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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.

2026 Nikkei Community Internship (NCI)

Will interview a pioneering Nikkei judge or lawyer, write articles, and meet with various JABA attorneys and judges.

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!

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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.

2026 Gala & Auction—Bid for Education

Support the Bid for EducationJoin us in supporting JANM’s Bid for Education, initiated by the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye in 2000. This vital program makes it possible for over 12,000 students and teachers to experience JANM’s educational offerings annually. Your contributions fund transportation, museum admission, and facilitated experiences for Title I schools. The fund is incredibly meaningful: for many of these...

Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations (2026)

Learn about the intersection of history, culture, and community through the 2026 “Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations,” a place-based workshop for teachers.