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  • "Moving Day"

    Jun 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...

  • Staged Reading—"Nisei"

    May 27, 2017

    Created by Richard Allen and Eliot John Hagen and developed with the assistance of Koji Steven Sakai and Tim Southam, Nisei is a new TV pilot that follows Kenji Takagi, veteran of the WWII 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and his family after they’re released from the Tule Lake concentration camp in 1946. Join us for a staged reading in advance of the pilot’s production. Free with museum admission. RSVPs are reco...

  • Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

    May 27, 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 ...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    May 27, 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.

  • Media Coverage of the Japanese American Incarceration and its Lessons for the Trump Era

    May 25, 2017

    FREE Join Los Angeles Times publisher Davan Maharaj, author and journalist Richard Reeves, author and former Rafu Shimpo editor Naomi Hirahara, and others for a lecture and roundtable discussion on the media’s mistakes during the public hysteria generated by the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the lessons learned for our times. Space is limited. This program is free, but RSVPs are recommended using...

  • Legacy Society Tea

    May 20, 2017

    Each year, JANM hosts an exclusive luncheon for the Legacy Society, a group of donors who have included JANM in their will or other estate documents. This year’s event features noted author and law professor Lorraine K. Bannai, who will speak about her work on the landmark Korematsu v. United States coram nobis case. Invitations will be mailed in April. To find out more about the Legacy Society, visit janm.or...

  • Reconstructing Memories: An Art Workshop with Mike Saijo

    May 20, 2017

    In conjunction with Instructions to All Persons, exhibiting artist Mike Saijo will lead this daylong drop-in workshop exploring our connections to history and current events. Photographs of participants will be printed onto pages that they choose from local newspapers and then mounted on wood panels for them to take home. Guests may come and go as they please, but limit is 16 at any given time. No reservation...

  • Perseverance at Canterbury Museum (Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND)

    May 20, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Canterbury Museum Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is a groundbreaking photographic exhibition that explores the master craftsmanship of traditional Japanese tattoos and their enduring influence on modern tattoo practices. Even as Japanese-style tattooing has moved into the mainstream, it remains an enigmatic and misunderstood ...

  • NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2011 OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 2

    Dec 24, 2010

    To open 2011, the Japanese American National Museum will once again hold its free annual Oshogatsu (New Year) Family Festival on Sunday, January 2, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at its facility in Little Tokyo, featuring taiko performances, food demonstrations and tastings, and arts and crafts related to the arrival of a new year. At the MOCA Geffen facility (next door to the National Museum), a special Sunday Studio...

  • GIANT ROBOT, JANM TO UNVEIL ZEN GARAGE CONCEPT SHOW DEC. 30 FROM 5 TO 9 P.M.

    Dec 24, 2010

    As part of its continuing "Salon Pop" series, Giant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum will unveil the concept exhibition, Zen Garage, developed in collaboration between the National Museum and Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot, on December 30, 2010 and running through February 13, 2011. The display will open from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on December 30 at the National Museum in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Ang...