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  • Film Screening and Discussion—"Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)"

    Feb 24, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch the post-screening discussion and performance online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join us for the premiere screening of a new documentary film exploring the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata, a Tokyo–based record label owner, music promoter, and cultural ambassador who has been distributing Chicano music and bringing East Los Angeles bands to Japan fo...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    Feb 24, 2018

    FREE The Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) promotes, encourages, and shares Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately once a month from January to ...

  • "Transpacific Borderlands" Exhibition Tour

    Feb 24, 2018

    Join curator Kris Kuramitsu for a tour of the Los Angeles portion of the exhibition. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 24, 2018

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

  • Film Screening and Discussion—Digital Storytelling Videos

    Feb 17, 2018

    FREE JANM and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) will co-host a screening of spoken word videos inspired by the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and recorded at the 2017 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage in collaboration with filmmakers Jeff MacIntyre and David Ono. Pilgrimage participants, ranging in age from 16 to 75, were guided by spoken word artist G Yamazawa in bringing their stories...

  • 2018 Day of Remembrance—The Civil Liberties Act of 1988: The Victory and the Unfinished Business

    Feb 17, 2018

    PAY WHAT YOU WISH JANM is proud to present the 2018 Day of Remembrance in partnership with Go For Broke National Education Center, Japanese American Citizens League–Pacific Southwest District, Manzanar Committee, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Nikkei Progressives, OCA–Greater Los Angeles, and Progressive Asian Network for Action (PANA). In addition to marking the 76th anniversary of the signing ...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"Resistance at Tule Lake"

    Feb 10, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. This new documentary from director/producer Konrad Aderer tells the long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the US government’s program of mass incarceration during World War II. Giving voice to experiences that have been marginalized for over 70 years, the film challenges the nationalist...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Konrad Aderer

    Feb 10, 2018

    All members are invited to an exclusive pre-event reception with filmmaker Konrad Aderer prior to the public screening and discussion about his film, Resistance at Tule Lake. Space is limited. RSVP by February 6 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Yuki Family Board Room

  • Recorrido a Pie por Little Tokyo en Español

    Feb 10, 2018

    Learn about Little Tokyo and its history on this special walking tour conducted in Spanish by a JANM volunteer. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants. Read an interview with Monica Cruz, the docent who will be leading the tour.

  • MUSEUM TO PRESENT HIGHEST HONOR TO FORMER SECRETARY NORMAN MINETA

    Apr 27, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum will present former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta with the institution’s Distinguished Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement and Public Service at its 2012 Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction set for Saturday, May 5, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at LA LIVE. The dinner’s theme is "Transforming a Forgotten Story", highlighting the evolution of the Japanese American...