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JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

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  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Dec 18, 2010

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

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Fold, Crease, and Crinkle

    Dec 11, 2010

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with origami activities, workshops, and demonstrations. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Going green! Paper folding can be found all around you, sometimes in unexpected places! Make an origami creation using a variety of reu...

  • East West Players presents a reading of A WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE by Shane Sakhrani

    Dec 09, 2010

    Deepa has been a widow for a year. Her only desire is to see her daughter married so that she can die in peace. But when she starts receiving romantic advances from her recently divorced neighbor, also her son’s best friend, she starts to see the benefits of living.

  • The Politics of Fear and Persecution: Then and Now

    Dec 07, 2010

    6:30 PM Reception and Viewing of Exhibit 7:00-8:00 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A Join the ACLU of Southern California and the Japanese American National Museum for a panel discussion with Ahilan Arulanantham (ACLU/SC Director of Immigrant Rights and National Security), Mia Yamamoto (Criminal Defense Attorney who was born in a World War II internment camp), and Hussam Ayloush (Executive Director of the Council on Am...

  • Lecture: The Japanese American Family Today

    Dec 04, 2010

    Professor Arthur Sakamoto from the University of Texas, Austin will lead an informative talk on the sociology of the modern Japanese American family versus Japanese American families from the early 20th century.

  • Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

    Dec 04, 2010

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

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Cards

    Nov 27, 2010

    Make holiday inspired cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Nov 27, 2010

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

  • No Victory Ever Stays Won

    Nov 21, 2010 - Dec 11, 2010

    In 1920, America was reeling from a post-World War I fear that the Communist Revolution that had taken place in Russia would spread to the United States. As is often the case when fear outweighs rational debate, civil liberties paid the price. The ACLU evolved over the next 90 years from a small group of idealists committed to protecting Americans’ civil liberties into one of the nation’s premier defender of the r...

  • Japanese American National Museum Sets 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala March 8 At Grand Ballroom At Hollywood & Highland

    Mar 08, 2002

    The Japanese American National Museum will begin a series of events marking its 10th Anniversary of its public opening by holding its Annual Dinner on Friday, March 8, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., with dinner to be catered by the world-famous chef Wolfgang Puck. The 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner and Silent Auction is one of the National Museum’s major annual f...