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  • "Portraiture Now" Members’ Preview

    May 09, 2013

    A special opportunity for JANM Members to check out the Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter exhibition before it opens to the public! For more information and the RSVP, contact specialevents@janm.org, or call (213) 625-0414.

  • "Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience of Japan" by Lara Perez-Takagi and Megumi Nishikura

    May 08, 2013

    Hafu: The Mixed Race Experience of Japan is the unfolding journey of discovery into the intricacies of mixed race Japanese and their multicultural experiences in modern day Japan. The film follows five hafus – the Japanese term for people who are half Japanese – who are compelled to explore what it means to be multiracial and multicultural in a nation that proclaims itself to be mono-ethnic. This screening is free...

  • "Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea" by Tom Graves

    May 04, 2013

    Writer and photographer Tom Graves will discuss and read from his new book, Twice Heroes: America's Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea. Graves spent over a decade interviewing and photographing men and women who served to prove their loyalty to America. The veterans shared their own histories with the author, many revealing their experiences for the first time. Q&A with author to follow. Purchase the book from t...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    May 04, 2013

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • American Heroes

    May 04, 2013 - Jun 09, 2013

    Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal—the nation’s highest civilian award—was bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army’s 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in the war. The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry, fought with bravery...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 03, 2013 - May 05, 2013

    Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy’s and Father’s Day

    Apr 27, 2013

    Make special cards for Boy’s or Father’s Day! $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission & supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

  • Introduction to Udon Making with Sonoko Sakai

    Apr 27, 2013

    Find out how to make real and delicious udon noodles! Wear closed toe shoes with soft soles. Bring a Tupperware to take your udon home in. $75 members; $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 students max.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Apr 27, 2013

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • Toyo Miyatake Studios Donates Photos Taken For Rafu Shimpo To Japanese American National Museum

    Aug 01, 1996

    The Japanese American National Museum announced that Toyo Miyatake Studios, one of the nation’s oldest family-run Japanese American photography studios, has recently donated a collection of photographs that it took for The Rafu Shimpo, the largest Japanese-English publication in the continental United States, to the Museum for identification and preservation. Toyo Miyatake Studios was often called upon by the ...