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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 Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen” Film Screening

    Oct 05, 2025

    This event has sold out. Join wait list Embark on a story of survival with JANM’s film screening of The Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen. Told with poise, humor, and strength, this documentary chronicles the Forrest Gump life of spirited 92-year-old June Aochi Berk. Growing up in prewar Little Tokyo, she goes from surviving in a horse stall at the Santa Anita temporary detention center and in a barrack at the Rohw...

  • Camp “Left-Overs”: What Issei and Nisei Family Survivors Passed Down

    Oct 04, 2025

    Janice Munemitsu, author of The Kindness of Color, and Tommy Dyo, Asian American and Pacific Islander advocate and Little Tokyo historian, will explore the “leftovers” that shaped their respective family lifestyle, habits, emotions, and underlying trauma as a result of the World War II incarceration and postwar resettlement years. They will reflect on the generational inheritance of perseverance, interconnectedness, ...

  • “Third Act” at the Laemmle Monica Film Center

    Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 02, 2025

    JANM is proud to present Third Act at the Laemmle Monica Film Center from Friday, September 26 – Thursday, October 2. Bring your friends and family for this award eligible run of this film that was an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Variety calls it “a realistic portrait of America” and “a story of perseverance and how some people make their life’s work stand for more than just a personal accom...

  • “Cruising J-Town”—JANM Members Curator Tour

    Sep 25, 2025

    Meet us in Pasadena for a Members Only tour of JANM’s exhibition, Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community, with exhibition curator Dr. Oliver Wang.Cruising J-Town tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike. See the five classic cars anchoring the exhibition: George Nakamura’s 1940s “Meteor” hot rod; Brian Omatsu’s custom 1951 Mercury coupe known as the “Purple Reign”; a 1...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Trustee Robert “Bob” Davies Volk

    Sep 22, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of former JANM Trustee, Robert “Bob” Davies Volk. He grew up in Los Angeles’s Hancock Park neighborhood and attended Third Street School, John Burroughs Junior High School, and Los Angeles ...

  • Nikkei Children’s Book Festival

    Sep 20, 2025

    Dokushyo no Aki means “fall is for reading,” expressing the sentiment that the cozy and short days of autumn are the best time to pick up a book. Jump into the reading season with our Nikkei Children’s Book Festival and celebrate the breadth and diversity of children’s literature across the Japanese American community. The festival will be full of author storytimes for kids, Q&As for adults, activities for all ages, ...

  • Contested Histories at MIS Historic Learning Center (San Francisco, CA)

    Sep 19, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026

    TRAVELING DISPLAYPresented by National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) at:Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center Building 640Presidio of San FranciscoFor more information, visit njahs.org/building-640. During World War II, Japanese Americans incarcerated in America's concentration camps demonstrated their resilience, ingenuity, and creativity, from crafting necessities like furniture and ...

  • Silencing History: Protecting Truth in Public Spaces and Museums

    Sep 15, 2025

    Across the country, National Park Service sites are becoming ground zero in a growing battle over historical memory. Signs with QR codes invite the public to report “negative” or “unpatriotic” portrayals of American history. On the surface, these codes claim to ensure “accuracy.” But for communities like Japanese Americans, who have fought for decades to have the truth of their incarceration recognized, this devel...

  • Cruising J-Town Mini-Meet: Street Racers Reunion

    Sep 13, 2025

    Grab a cup of coffee and join the street racing and import tuner scene reunion that’s part of JANM’s exhibition, Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community. This event will showcase a selection of a dozen cars that reflect the merging of two scenes that many Japanese Americans and Asian Americans participated in from the 1970s through the 2000s.Please note that cars must be invited to join the main ev...

  • JANM Questions US Supreme Court’s Decision to Lift Restrictions on Race-Based Immigration Stops in the Los Angeles Area

    Sep 09, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply troubled by the US Supreme Court’s decision to lift restrictions on immigration stops in the greater Los Angeles area. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision lifted a restraining order from US District Ju...