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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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  • Family History Workshop: Genealogy for All Ages!

    Dec 12, 2020

    Learn how to do genealogical research, even while physically distanced, with family members of all ages! We’ll highlight activities you can do with children—particularly those engaged in distance learning—to help your family stay connected. Find creative ways to share your family stories across generations and how to get started with your genealogical research from home. This workshop will be led by Marisa Louie L...

  • Tea & Letter Writing: Letters of Warmth

    Dec 09, 2020

    $10 suggested donation Gather with us in the comfort of your own home to share tea and conversation! As winter settles in, we will be writing letters of compassion and support to those currently incarcerated in Otay Mesa Detention Center in Southern California and spending some time in personal reflection. Prompts will be provided by special guests and traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Reside...

  • Japanese American in New York: Nikkei Trans-regional Dialogue

    Dec 05, 2020

    Telling the lesser-known history of Nikkei on the East Coast—a community vastly different from West Coast Japanese Americans—author-historian, consultant, and attorney Daniel H. Inouye explores the unique stories of a divided community of Japanese New Yorkers before World War II. Through a wealth of primary sources, including oral histories, memoirs, newspapers, government documents, photographs, and more, h...

  • JANM VOLUNTEER HAL KEIMI RECOGNIZED AS ‘EVERYDAY ANGEL’ WITH HALO AWARD IN SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

    Dec 03, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with a Halo Award along with its long-time volunteer Harold “Hal” Keimi as an “Everyday Angel” by the Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation with a grant of $20,000 and volunteer training support and $5,000 to be used at the discretion of Keimi. Upon hearing about his award, Keimi immediately decided to donate...

  • Museum Store Sunday

    Nov 29, 2020

    FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE OF $20 OR MORE! We are celebrating the fourth annual Museum Store Sunday on November 29 by offering a special gift with purchases over $20! Get a FREE mixed set of Allen Say’s Tree of Cranes holiday cards. Enjoy six each of his two signature illustrations (a total of 12 cards) from the Caldecott Award-winning artist’s very special holiday book. On November 29, 2020, when you purch...

  • 2020 Member Appreciation Days—2020: A Year for M.A.D.ness!

    Nov 27, 2020 - Nov 29, 2020

    Are you a JANM member? Get a jump on the Year of the Ox with us! Ordinarily we partner with other fantastic museum stores to expand the appreciation of all our collective members. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 shutdown of many of our partner institutions, we are unable to offer you the choice of shopping with our cultural neighbors. We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patron...

  • Stronger Together: Black Liberation and Asian Solidarity

    Nov 19, 2020

    The USC Pacific Asia Museum, the Chinese American Museum, and the Japanese American National Museum present Stronger Together: Black Liberation and Asian Solidarity. Join a discussion on this historic moment in the movement for Black lives, and the importance of cross-movement solidarity and coalitional consciousness. Panelists include Melina Abdullah, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Professor...

  • A Legacy of Healing, Rebirth, and Leadership: A Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk

    Nov 19, 2020

    Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Adriel Luis will present and moderate a lively discussion with panelists, Emily Anderson, Ph.D., Curator, Japanese American National Museum, and Jessica Rubenacker, Exhibit Director, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Emily Anderson will speak about the important role that religious institutions and individuals played in providing a sense of secu...

  • A Taste of Home: Building the Flavors of Japanese America

    Nov 15, 2020

    Nothing says “home” like familiar tastes. Throughout time and the Nikkei diaspora, immigrants have learned how to bring the flavors of home to the table through ingenuity and tenacity. In this interactive program, learn how early immigrant communities adapted traditional Japanese cooking in these new environments. Join foodways scholar Valerie Matsumoto for a dive into JANM’s collection, early Japanese America...

  • Rhythm and Rice

    A look at the longtime, ongoing New Year’s mochitsuki tradition in Livingston, CA. It features interviews conducted by JANM’s Director of Collections Management & Access Kristen Hayashi with Sherman Kishi, Dawn Nakashima, Aya Newman, and Harrison Uyematsu. Directed by Evan Kodani 8 minutes Created in conjunction with JANM’s A Taste of Home program series, supported by the Consulate General of Japan in Los...