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  • CHOPSO Presents: Visas and Virtue and Crossover

    Nov 15, 2017

    FREE The Japanese American National Museum is proud to announce its partnership with CHOPSO, the first streaming destination for English-language Asian content from around the world. Several documentary films produced by the museum’s award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center will be available for streaming on the site. CHOPSO invites you to celebrate their launch with a 20th anniversary screening of...

  • 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...

  • "Transpacific Borderlands" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 04, 2017

    Join exhibition curator and JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 04, 2017

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

  • Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference

    Nov 04, 2017

    Now in its third year, Kollaboration’s EMPOWER Creative Leadership Conference connects Asian Pacific Islander creative professionals with aspiring creatives for a day of panel discussions, workshops, networking, and more. Visit kollaboration.org/empower for more information and to register.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF BRUCE T. KAJI

    Nov 01, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum is deeply saddened by the death of the museum’s founding president, Bruce Teruo Kaji. He was 91. Earlier this year, JANM presented Bruce with its Legacy Award, established to recognize individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the museum’s institutional legacy and helped distinguish the museum as a unique, vital, and valuable community resource. Kaji ...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    Oct 28, 2017

    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 ...

  • MUSEUM TRUSTEES NAME INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

    Aug 31, 2011

    The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announced today the appointment of two interim co-executive directors to oversee and direct Museum matters while the Board seeks a new head of the institution. To handle the day-to-day operations, Nancy Araki, Director of Community Affairs, and Miyoko Oshima, Chief Operating Officer, will share responsibilities for running the institution until a new CEO ...

  • MUSEUM'S 13TH SUMMER FESTIVAL TO FEATURE CHADO TEA TASTINGS, CONCERT, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AUG. 13-14

    Aug 09, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum celebrates its 13th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard with the Los Angeles Tea Festival by Chado Tea Room, free hands-on arts and crafts activities for families, a ticketed concert featuring traditional Japanese folk songs, and fun features related to its latest exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, on Saturday, August 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tra...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM POSTPONES ASIAN/FUSION FOOD TRUCK EVENT

    Jul 26, 2011

    "The Battle of the Asian and Fusion Food Trucks" event, originally scheduled to be part of the National Museum’s 13th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard on Saturday, August 13, at the Japanese American National Museum, has been postponed. The free Summer Festival on the Courtyard will go on as scheduled, highlighted by the Los Angeles Tea Festival by Chado, hands-on arts and crafts and a ticketed concert at 2...