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  • Members-Only Viewing for J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist

    2024年03月16日

    J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist presents sixty vintage photographs by this innovative Issei artist, accompanied by selected images representing his World War II era concentration camp paintings and drawings. JANM welcomes all current members for an exclusive program with insights from exhibition curator Dennis Reed and former Director of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies David Stricklin. Enjoy light refreshme...

  • Defining Courage at the Aratani Theatre

    2023年07月23日

    Two Performances at the JACCC Aratani Theatre: 3 p.m.—SOLD OUT 7 p.m. Defining Courage is a journey into the legacy of the Nisei Soldier, Americans of Japanese ancestry who served in the segregated military units of the 100th IB, 442nd RCT, MIS, and 522nd FAB. Considered the greatest fighting units in American military history, most have never heard their extraordinary stories. Join Emmy Award-w...

  • JACL 2023 National Convention Film Series

    2023年07月19日 - 2023年07月23日

    The 53rd JACL National Convention with the 2023 theme, “Rooted in Community,” is hosting a film series in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Join us for a sunny, lively, and invigorating event in the heart of Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo. The film series is only available to full convention registrants and day pass attendees. Register for the day pass or email JANM...

  • Intergenerational Workshop: Telling Our Family Stories

    2023年07月15日

    $20 per group, includes museum admission / $5 per group for members (Recommended: 2–4 people) Discover how to uncover and record your personal and familial histories with traci kato-kiriyama and Naomi Hirahara. Participants will learn tips and exercises for oral history interviews and have the chance to discuss or record their own stories. Sign up in intergenerational pairings or groupings and explore stories rel...

  • Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market Opens June 30, 2023

    2023年06月26日

    WHAT: Join JANM for the opening of Aki’s Market, a uniquely personal exhibition featuring new work by acclaimed multimedia artist and filmmaker Glenn Akira Kaino. Visitors can immerse themselves in the virtual reality world of the small neighborhood market in East Los Angeles and explore a space of collective memory where the archival bleeds into the imaginary and the most advanced technology serves the most persona...

  • Delicious Little Tokyo 2023: Shib Sibs Book Signing

    2023年06月24日

    FREE Maia and Alex Shibutani—U.S. Olympians and published authors—will be signing copies of their books Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All and Kudo Kids series. Books will be available to purchase on the day of the event or you can order in advance from the JANM Store. Delicious Little Tokyo celebrates the legacy businesses of Little Tokyo! Learn more about all the activ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Presents Before They Take Us Away on April 15, 2023

    2023年04月03日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present a live screening of Before They Take Us Away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Tickets are included in the price of admission to JANM ($16 for adults and $9 for seniors, students, and youth) and can be purchased at janm.org/events. Before They Take Us Away captures the previously untold stories of Japanese Americans who volunt...

  • JANM Book Club: Secret Harvests with David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

    2023年03月18日

    Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, March 18, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida for the launch of their new book Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. They will be joined in reading, reflectio...

  • " Blue Skies and Thunder: Farm Boy, Pilot, Inventor, TSA Officer, And WWII Soldier Of The 442nd Regimental Combat Team " by Virgil Westdale and Stephanie A. Gerdes

    2010年09月26日

    In 1942, Virgil Westdale was a successful young flight instructor when the government ousted him from the Air Corps and demoted him to army private. Having grown up as a Japanese American midwestern farm boy, Westdale (a hapa) had his first taste of Japanese culture when he was sent to train with the all Japanese American unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was ultimately transferred to the 522nd Artillery Bat...

  • The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa

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