a professional player and play in the American major leagues. Likewise, Sansei Scott Akasaki knew he would like to work for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He, too, had a plan that included his moving to Japan in preparation. Hasegawa pitched for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and ...

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Feb 05, 2011

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Dec 04, 2010

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

  • Smithsonian Museum Day

    Sep 26, 2009

    Smithsonian members enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. How? Present the Museum Day admission card to receive free general admission at participating Museum Day locations. The admission card is available in the September 2009 issue of Smithsonian magazine or downloadable via this site. The following Museum Day restrictions apply: One time use...

  • Sights Unseen

    May 31, 2003 - Sep 14, 2003

    The Japanese American National Museum is proud to present the first survey of the work by Japanese American photographer Masumi Hayashi. The exhibition includes 30 photographs that explore bucolic landscapes, and the unseen reality just below the surface. The photocollages come from five bodies of Hayashi’s work—abandoned prisons; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Sites; Japanese American and Japanes...

  • Garland Christmas Trees

    Dec 14, 1997

    Craft class Instructor: Bill Shishima Need a tree to trim? Learn how to make your very own holiday tree by using wire hangers, garland, lights, and a little bit of tape! That’s all that is needed along with your imagination. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by December 18. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Little Tokyo Guided Tour

    Nov 09, 1997

    Historic Tour Series The Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Take a walking tour, relive history, and learn about present day Little Tokyo with museum docents on this very popular program. Members free, non-members $5. Reservations required by November 3, 1997. Limi...