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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 >>

  • 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction

    Apr 16, 2011

    Saturday, April 16, 2011 JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, California The Japanese American National Museum’s 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction will be held at the dazzling new JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live. The Gala Dinner is one of the Japanese American community's most special annual events, drawing more than 1,100 people in celebration. The 2011 Dinner will highlight the Museum's wor...

  • 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.

  • Glorious Excess (Dies)

    Aug 30, 2009 - Oct 04, 2009

    Following his highly-successful 2008 show, Glorious Excess (Born), Mike Shinoda returns to the National Museum to unveil his latest collection of paintings and digital works. Larger, broader, and more sensational than before, Glorious Excess (Dies) is the next chapter in his series exploring society’s obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess. Shinoda’s new works continue to...

  • 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.

  • Holiday Arts & Crafts

    Dec 17, 2005

    A fun-filled, festive afternoon of creative ornament making and holiday crafts...perfect gifts for the holiday season!

  • Fresh Off the Page Series presented by AT&T / East West Players

    Dec 11, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Reading/Performance Featuring: The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute It’s open mike night for Institute writers as they read from their newest, hottest works—plays, scenes, poetry, prose, rap, and lyrics. The Institute will celebrate the publication of their brand new literary journal, I (eye). Writers and performers include: Euijoon Kim, Jason Fong, Lisa Yu, John Song, ...

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Photos

    Click through the photo galleries below to see a selection of photographs taken by Tanaka Photo Studio. See the joy, sorrow, celebrations, traditions, and businesses expressed through the lives of Japanese Americans before World War II. After clicking on a photo, you can zoom in for a closer look. For those who have visited or live in Los Angeles, you will see the connection between the past and present through tradi...

  • PODCAST: Japanese America

    Japanese America Welcome to Japanese America, JANM’s new podcast that explores unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of Japanese Americans and illuminates their contributions to the mosaic of American life. From historical milestones to contemporary perspectives, join cohosts Michelle MaliZaki and Koji Steven Sakai on an insightful journey through JANM’s collection that showcases a diverse community tha...

  • Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images—Sus Ito

    Note: During this interview, Sus Ito misidentified the camera he took with him during his service. It was, in fact, an Agfa camera, not an Argus. Biography Susumu “Sus” Ito was born in 1919 in Stockton, California, to Japanese immigrants, Sohei and Hisayo Ito. Like many other Japanese American families in their community, the Itos worked as tenant farmers, sharecropping to harvest celery, beets, and as...