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  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jan 30, 2016

    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.

  • 11th Annual Museums Free-for-All

    Jan 30, 2016

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY JANM is pleased to be among more than 20 museums in the Southern California area to offer free admission on this day. For a complete list of participating institutions, visit socalmuseums.org/free-for-all.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE LOSS OF DR. PAUL TERASAKI

    Jan 29, 2016

    The Japanese American National Museum is deeply saddened by the death of long-time supporter Dr. Paul Terasaki, who passed away January 25. He was 86 years old. Terasaki first became involved with the Japanese American National Museum in 1991, when he and his wife Hisako made a Pacesetters Gift to the museum’s campaign to restore the former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple building, where the museum first open...

  • Giant Robot Decoden Workshop

    Jan 24, 2016

    Decoden, which is shorthand Japanese for “decorated phone,” is a style trend that has been popular in Japan for several years. Commonly seen in the fashionable Harajuku district, decoden refers to an overload of sparkly charms and jewels layered onto phones and other accessories for a colorful, tactile effect. In this workshop, led by YouTube personality and entertainment host Chrissa Sparkles with designer and ho...

  • Author Discussion—"The Japanese American Story" by S. Floyd Mori

    Jan 23, 2016

    This book is a collection of speeches and articles that were written and presented by S. Floyd Mori while he was representing the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the nation’s oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization, as National Executive Director and CEO, Director of Public Policy, and National President. The book tells the story of the wrongful incarceration of 120,000 Japanese ...

  • Members Only Meet and Greet with S. Floyd Mori

    Jan 23, 2016

    Come meet S. Floyd Mori—author, member of JANM’s Board of Governors, and President and CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)—at this intimate pre-event reception prior to the public discussion about his book, The Japanese American Story. Space is limited. RSVP by January 18 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Giant Robot Biennale 4"

    Jan 23, 2016

    All members are invited to join curator Eric Nakamura for an intimate tour of the exhibition. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • ‘CROSSINGS’ EXHIBITION FEATURES ARTISTS' TAKE ON WWII CONCENTRATION CAMPS

    Mar 31, 2009

    Crossings: 10 Views of America’s Concentration Camps, a new exhibition providing an artist’s perspective into the mass incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II by the U.S. government, looks at artwork from the past and present in an attempt to provide greater insight into a dark episode of American history. The exhibition opens April 2 at the National Museum. By comparing works from the...

  • NEW DOCUMENTARY ON JAPANESE MEXICAN COMMUNITY IN TIJUANA TO AIR APRIL 4

    Mar 29, 2009

    A new documentary, "El Mexico Mas Cercano A Japon/The Closest Mexico to Japan", which tells the story of hundreds of Japanese families who immigrated to Mexico and created a small community in Tijuana, will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 2 p.m. Directed by Shinpei Takeda, who is an immigrant from Japan, the film focuses on approximately 130 Japanese families...

  • 'WHAT'S COOKING?' THEME FOR APRIL 11 TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY

    Mar 25, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum continues its popular Target Free Family Saturday series with the theme of "What’s Cooking?" set for Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Among those featured will be Kidding Around the Kitchen, Brian Kito, proprietor of the 106-year-old Fugetsu-Do confectionary business, and the Sushi Chef Institute. Each will hold live demonstrat...