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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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  • Special Screening of: A Crossroad Called Manzanar

    Jul 24, 2010

    *FREE! Months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, two best friends spend their final moments together, not realizing their lives will soon be forever changed by the incarceration of all Japanese and Japanese American living along the West Coast. A Crossroad Called Manzanar was awarded a grant in 2009 from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. Project partners include the Japanese Amer...

  • Evening Champagne Tea Service & Poetry Performance with Mariko Kitakubo & Linda Galloway, Ph.D.

    Jul 22, 2010

    Thursday, July 22 & Thursday, July 29 5 PM-6 PM — Self-guided JANM Gallery Tour 6 PM -7 PM — Evening Champagne Tea Service 7 PM -8 PM — Poetry Performance Chado Tea Room at the Japanese American National Museum $20 Museum members; $ 25 non-members; $ 15 students In this rare bilingual Japanese-English appearance, leading tanka poet and Tokyo-based performance artist Mariko Kitakubo will present tanka ...

  • Book Reading: "Kiyo’s Story" by Kiyo Sato

    Jul 17, 2010

    Kiyo’s Story is the compelling story of starting a family in California, coping during the Depression, being swept off to concentration camps, and ultimately surviving and succeeding despite terrible odds and oppressive prejudice. As a special bonus, Ms. Sato will be offering tips on how to write your own story! [Purchase a copy of Kiyo's Story at the Museum Store Online]

  • Target Free Family Saturday: On The Go!

    Jul 17, 2010

    FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun at the National Museum. July’s theme is travel! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. Media Sponsors: Los Angeles Downtown News, KSCI-TV LA-18, and The Rafu Shimpo ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Tag! You're it! Create a fun luggage tag to identify your bag...

  • Film Screening: "Calling Tokyo: Japanese American Radio Broadcasters of World War II"

    Jul 10, 2010

    Calling Tokyo tells the story of Japanese Americans who participated in the United States and Britain's World War II broadcast campaign to influence the hearts and minds of people in Japan. Some of the radio broadcasters will share their experiences after the screening. This is a story of discovery by a son, (Gary Ono) who learned about what his father did during the war, shortly after the signing of the 1988 Civ...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jul 03, 2010

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

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Kusudama

    Jun 26, 2010

    Make kusudama (paper balls) inspired crafts for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jun 26, 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.

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Waterbuster

    Jun 19, 2010

    Free Screening of Waterbuster Waterbuster is a documentary chronicling the dislocation and relocation of the Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation of North Dakota due to a dam that inundated their homeland along the banks of the Missouri River. It is also the personal story of the director’s family, whose life choices were influenced by this powerful reshaping of the landscape. The film examines the events that led up to ...

  • "From Our Side Of The Fence" Presents Writings Of Former World War II Camp Inmates At Reading At Japanese American National Museum Sept. 29

    Sep 29, 2001

    Although comparisons have recently been made between the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and the consequences of Pearl Harbor, many voices from Japanese and Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II have yet to be heard on the subject. Eleven first-person accounts of what it was like to live in a World War II U.S. concentration camp where thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry wer...