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  • "Moving Day" program presented by JANM

    May 18, 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...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Instructions to All Persons"

    May 18, 2017

    Join John Esaki, Director of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, for an in-depth gallery tour of Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Members are encouraged to stay after the tour for the Moving Day program.

  • Author Discussion—"Relocating Authority" by Mira Shimabukuro

    May 13, 2017

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Relocating Authority: Japanese Americans Writing to Redress Mass Incarceration examines the ways Japanese Americans have continually used writing to respond to the circumstances of their community’s mass imprisonment during World War II. It highlights literacy’s enduring potential to participate in social change and as...

  • Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Floral Cards

    May 13, 2017

    Learn to make a floral card, just in time for Mother’s Day. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

  • Citron Trunk Show

    May 13, 2017

    FREE Citron Clothing creates elegant, timeless apparel for all body types using the finest fabrics, artisanal techniques from around the world, and vintage motifs sourced from Asia and Europe. On the day before Mother’s Day, bring Mom in to peruse these wearable works of art! Does not include admission to the museum.

  • Members Only—Intersecting Identities: LGBTQ Focus

    May 13, 2017

    JANM presents a new series of panel discussions designed to break down barriers to social understanding. In conjunction with New Frontiers, today’s panel features three members of the LGBTQ community who will share their personal experiences and perspectives. Moderated by Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks, Assistant Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies, Loyola Marymount University. Space is limited; RSVP by M...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 12, 2017 - May 14, 2017

    Friday–Sunday, May 12–14, 2017 JANM members always enjoy a 10% store discount and free admission to JANM. On this special weekend, take advantage of a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% store discount at 14 other participating Southern California institutions—including California Science Center, Kidspace Children’s Museum, Fowler Museum at UCLA, and Skirball Cultura...

  • Film Screening and Discussion—"K-TOWN ’92 Reporters: Who Gets to Tell the Story?"

    May 11, 2017

    K-TOWN ’92 Reporters was produced by Peabody award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee as part of ktown92.com, an interactive web archive that explores the 1992 Los Angeles Riots through the lens of greater Koreatown. With a mix of archival news footage, new interviews, and other media, ktown92.com invites users to create their own unique documentary experience and to hear poignant stories that were overlooked by the media c...

  • ACLU'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION INSTALLED AT MUSEUM THROUGH DEC. 11

    Nov 23, 2010

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), celebrating its 90th Anniversary since its founding, has installed its nationally traveling exhibition, No Victory Ever Stays Won: 90 Years of Protecting Liberty, at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First Street in Little Tokyo, through Saturday, December 11, 2010. The exhibit is broken into various panels, highlighting the nine decades of work by ACLU with s...

  • JANM RECEIVES IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL, HIGHEST HONOR FOR AMERICAN MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES

    Nov 17, 2010

    The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum is proud to accept the 2010 Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) National Medal, one of only 10 institutions and one of only four museums nationally to be recognized by IMLS this year. The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is America’s highest honor for museums and libraries across the country. Institutions are presented with the ...