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  • The Japanese American National Museum Hosts Celebration of Life for Board of Trustees Chair Norman Y. Mineta

    Jun 08, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a celebration of life for Norman Y. Mineta, the chair of the board of trustees at JANM, on Saturday, June 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT. Secretary Mineta passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at his home in Edgewater, Maryland. JANM valued Secretary Mineta for his leadership and the wealth of contributions he made to the advancement of equa...

  • Author Discussion—Beyond the Betrayal with Arthur Hansen & Lawson Inada

    Jun 04, 2022

    Free* In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Beyond the Betrayal: the Memoir of a WWII Japanese American Draft Resister of Conscience by Yoshito Kuromiya (1923–2018) is the only book-length memoir written by a World War II Japanese American draft resister of conscience,Yoshito Kuromiya. Join editor Arthur A. Hansen, a leading scholar of Japanese American history, and Lawson Fusao Inada, renowned poet, in con...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Arthur Hansen

    Jun 04, 2022

    FREE for members In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Join for an exclusive conversation for JANM members with renowned author and historian, Arthur A. Hansen. This program is FREE for all members, but RSVPs are required in advance at the link below, by email to memberevents@janm.org, or phone at 213.830.5646. Space is limited so RSVP today! Not a current member? Join or renew today! Join us for the book d...

  • 9th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Virtual Celebration

    May 26, 2022

    FREE Marvel at the amazing and creative ways that writers can imagine Little Tokyo and expand the fictional boundaries of the Japanese American experience. Each year, the Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo by challenging both new and experienced writers to write a story that captures the spirit and essence of Little Tokyo and the people in it. In this virtu...

  • Exhibition Tour of BeHere / 1942 with artist Masaki Fujihata

    May 26, 2022

    FREE Join Masaki Fujihata, the visionary Japanese media artist behind BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration, for a guided tour of JANM’s newest exhibition. Photo credit: Jim Conner

  • Honoring Kalief Browder

    May 25, 2022

    FREE After being arrested at age 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack, Kalief Browder spent three years in the jail complex on Rikers Island, the main prison compound of New York City renowned for extraordinary levels of violence and disorder. Browder maintained his innocence and during the time spent in Rikers waiting for a trial that never happened, was subjected to prolonged solitary confinement and intense men...

  • Screening and Q&A—Lost LA: From Little Tokyo to Crenshaw

    May 19, 2022

    FREE Japanese Americans returning from World War II incarceration camps rebuilt their community in L.A.’s Crenshaw area. In this episode, we walk through Little Tokyo, explore the archives at the Japanese American National Museum, share a meal at historic Tak’s Cafe, shoot hoops at Dorsey High and consider how the neighborhood’s diverse history intersects with community-building efforts today. The screening will b...

  • Exhibition Tour of BeHere / 1942 with artist Masaki Fujihata

    May 19, 2022

    FREE Join Masaki Fujihata, the visionary Japanese media artist behind BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration, for a guided tour of JANM’s newest exhibition. Photo credit: Jim Conner

  • The Japanese American National Museum Debuts the Miné Okubo Collection on Google Arts & Culture

    May 17, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce the launch of the Museum’s Google Arts & Culture web page, which features the Miné Okubo Collection at JANM, an online exhibition of the same name, and the video, UNBOXED: Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660, from JANM’s UNBOXED series. The online exhibition is included in Google Arts & Culture’s Asian Pacific American ...

  • JANM’S 2019 NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE FUN FOR EVERYONE

    Jul 24, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free. Craft activities will include origami, shave ice suncatchers, and JANM’s ever-popular paper hat making. Visitors will also be able to...