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  • 2017 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

    May 06, 2017

    Reconnecting with the Past, Forging Our Future Honoring: Irene Hirano Inouye, Lifetime Achievement Award Bruce T. Kaji, Legacy Award Tom Ikeda, Founders’ Award Join us for the 2017 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles on Saturday, May 6. Reconnecting with the Past, Forging Our Future will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Japanese Amer...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"

    Jul 18, 2015

    Join Dr. Sus Ito and curator Lily Tamai, PhD, on this exclusive guided tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • 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...

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: Okinawan Folk / Hawaiian / Taiko

    Jul 20, 2006

    FREE 6:30 PM 1st & Central Summer Concerts at the Japanese American National Museum presents Haruo Ishihara Okinawan Folk Ensemble Hawaii Music by Moana Zenshuji Zendeko Taiko The Japanese American National Museum's summer outdoor series continues with music from Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Continental United States. This free concert promises to be a great evening for families of all ages under the stars in Litt...

  • Gener'asian Y

    Nov 20, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Gener’asian Y is a video documentary on the lives of Asian and Pacific Islander queer youth in Los Angeles. Through interviews, the video explores discrimination, love, sex, HIV/AIDS, and empowerment through the eyes of a Pilipina American lesbian artist/musician, a 22-year-old Vietnamese gay fashion designer, a transgendered political activist from South Central L.A., and a Japanes...

  • 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...

  • 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...