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  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jul 29, 2017

    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.

  • Outdoor Concert and Movie Night—"Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"

    Jul 27, 2017

    FREE Join us for a set by Tim Russ Crew, a pop-rock band led by Star Trek actor Tim Russ, followed by a screening of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), the last of the Star Trek films to feature the entire original cast from the television series, including George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, now commander of the USS Excelsior. Welcome remarks by George Takei (subject to availability). Supported by Los Ang...

  • FINAL WEEKS FOR TWO EXHIBITIONS AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Jul 26, 2017

    Lost Angeles, CA Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 and New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei will be closing at the Japanese American National Museum on August 13 and August 20, respectively. The museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Admission is free every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In...

  • How to Find Your Japanese Immigrant Ancestors

    Jul 22, 2017

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Learn how to conduct research using the federal immigration and naturalization records maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Find ship passenger records, even if you don’t know when your ancestors arrived in the United States. Explore immigration case files and other federal records that c...

  • "Moving Day" program presented by GFBNEC

    Jul 20, 2017

    Each night through August 11, from sunset to midnight, Moving Day presents outdoor projections of Civilian Exclusion Order posters, which were issued during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal and incarceration. The date of each projection will coincide with the original issue date of the order being projected. Projections take place on the façade of the museum’s Hist...

  • The Asian American ComiCon Presents: A Summit on Art, Action, and the Future

    Jul 15, 2017

    In 2009, the Asian American ComiCon was held in New York City, bringing together Asian American indie and mainstream comics creators for a historic gathering to celebrate the unique and flourishing graphic storytelling talents of our community. Now, eight years later, AACC is hosting its second event: a Summit on Art, Action, and the Future. In a time where diversity and creativity are both under attack, the summi...

  • ASIAN AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM AT MUSEUM ON MAY 7

    Apr 30, 2011

    Nine accomplished writers will be featured at the daylong celebration, "8 + 1: A Symposium: Voice from the Asian American Literary Review", set for Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The event is free and open to the public. The Asian American Literary Review showcases the works of established and emerging writers. Published biannually, the journal ...

  • AUTHOR WAKAKO YAMAUCHI TO DISCUSS LATEST WORK, 'ROSEBUD AND OTHER STORIES'

    Apr 23, 2011

    Author Wakako Yamauchi, known for her groundbreaking short story, "And the Soul Shall Dance" which was turned into an award-winning play, will discuss her collection of short fiction in the anthology, Rosebud and Other Stories, at a program set at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, May 1, beginning at 2 p.m. Yamauchi, who was born in California Imperial Valley in the 1920s, attended night school at t...

  • MUSEUM SETS 'MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE' GATHERING FOR JAPAN VICTIMS ON APRIL 29

    Apr 12, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum with the support of the Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC) will hold a "Moment of Remembrance" community gathering for the victims of Japan’s natural disasters on Friday, April 29, in the Museum’s plaza, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The memorial gathering will include brief remarks and reflections by Rev. Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple and Rev. Mark Nakagawa of C...

  • TRUSTEES ORGANIZE GIFT FOR JAPAN RELIEF, TRIBUTE TO SPIRIT OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE AT ANNUAL GALA DINNER

    Apr 01, 2011

    Members of the Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum announced their support for the Japan relief effort, and that the Museum will include a short tribute to the spirit of the Japanese people as part of the institution’s 2011 Annual Gala Dinner set for Saturday, April 16, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at L.A. LIVE. The dinner, "Continuing Family Stories: The Expanding Nikkei Community", will high...