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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Naomi Hirahara

    Mar 17, 2018

    All members are invited to congratulate Naomi Hirahara on the completion of her popular Mas Arai mystery series prior to the author discussion about her book, Hiroshima Boy. Space is limited. RSVP by March 13 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Uprooted"

    Dec 17, 2016

    Join Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II exhibition curator Morgen Young for an exclusive gallery tour. This tour has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted. Image: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USF34-073759-D.

  • Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!

    Sep 26, 2015

    Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is participating in this year’s Museum Day Live. Admission will be free for all visitors.

  • Gallery Talk: Drawing the Line

    Feb 11, 2012

    Gallery talks with several of the artists featured in Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design and Activism in Post-War Los Angeles.

  • Giant Robot artist Stella Lai

    Dec 12, 2009

    Join Giant Robot artist Stella Lai as she leads an art-making workshop for kids of all ages!

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Nov 01, 2008

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

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Oct 04, 2008

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

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Sep 06, 2008

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

  • Asian Pacific Tales

    Mar 08, 1997

    Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Family Performance Featuring: East West Players’ Theater for Youth With goals of stimulating children to discover other people and cultures and promoting racial understanding and tolerance, the East West Players present Asian Pacific Tales. This performance includes two tales from Hawai'i and one from the Philippines. East West Players Theater for Youth is one of the most enter...

  • Featured Collections

    TANAKA STUDIO COLLECTION (2007.61) This collection includes over 1,000 photographic negatives from Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). These photographs, taken for hundreds of clients, document the vibrant and deeply-rooted Japanese American community in Southern California during the prewar era. Japanese American National Museum, Gift in memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo “Clifford” & Yur...