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  • Two-Day Workshop—Shibori and Indigo Explorations

    Jan 27, 2024 - Jan 28, 2024

    Come and join this workshop to practice, learn, and enjoy all the creativity shibori has to offer! Taught by Glennis Dolce, this two-day class will explore a variety of traditional Japanese fabric dyeing techniques, including stitching, clamping, binding, and pole wrapping. This workshop (limited to fifteen participants) is open to all levels of knowledge. All tools, supplies, and materials are included with payme...

  • Inaugural Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture

    Jan 26, 2024

    The Democracy Center presents the inaugural lecture in the Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series. Our special guest speaker will be Mitch Landrieu, former Senior Advisor to the President and former Mayor of New Orleans. The Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series is a Democracy Center signature series centered on the leadership values and principles inspired by Secretary Mineta (1931–2022), includin...

  • Closing Celebration: Aki’s Market

    Jan 20, 2024

    Join Glenn Kaino, family, and friends to say goodbye to Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market with hand casting workshops, conversations with Kaino and his family, and a special skate park pop-up! See below for schedule. This event is FREE with pre-registration by January 19, 2024; general admission for walk-ins (General: $16, Students/Seniors: $9, Members: FREE). Please note that you must reserve your spots for the h...

  • Democracy Center Announces the Second Annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship for Emerging Arts Writers of Color

    Jan 19, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the second annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship (Yamamoto Fellowship) with a focus on theater, dance, and performance art. The fellowship encourages emerging arts writers of color to write about works from their own cultural and political perspe...

  • Aki’s Market Extended Through February 11, 2024

    Jan 17, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has extended the exhibition, Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market, through Sunday, February 11, 2024. Aki’s Market is inspired by Akira and Sachiye Shiraishi’s small neighborhood market (1957–1970) in East Los Angeles. Created by artist Glenn Akira Kaino (Akira’s grandson and namesake), the exhibition explores the transgenerational trauma from the World War II J...

  • Imagine Little Tokyo Writing Workshop with Susan Ito and Naomi Hirahara

    Jan 13, 2024

    Participants were able to join award-winning authors Susan Kiyo Ito and Naomi Hirahara for an interactive writing workshop! Participants learned tips and got advice for writing short stories that they can submit to the eleventh annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest. Participants were also welcomed to sign up for a Little Tokyo walking tour with Little Tokyo Historical Society members, preceding the ...

  • JANM’s Democracy Center Launches Inaugural Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series on January 26, 2024

    Jan 12, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the inaugural Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture with guest speaker Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, at 6 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024, at JANM’s Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center). The talk launches the Norman Y. Mineta Distinguished Lecture Series, a signature series of ...

  • NEH Awards $500,000 Infrastructure Grant to JANM

    Jan 09, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Today the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) a $500,000 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant for the project, Protecting the Museum’s Collections. The project will replace JANM’s current HVAC system with a state-of-the-art system, enhancing JANM’s ability to maintain climate control throughout the building and allowing ...

  • JANM to Dedicate Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza on January 26, 2024

    Jan 08, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will name its historic plaza after the late Secretary Norman Y. Mineta (1931–2022). JANM will host the dedication ceremony for the Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza at 4 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024. JANM is proud to commemorate Secretary Mineta’s extraordinary legacy, his lifelong commitment to democracy, and his profound impact on the Museum. “Nor...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Announces the In-Person Return of the Natsumatsuri Festival

    Jul 12, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce the in-person return of the Natsumatsuri Festival on Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. JANM’s annual summer celebration features cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages. Natsumatsuri is free but RSVPs are requested. The festivities include dynamic drumming from Makoto Taiko, mus...