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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Debbi Michiko Florence and Mark Nagata

    Nov 15, 2025

    Meet author Debbi Michiko Florence and artist Mark Nagata during an exclusive Members Only conversation and pre-event book signing of the new book, Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata.Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata is a biographical account of toy designer, painter, illustrator, and collector Mark Nagata. From a young age, Nagata was a fan of many classic comic book series, movies...

  • Saturday, August 30 Cruising J-Town Program Highlights Key Influencers of the Import Car Scene

    Aug 26, 2025

    Media AdvisoryWHAT:Dive into the world of import tuners with a panel discussion about the roots of the import car scene, beginning with its earliest emergence in the 1970s through the explosion of interest in the 1980s through 2000s.Join the conversation as they talk about how Japanese imports made inroads into the American car scene in the 1970s and how two generations of Japanese American and other Asian American y...

  • 2025 Benefit & Online Auction

    Thank you to everyone who joined us in person or via livestream for JANM’s 2025 Benefit! On behalf of the Board, staff, and volunteers, thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who helped make our hybrid fundraiser such a success. Your generous support and faith in our mission means so much to us. Thank you for lifting us up with your generosity and unwavering commitment to JANM.

  • “UNDER A MUSHROOM CLOUD: HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, AND THE ATOMIC BOMB” TRAVELING EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT JANM FROM NOVEMBER 9, 2019 TO JUNE 7, 2020

    Oct 10, 2019

    Los Angeles—Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb, a traveling exhibition organized by the two affected Japanese cities, will be installed at Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, beginning on November 9, 2019 and running until June 7, 2020. The traveling exhibition, which helps to mark the upcoming 75th Anniversary next year of the atomic bombings, was conceived and prepare...

  • At First Light

    May 25, 2019 - Oct 20, 2019

    At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America is a multi-media exhibition that explores and celebrates the emergence of a politically defined Asian Pacific American consciousness and identity. The exhibition chronicles the transformation of the un-American categorization of “Oriental” to the political identity of “Asian Pacific American” that rejected racist stereotypes, stood up for human rights, recovered...

  • JANM Free Family Days: We Love LA

    Nov 11, 2017

    FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, JANM presents a family-friendly day celebrating the diverse mix of cultures that make up Los Angeles. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Springtime in Japan Create your own cherry blossom mobile to hang in your home, inspired by Prunusplastus, Erica Kaminishi’s stunning homage...

  • Perseverance

    Mar 08, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014

    Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World explores the artistry of traditional Japanese tattoos along with its rich history and influence on modern tattoo practices in this groundbreaking photographic exhibition. As Japanese tattoos have moved into the mainstream, the artistry and legacy of Japanese tattooing remain both enigmatic and misunderstood. Often copied by practitioners and aficionados in ...

  • ‘VISIBLE & INVISIBLE’ EXHIBITION TO EXPLORE HISTORY OF HAPA JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

    Mar 22, 2013

    Los Angeles, CA - The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, is set to open its next exhibition, Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, Sunday, April 7 through Sunday, August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components, Visible & Invisible explores the diverse and complex history of the mixed-roots...

  • AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ALLEN SAY TO LAUNCH LATEST BOOK, 'ERIKA-SAN', JAN. 3, AT MUSEUM

    Dec 23, 2008

    World-renowned author and illustrator Allen Say will launch his first book in two years, Erika-san, at a special reading and book signing set for Saturday, January 3, 2009, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Based on a true story, the newest masterpiece from the Caldecott medalist is Erika-san, which traces the life of a young girl—inspired as a child by a magical paintin...

  • Visible & Invisible - Exhibition

    INTRODUCTION More and more people are crossing racial and ethnic lines to create new kinds of families. If the future of America is the multiracial and multiethnic family, Japanese America is already there. U.S. Census data indicates that in the very near future, more than half of all Japanese Americans will be racially or ethnically “mixed” or hapa. From the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the Amer...