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  • STATEMENT BY SECRETARY NORMAN Y. MINETA, CHAIR, JANM BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGARDING THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM

    Feb 18, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – At the Day of Remembrance commemoration on Saturday, February 15, JANM made the decision to move a video message by Senator Mazie Hirono online rather than to screen it during the event. We have the utmost respect for Senator Hirono and for her courageous commitment to democracy and civil rights. In recognition of this, JANM conferred upon her our Award of Excellence at our annual dinner in 2018. ...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF MARGARET ODA

    May 03, 2018

    Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum mourns the passing of its Chairman Emeritus Margaret Y. Oda. Dr. Oda served on the JANM Board of Trustees from 1993 to 2005. She was Vice Chair from 1996 to 2003, and Chair from 2004 to 2005. She was named a Chairman Emeritus in 2006. “Margaret Oda’s passing is a sorrowful occasion and the Japanese American National Museum’s leadership, staff, and volunteers send t...

  • JANM’S HELLO KITTY PANEL DISCUSSIONS EXPLORE ICONIC CHARACTER’S CULTURAL ROLE AND INFLUENCE

    Feb 13, 2015

    Tickets are now available for several unique public programs at the Japanese American National Museum, all tied to the museum’s current hit exhibition Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty Critiqued On February 22, at 2 p.m., JANM will present a panel discussion that takes a critical look at Hello Kitty and examines her phenomenon from various perspectives. The panel will be moderat...

  • NEW JANM FILM SERIES KICKS OFF WITH "THE JOY LUCK CLUB"

    Jan 29, 2015

    The Joy Luck Club will kick-off Big Trouble in Little Tokyo, a new film screening series presented by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in partnership with Angry Asian Man, First Pond Entertainment, and Visual Communications, on Wednesday, February 11, at 7 p.m. A light reception will precede the screening at 6 p.m. and the movie will be followed by a Q&A with director Wayne Wang and others affiliated wi...

  • JANM’S COMMUNITY MURAL PAINTING DAY RESCHEDULED TO COINCIDE WITH TARGET FREE FAMILY DAY

    Nov 04, 2014

    The community day of painting for the Japanese American National Museum’s recently commissioned mural, Moon Beholders, has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2014, to coincide with the museum’s next Target Free Family Saturday. The mural will be painted on the north wall of JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Mural painting will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Target Free Family Saturday ...

  • TICKETS FOR HELLO KITTY EXHIBITION AT JANM ON SALE SEPTEMBER 29

    Sep 15, 2014

    Tickets for the Japanese American National Museum’s Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty exhibition go on sale to the public Monday, September 29, at noon PDT. Adult admission for Hello! is $20; admission for ages 6–17 is $10; children 5 and under are free. All admissions will be based on timed entry and advance purchase is strongly encouraged. Tickets will be available online at janm.org/hellokitty....

  • JANM RECEIVES GRANT FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

    Jul 08, 2014

    The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has been awarded more than $130,000 from the National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program for support of a two-year project, "A Collections-Based Guide for Digitally Exploring America’s Concentration Camps." The grant is one of just twenty-one awarded for 2014; the grant program is now in its sixth year. "This is a significant grant for t...

  • EXPLORE LITTLE TOKYO WITH JANM’S SUMMER WALKING TOURS

    May 14, 2014

    The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer a series of summer walking tours exploring the history and environs of Los Angeles’ colorful Little Tokyo. These fun and educational tours are designed to engage visitors beyond the walls of the museum, introducing them to a unique and diverse community. Regular tours exploring historic and present-day Little Tokyo will be offered on four Saturdays from 1...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS FAMILY PROGRAMS FOR EARLY JUNE

    May 26, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum continues its series of public programs geared for families with another "Kidding Around the Kitchen" workshop on Saturday, June 6, followed by the popular Target Free Family Saturday, "Try This On For Size", on Saturday, June 13, at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. This event is free and open to the public. On June 6, "Kidding Around the Kitchen" will present its "Beat th...

  • 'Nights Of Fire, Nights Of Rain' Reading

    Mar 25, 1998

    Poet Amy Uyematsu will read from her latest book of poems, Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain, on Saturday, April 25, 1998 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum, located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles. Her new collection of poetry addresses living in Los Angeles during the mid-1990’s, from the riots and violence of the city, to fires and other natura...