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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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  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-up card making (Japanese Style)

    Nov 09, 2002

    Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Nov 03, 2002

    Historic Tour Series The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers, Bill Shishima, Mas Matsumoto, Hal Keimi, and Eddy Kurushima on this historical walking tour through the Museum's neighborhood. Co...

  • Tour of Evergreen Cemetery

    Nov 02, 2002

    Free program Spend an afternoon learning about the rich multicultural history of Los Angeles in a place you would least expect: a cemetery. Residents of Los Angeles have been buried and memorialized at Evergreen Cemetery since 1876, making it the oldest cemetery in the city. Located on the eastern edge of Boyle Heights, the cemetery is a tribute to people of the past and present who have called Los Angeles their h...

  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

    Oct 27, 2002

    Instructor: Chester Hashizume Discover your long-lost relatives and create your own family tree. This workshop will also teach you how to utilize family tree software programs for recording and maintaining your genealogy. $5 for National Museum members, $11 for non-members (includes Museum admission).

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Sumi-e (Scenery)

    Oct 26, 2002

    Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Fresh Words and Actions: Cold Tofu's Annual Halloween Show

    Oct 24, 2002

    Performing Arts Series Held Every Fourth Thursday Free Admission Trick or treat, smell our feet, our Halloween show is really neat! Ever wonder how Halloween came to be? Why we dress up in costumes and say, "trick or treat"? Is there really a Great Pumpkin? You may find out the possible answers to these questions at Cold Tofu's Annual Halloween show. Cold Tofu, the nation's first Asian American improvisation...

  • Eastside Revue: 1932-2002, A Musical Homage to Boyle Heights

    Oct 12, 2002

    Free concert in conjunction with the exhibition Boyle Heights: The Power of Place Join us for a special concert celebrating over half a century of musical history with legendary artists of the past and present who have placed their community and their music on top of the world's musical map. The rich and glorious tradition of Boyle Heights' music is a metaphor and microcosm of the American dream for an autonomous ...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata; Pop-up card making (Japanese Style)

    Oct 12, 2002

    Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Opening of "From Bento Mixed Plate" at Niigata Prefectural Museum of History

    Oct 12, 2002

    Opening of the From Bento Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i exhibition at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History in Nagaoka, Japan.

  • "Breaking the Silence: Daughters Unveil Their Father's WWII Experiences"

    Oct 05, 2002

    Film Screening, Reading, and Conversation with the Authors Featuring author Louise Steinman and journalist Wendy Hanamura, who will both talk about their motivations, struggles and discoveries as they went through the process of reconstructing their fathers' war experiences. Weaving together her father's letters from wartime—found after his death—with the story of her own journey, Steinman tells a compelling story...