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  • Asian Pacific Islander Festival: "Act of War—The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation "

    May 12, 2012

    This moving documentary tells the story of the United State’s involvement in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893. Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage

    May 12, 2012

    FREE ALL DAY! May is Asian Pacific Heritage month. Celebrate with fun arts, crafts, and food for the whole family. Keep checking back for more information. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

  • Asian Pacific Islander Festival: "Conscience and the Constitution"

    May 12, 2012

    Award-winning film by Frank Abe that provoked controversy nationwide for documenting the untold story of the largest organized resistance to the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans, and the suppression of that resistance by Japanese American leaders. Screening includes new featurette, “The JACL Apologizes.” Q&A with the filmmaker and DVD signing will follow the screening. Purchase the DVD from the Museu...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 11, 2012 - May 13, 2012

    Members receive 20% discount in the Museum Store & janmstore.com. Plus, free admission & 20% store discounts at 19 other Southland institutions! See more info & a list of participating institutions >>

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour

    May 05, 2012

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

  • 2012 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction -- Transforming a Forgotten Story

    May 05, 2012

    SAVE THE DATE! JW Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live With a special tribute to The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, in recognition of his continuing fight for civil rights, including the critical leadership role that he played on and after 9/11. Visit the 2012 Dinner site for information >> * * * 2012 Lexus Opportunity Drawing Win an All-New 2013 Lexus GS 450h hybrid ...

  • "The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: Fate of 3 Japanese Americans and the Internment"

    Apr 28, 2012

    This documentary follows the story of two Japanese Americans who were forced to relocate to Amache, and one Colorado native of Japanese descent who worked for the state government beginning in the Carr administration.

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy's Day/Children's Day Cards

    Apr 28, 2012

    Make Boy’s Day and Mother’s Day greeting cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

  • "Excellence And Innovation" - Theme for Japanese American National Museum Annual Dinner set for Friday, March 5

    Jan 26, 2004

    The Japanese American National Museum will honor several outstanding individuals for their contributions to education, architecture, medicine, international relations, and bonsai at the institution’s 2004 Annual Dinner under the theme, "Excellence and Innovation: Celebrating Lifetime Achievements", set for Friday, March 5, at the Century Plaza Hotel and Spa. The National Museum, the only museum in the United S...

  • Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in WWII Arkansas

    Jul 18, 2003

    The overall project, entitled "Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in WWII Arkansas", includes the use of four National Museum traveling exhibitions and the creation and development of three other exhibitions to open in Little Rock in September of 2004. It also includes an all-day conference (a follow-up to the successful All-Camps Summit organized by the National Museum in November of 2002), optiona...