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What’s On
See What’s Happening at JANM and on the Road!Join us in a community near you during JANM on the Go programs and book your tickets for our upcoming events and exhibitions.
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Explore
Explore JANM’s Rich ResourcesFrom our Collection and virtual programs to the Democracy Center, Watase Media Arts Center, Discover Nikkei, and more, JANM has something for you.
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PODCAST: Japanese America—Season 2
Season 2Listen to the episodes from the Japanese America podcast on your favorite podcast app! Explore related resources to learn more about the individuals and topics covered in the episodes.
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2026 Nikkei Community Internship (NCI)
Will interview a pioneering Nikkei judge or lawyer, write articles, and meet with various JABA attorneys and judges.
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2025 Benefit and Online Auction - Photos
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 Benefit and Online Auction event at JW Marriott Downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2025.We hope you enjoy the photos below taken by the event photographers!
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Gila River
July 20, 1942 – November 10, 1945“There’s not much you can do there. You learn real quickly that this life is a little different. And I think you also learn that complaining isn’t going to get you anything.”—Yoshimi MatsuuraGila River was built in the arid desert valley of Southern Arizona. In the beginning, dust storms blew like blizzards through the camp. Masayo Arii recalls how “the strong winds would come up and ...
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Amache
August 27, 1942 – October 15, 1945“Well, when I first got there, it was sort of a challenge, you know…. But it was getting by, working, making friends, and trying to learn something while you are doing all this.”—Esther NishioAmache was built on a dusty hilltop in southeastern Colorado, near the town of Granada. Like other camps, it was built from scratch, on land that was empty of buildings and devoid of infrastruct...
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Cruising J-Town—Photos
Southern California is one of America’s original autopias—a region built from and for car and truck culture. For over one hundred years, the Nikkei (Japanese American) community has shared a profound, complicated relationship with that culture.Whether driving fish trucks or drift racers, joining teenage car clubs or professional race teams, this community has long embraced the automobile to express creative identitie...
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Cruising J-Town—Audio Guide
Seven years in the making, Cruising J-Town is one of the first exhibitions to ever highlight the rich history of the Japanese American community here in Los Angeles, and its long relationship to the world of cars and trucks. The stories cover everything from import tuners to gardening trucks, auto designers to gas station mechanics, prewar hot rodders to 21st century drift racers.At the heart of Cruising J-Town are t...
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Third Act
Generation Films and Independent Lens, in association with JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, present Third Act, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.