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  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 11, 2012 - May 13, 2012

    Members receive 20% discount in the Museum Store & janmstore.com. Plus, free admission & 20% store discounts at 19 other Southland institutions! See more info & a list of participating institutions >>

  • Xploration Lab

    Mar 12, 2011 - Jun 12, 2011

    Part-classroom, part-exhibition prototype; participate and experiment with hands-on activities designed to engage audiences of all ages about the World War II Japanese American experience.

  • Living Flowers: Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch

    Jul 20, 2008

    This program highlights the art of Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch, featured in Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art.

  • Studio Lab Project

    May 03, 2008

    FREE! East West Players Actors Conservatory presents a Studio Lab Project production of the classic Anton Chekhov play Ivanov.

  • "Gasa-Gasa Girl: A Mas Arai Mystery" by Naomi Hirahara

    Apr 14, 2005

    Naomi Hirahara follows up her acclaimed first mystery novel Summer of the Big Bachi with another Mas Arai adventure. The story follows Mas Arai's daughter, Mari, who from the time she was a child was completely gasa-gasa (never sitting still, always on the go). Mas, a gardener and Hiroshima survivor haunted by his past, never had much time for his family. Now, Mari is asking for his help and Mas finds himself in New ...

  • VC Filmfest 2001 presents: Once Upon A Camp

    May 19, 2001

    Video screening, panel discussion and reception Join the National Museum and CABE in the world premiere of three unique multi-lingual, educational videos that teach students about the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Videos include: The Bracelet (elementary school), Dear Miss Breed (middle school), and Interactions (high school), followed by panel discussions with the producers, dire...

  • Conversations with the Artists

    Mar 13, 1998

    Panel discussion at Self-Help Graphics Featuring: Joyce Dallal, Aaron Glass, Eddy Kurushima, Frank LaPena, Judith Lowry, and Kim Yasuda. Finding Family Stories artists explore personal and private stories in their art. How does an artist make a private story the subject for public viewing? How does one engage an audience while maintaining the integrity of personal experiences? Join the FFS artists as they di...

  • Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami - Artists

    Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami presents the work of nine renowned artists. These artists have been pushing the boundaries of origami to elevate what was once considered a children’s craft into a sophisticated global art form. Each work, created specifically for this touring exhibition, presents a unique perspective on contemporary social, political, and aesthetic ideas. See below for their bios and lin...

  • Planned Giving

    What will your legacy be? Share your legacy with future generations and be a part of JANM’s mission by including the Museum in your estate plans.

  • Artifact Donation

    Contributing to JANM’s Permanent Collection The over 150,000 objects that comprise the JANM permanent collection chronicle the Japanese American experience in its entirety from early immigration to the present. Artifacts related to early immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, early life in Japanese American communities, and the World War II incarceration experience and military service a...