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  • JANM’s Democracy Center Reschedules Inaugural Irene Hirano Inouye Distinguished Lecture to March 14

    Jan 28, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – Due to the recent Los Angeles fires, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has rescheduled the inaugural Irene Hirano Inouye Distinguished Lecture with guest speaker Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Friday, March ...

  • JANM Congratulates Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi, Posthumous Recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal

    Jan 06, 2025

    Editor’s note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) applauds the presidential administration for posthumously awarding Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi the Presidential Citizens Medal. Known as the second highest civilian medal, it is awarded to US citizens who have performed...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter

    Dec 30, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum mourns the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, a lifelong advocate for justice and human rights and an early ally in the movement for redress for Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II. In 1980, President Carter signed a law establishing the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), which was instrumental i...

  • Two-Day Workshop: Wonderful World of Washi

    Jun 22, 2024

    Two-Day Workshop: Wonderful World of Washi Saturday, June 22: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, June 29: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Explore the wonderful world of washi in this two-part workshop. Learn how to cover a variety of wooden beads with delicate washi (traditional Japanese paper) and create original jewelry by arranging them on beading wire alongside commercial beads. Bring a willingness to learn and leave with a stun...

  • JANM to Relaunch the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy on December 1, 2023

    Nov 15, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will relaunch the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy as the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) on Friday, December 1, 2023. The relaunch will include remarks by James E. Herr, director of the Democracy Center, and Bill T Fujioka, chair of the JANM Board of Trustees. Musical performances wil...

  • Southern California Museums Host “Climates of Inequality” Exhibition

    Sep 19, 2023

    Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 September 24 – October 1, 2023 janm.org Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501 October 14 – November 5, 2023 riversideartmuseum.org Los Angeles & Riverside, CA, September 19, 2023 – A nationally touring exhibition will make two ...

  • Defining Courage—Aloha Edition

    Sep 09, 2023

    Special “Aloha” Edition in Support of Maui Fire Relief ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, September 9 at 7 p.m. The Marsee Auditorium in Torrance, CA You’re invited to support the Maui relief efforts by attending a special showing of Defining Courage. The immersive live performance honors the most decorated US soldiers of World War II—the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the ...

  • “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...

  • "We Tell Stories" Performs an Original Japanese American Tale at Japanese American National Museum May 8

    May 08, 1999

    The Japanese American National Museum presents another performance by the talented production troupe We Tell Stories on Saturday, May 8 at 1 p.m. Scheduled for its world premiere performance is the orginal story American Hiro, created by We Tell Stories and inspired by traditional Japanese and American folk tales and the Common Ground exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. This unique event is free wi...