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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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  • The Pink Dress Puppet Show

    Jun 18, 2005

    For more information, please see June 4. 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM

  • East West Player's "GOT LAUGHS!"

    Jun 16, 2005

    A staged reading of one of the winners of the East West Players Writer's Gallery GOT LAUGHS! playwriting contest, a nationwide competition to find the funniest voice in Asian Pacific America. The contest was the result of a yearlong search for comedic full-length plays, musicals, or solo pieces with predominantly Asian Pacific casts and/or themes, and part of a three-year, $200,000 grant from The James Irvine Foundat...

  • The Pink Dress Puppet Show

    Jun 12, 2005

    For more information, please see June 4.

  • The Pink Dress Puppet Show

    Jun 11, 2005

    For more information, please see June 4. 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM

  • The Pink Dress Puppet Show

    Jun 09, 2005

    For more information, please see June 4.

  • Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko

    Jun 05, 2005

    A network of taiko drummers from several groups in Southern California host a jam session where participants have an opportunity to learn about the history of taiko in North America and gain hands-on experience with different instruments.

  • "The Pink Dress" Puppet Show

    Jun 05, 2005

    For more information, please see June 4.

  • "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

    Jun 04, 2005

    Ms. Kadohata will read excerpts from Kira-Kira, a children's novel and winner of the 2005 John Newbery Medal. Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem kira-kira, the Japanese word for "glittering". When the Takeshima family moves from a Japanese community in Iowa to Georgia in the 1950s, it's Lynn who explains to Katie why people stop them on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way ...

  • "The Pink Dress" Puppet Show

    Jun 04, 2005

    The Pink Dress is based on an actual episode from the Maruyama family's history in the Amache Concentration Camp. Faced with wearing the required drab uniform, Tsuki decides to wear her sister's pink dress to her junior high school graduation to prove she is not "an ant," but an individual. This poignant puppet theater piece features original music and various forms of traditional and innovative puppetry, and addres...

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata - Mizuhiki

    May 28, 2005

    Create your own harmonious string design to add a special touch to stationary and other crafts. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission and supplies. Reservations are recommended.