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  • Ireicho National Tour—Manzanar

    Apr 26, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025

    Appointments are no longer being accepted for this venue. JANM is partnering with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority concentration camps, to other Department of Justice and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The tour is part of JANM on...

  • JT Sata: A Japanese Immigrant in Search of Western Art

    Oct 10, 2020

    Suggested donation $10 Kagoshima 9066 Westridge, cowritten by Frank Sata and Naomi Hirahara, traces the life of Sata’s father, J.T. Sata, through his photographs, sketches, paintings and sculptures. A man committed to a life of art—not necessarily as a profession, J.T. emigrated to America from Kagoshima in 1918. In Los Angeles, he was active with the Issei photo community while working odd jobs. During World ...

  • Author Discussion—"John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy"

    Feb 02, 2019

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. FREE Join us for the Los Angeles launch of the book John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy. John Okada’s only published work, No-No Boy, is about a Japanese American who refuses to fight for the country that incarcerated him and his people in World War II. When released in 1957...

  • 2015 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 15, 2015

    FREE ALL DAY Our popular annual summer celebration features Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities for the whole family. • Enjoy stimulating performances by Minyo Station, Random Ninjas, and TAIKOPROJECT with Quetzal • Impress the crowd at our Karaoke Open Mic • Take a basic taiko drumming lesson with docent Hal Keimi • Join our community bon odori dance • Participate in...

  • 2013 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 10, 2013

    FREE ALL DAY! This year JANM is excited to be starting a new tradition. Natsumatsuri means “summer festival” in Japanese and we hope you will join us for a day of sharing and learning, as we celebrate old and new traditions with cultural performances, demonstrations, activities, and crafts! Members Only Special perks available for JANM members! Be sure to check in at the front desk to get a member sticker so yo...

  • LEAPS OF FAITH

    Mar 08, 2008 - Mar 09, 2008

    Three special performances: 2 pm, 7 pm on March 8 and 2 pm on March 9. Ten artists of different faiths and spiritual paths boldly jump into the swirling waters of interfaith collaboration in this work-in-progress performance of personal stories, dance, poetry and song. Come witness their plunge into the deep as they question: How can multi-dimensional religious identities live side by side? How do we navi...

  • Community Day of Remembrance

    Feb 16, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ALL DAY The Day of Remembrance marks President Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which authorized the unconstitutional forced removal of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Hawai'i during World War II. On August 10, 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which legislated monetary reparations and an offical apol...

  • "Lost & Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration" by Karen L. Ishizuka

    Jan 27, 2007

    Ideal for Educators Combining heartfelt stories with first-rate scholarship, Lost & Found reveals the complexity of people reclaiming their own history by exploring the meaning of the World War II camps from the inmates' own memories. Ishizuka, former Senior Curator and Director of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center at the Japanese American National Museum, deftly blends official history with community memory t...

  • Tokens of Friendship

    Jan 15, 2005

    In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, this program will explore ways to extend friendship in our diverse community. Join us for storytelling and music, and make a token of friendship -- bracelet, keychain, or necklace -- to share with a friend.

  • 2004 "Oshogatsu": New Year Family Day Festival

    Jan 04, 2004

    1 p.m.–4 p.m. Arts and Crafts Classes for Children of All Ages—Learn about New Year’s symbols and traditions 1 p.m. Oshogatsu Storytelling with the improv troupe Cold Tofu. 1 p.m. New Year’s Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata 2 p.m. Mochitsuki, traditional rice cake pounding performance with Kodama Taiko 3 p.m. Aikido & Iaido Martial Arts demonstration by the Aikido Center of Los Angeles. Aiki...