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  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Min Tonai

    Sep 21, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Min Tonai. A revered community hero and an ardent advocate for ensuring that the Japanese American experience is never forgotten, Min’s advocacy and dedication to service was shaped by his life experiences. Born in 1929 on Terminal Island, he was incarcerated at the Santa Anita temporary detention center in California and the Amach...

  • Southern California Museums Host “Climates of Inequality” Exhibition

    Sep 19, 2023

    Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 September 24 – October 1, 2023 janm.org Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501 October 14 – November 5, 2023 riversideartmuseum.org Los Angeles & Riverside, CA, September 19, 2023 – A nationally touring exhibition will make two ...

  • JANM Denounces Attack on the Wing Luke Museum

    Sep 18, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) denounces the recent vandalism that occurred at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. On September 14, 2023, a man smashed nine of the museum’s windows with a sledgehammer—an estimated $100,000 in damages—while yelling racist insults, interrupting an after-hours tour with Tsuru for Solidarity for community leaders and residents. W...

  • Together: A Community Conference on Mental Health and Well Being

    Sep 16, 2023

    Little Tokyo Service Center’s Social Services Department, in partnership with JANM, is hosting a day-long conference to offer a welcoming space for the Asian American community to come TOGETHER to address, examine, and understand mental health in its various forms. Conference plenaries will be interspersed with workshops and small group discussions that focus on specific topics related to mental health. Conference...

  • Jazz in Little Tokyo with the Jon Hatamiya Sextet

    Sep 13, 2023

    Trombonist and composer Jon Hatamiya presents a set of original music exploring his personal connection to the legacy of jazz and improvised music in the Little Tokyo area. Hatamiya’s sextet features musicians at the forefront of Los Angeles’s current creative music scene who will bring audiences through the history of the area into the present day with vibrant performance. The Jon Hatamiya Sextet includes: Jon Ha...

  • JANM and LTHS Unveils New Plaque on JANM’s Historic Building in Honor of Its 100th Anniversary

    Sep 12, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) unveiled a plaque and new street signs marking the significance of JANM’s Historic Building and its City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument designation in advance of its upcoming 100th anniversary. The Historic Building was designed by local architect Edgar Cline and buil...

  • Defining Courage Adds Shows at Hammer Theatre October 22

    Sep 11, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Following recent sold out shows in Honolulu, Irvine, and Los Angeles, Defining Courage is bringing the show to San José’s Hammer Theatre on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The immersive live performance honors the most decorated US soldiers of World War II—the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service. The stories of these Nise...

  • “Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town” and “Atomic Café”

    Sep 10, 2023

    Join us for the Los Angeles Premiere of Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town and a screening of ATOMIC CAFÉ: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town. Akira Boch and Tadashi Nakamura, the former and current directors of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, directed these two short documentaries that explore themes of gentrification, displacement, and community power with humor and heart. Director Tadashi Nakamura wil...

  • Defining Courage—Aloha Edition

    Sep 09, 2023

    Special “Aloha” Edition in Support of Maui Fire Relief ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, September 9 at 7 p.m. The Marsee Auditorium in Torrance, CA You’re invited to support the Maui relief efforts by attending a special showing of Defining Courage. The immersive live performance honors the most decorated US soldiers of World War II—the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the ...

  • JANM Book Club: Evergreen with Naomi Hirahara

    Sep 09, 2023

    Join Edgar Award–winning author, Naomi Hirahara, for a dive into the history of Little Tokyo through her newest book, Evergreen. Evergreen, the follow-up to the Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning Clark and Division, is the story of a Japanese American nurse’s aide who navigates the dangers of post–World War II and post-Manzanar life as she attempts to find justice for a broken family. Hirahara’s presentation w...