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  • "Moving Day"

    Jul 01, 2017 - Aug 11, 2017

    March 23 – August 11, 2017 Daily from sunset to midnight In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, JANM presents Moving Day, an outdoor public art installation. The work consists of a series of projections of the Civilian Exclusion Orders that were publicly posted during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal...

  • OUTDOOR CONCERT AND "STAR TREK VI" MOVIE SCREENING SET FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Jun 29, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA Actor and activist George Takei will welcome attendees to an outdoor screening of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in which he stars as Captain Hikaru Sulu, commander of the USS Excelsior, at the Japanese American National Museum on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The movie will be preceded by a short concert performance by Tim Russ Crew, a pop-rock band fronted by fellow Star Trek actor Tim Russ. ...

  • Members Only—Meet George Takei

    Jun 24, 2017

    SOLD OUT Members at the Family/Dual level and up are invited to attend this exclusive JANM event at which you will: Meet George Takei Enjoy appetizers Drink New Frontiers-inspired "mock-tails" Play trivia and win prizes View artifacts from the George & Brad Takei Collection that are NOT in the exhibition Receive a professional photo taken with George Visit New Frontiers: Th...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jun 24, 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.

  • "New Frontiers" Exhibition Tour

    Jun 17, 2017

    Join exhibition curator Jeff Yang for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 participants. $10 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

  • Edible Adventures: A Noodling Little Tokyo Walk

    Jun 17, 2017

    SOLD OUT Where does ramen come from? What is the difference between udon and ramen? Join this cultural walk around Little Tokyo and get a noodle-eyed view of what makes these bowls tick. $48 members; $60 non-members. Includes museum admission and three noodle stops (Marugame Monzo, Kouraku, and Ebisu). Limited to 11 participants.

  • "Moving Day" program presented by LTHS

    Jun 15, 2017

    FREE 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 museu...

  • 'CANDY LAND' THEME FOR TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY EVENT AT NATIONAL MUSEUM ON FEB. 12

    Feb 09, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum will holds its first Target Free Family Saturday program of 2011 with the theme of "Candy Land" featuring activities connected to sweets as part of the free event set for Saturday, February 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Target Free Family Saturday series occurs most months at the National Museum in Little Tokyo and provides opportunities for families to work together on fun a...

  • FILM 'HONOR WITH VALOR' FEATURING JA VETERAN INTERVIEWS SET FOR FEB. 5

    Feb 03, 2011

    A film screening of the documentary, "Honor with Valor", featuring excerpts of interviews of 35 Japanese American World War II veterans, will be held at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, Feb. 5, beginning at 2 p.m. Filmmaker Burt Takeuchi assembled the documentary and unlike previous films about the remarkable exploits of the segregated 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2011 ANNUAL GALA DINNER FOR APRIL 16 AT J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL

    Jan 04, 2011

    The Japanese American National Museum announced that its 2011 Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction set for Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at L.A. LIVE, will have the theme, "Continuing Family Stories: The Expanding Nikkei Community." The gala dinner, the largest fundraising event for the National Museum, will highlight some of the contributions and stories of Nikkei in the post-World War II ...