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  • Members Summer Fête at Tanaka Farms

    Jul 12, 2025

    Sold out! Celebrate summer and your support of JANM during the Members Summer Fête at Tanaka Farms! Tanaka Farms is a family-owned, community-based business producing high-quality organic fruits and vegetables on its beautiful thirty-acre farm in Orange County. Learn about organic farming with Glenn Tanaka, take a wagon ride and farm tour, and enjoy a sensational buffet dinner complete with raffles, photobooth, fresh...

  • 9066 to 9/11—The Past, Present, and Future of Anti-Asian Bias in America

    Aug 12, 2020

    FREE On March 21, 1942, Congress codified Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Roosevelt, which resulted in the forced removal and confinement of people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast in American concentration camps. 78 years later, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a surge in discrimination, bias, and violence against Asian Americans, many of whom were falsely blamed for spreading the virus. ...

  • Panel Discussion—"Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit"

    Feb 09, 2019

    Paul Kitagaki Jr., photographer of Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, will discuss his creative process, stories about the images, and the effects this project has had on those both behind and in front of the camera. He will be joined by Mason Tachibana and Junzo Jake Ohara, who were photographed as part of the project. The discussion is followed by an audience Q&A. Included with museum admission. RSVPs a...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO OFFENSIVE ACTIONS OF HOUSTON BASEBALL PLAYER

    Oct 30, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum adds its voice to the many who have denounced the racially offensive actions of Yuli Gurriel during Game 3 of the World Series. Though Gurriel has subsequently apologized, the fact remains that millions of viewers witnessed his behavior and many may have interpreted it as acceptable. The museum appreciates that Major League Baseball responded swiftly and publicly ...

  • Film Screening—"Tatau: Marks of Polynesia" Documentary

    Oct 29, 2016

    Made by the organizers of Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, this documentary film explores the history of the 2,000-year-old art form as well as the influential Su‘a Sulu‘ape family and their mission to preserve the practice of traditional Samoan tattooing, providing insight into the origins of the art form. The film includes exclusive interviews with Samoan Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta‘isi Efi, Prim...

  • Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty

    Oct 11, 2014 - May 31, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum and Sanrio present Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the world’s first large-scale Hello Kitty museum retrospective. Organized as part of the global icon’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the exhibition examines the colorful history of Hello Kitty and her influence on popular culture. Hello! includes an extensive product survey, with rare and unique items...

  • The Life and Times of Minoru Yasui

    Sep 27, 2014

    Min Yasui was a young Nisei attorney in Oregon during World War II when he violated the military curfew imposed upon all persons of Japanese ancestry in order to bring a test case to court. He lost that case in the U.S. Supreme Court, but nearly 40 years later he reopened it as part of the coram nobis litigation brought by young Sansei attorneys in 1983. Yasui was not only a key player in both of those eras, but also...

  • A Free Screening of "Two Spirits"

    Nov 11, 2010

    Red Circle Project in collaboration with, Aids Project LA, Dept of Cultural Affairs, Bringing The Circle Together and, The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy presents: A Free Screening of 'Two Spirits' This powerful film examines the role of two-spirit people in the Navajo culture in the context of the story of a gay youth named Fred Martinez. Martinez was a nádleehí or a male-bodied person wit...

  • "Maps of City & Body" -- Shedding Light on the Performances of Denise Uyehara

    Jan 22, 2005

    Through images and stage directions, Denise Uyehara has written a compelling book that sheds light on some of her most popular performance art pieces. Uyehara will perform selected works profiled in her book and speak about the process of compiling her work for Maps of City & Body.

  • LOGISTICS—2024 NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop

    Lodging, transportation, and dining information for participants in “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations," an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for teachers.