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  • 11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony

    2024年06月01日

    All of the winning and honorable mention stories will be available on Discover Nikkei. READ HERE Marvel at the amazing ways creative writers and actors expand the fictional boundaries of the Japanese American experience at the 11th Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony! 2024 marks the 140th anniversary of Little Tokyo, and this year’s event will be a vibrant celebration, its history ...

  • Discover Nikkei Celebrates 11th Edition of Nikkei Chronicles with Call for Nikkei Food Stories

    2022年05月09日

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, announces the 11th edition of its Nikkei Chronicles special series, an annual, themed open call for writings. “Nikkei” refers to Japanese migrants and their descendants. This year’s theme, Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Commu...

  • Online Conversation and Q&A—Houses for Peace: Exploring the Legacy of Floyd Schmoe

    2020年08月05日

    FREE Wednesday, August 5: 7 P.M. (PDT) | 4 p.m. (HST) Thursday, August 6: 11 a.m. (JST) In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, join a conversation on what today’s audiences can learn and build on from the story of Floyd Schmoe, a lifelong grassroots activist for peace. The conversation will build on the documentary Houses for Peace (2018), that tells the story of Schmoe, who ...

  • A Celebration of Life: Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga

    2018年09月02日

    Join family and friends as they gather to celebrate the life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga: warrior, activist, researcher, friend, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. Details and RSVP on Facebook.

  • Legacies of Postwar Japan’s “War Bride” Era

    2018年06月30日

    FREE During and shortly after the US-Allied Occupation of Japan, the Japanese women who fraternized with soldiers often met opposition from their families and were shunned by other Japanese. Many mixed-race children faced severe prejudice for being “impure” and born from the former enemy. This symposium brings together various stakeholders to tell the stories of the war brides and their children. By focusing on...

  • 2014 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    2014年08月09日

    FREE ALL DAY! Join us for Natsumatsuri, our annual summer celebration featuring traditional Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities. See the complete schedule below, or download the flyer! Special perks available for JANM members! Be sure to check in at the front desk to get a member sticker so you can take advantage of the perks highlighted below.

  • Member's Only Performance of: Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi

    2008年03月15日

    As a thank you for your support of the Japanese American National Museum you are invited to a special Members-only event… Please join us for a special performance of Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi (An abridged Theatre for Youth production) By Jeanne Sakata Directed by Jessica Kubzansky With Martin Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi Based on a true story. During WWII in Seattle, University of Washing...

  • Tour of Evergreen Cemetery

    2002年11月02日

    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...

  • Day of Remembrance Program

    2000年02月19日

    The Day of Remembrance will focus on Japanese Latin Americans who were kidnapped from fifteen Latin American countries, brought to the U.S., and incarcerated at U.S. Department of Justice camps during World War II. Although a settlement of $5,000 in reparations has been reached, many seek the same measure of justice as Japanese Americans. This special program will begin with words of tribute to the late Michi...

  • "Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions" Curator Walk-Through

    1997年12月13日

    Join curator Jeffrey Wechsler as he takes us through this groundbreaking and ambitious exhibition of over 150 works of art by Asian American abstract artists working from 1945-1970. Mr. Wechsler will present an in-depth historical and stylistic overview of the significance of the artwork within American art history. Transporation not included, lunch on your own. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by ...