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  • Pioneers to Prodigy: Pioneering Asian Dancers on Film

    Sep 08, 2024

    Discover the power of dance with screenings of the documentaries Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer (2012, 22 minutes) and Ten Times Better (2024, 30 minutes) and a short film featuring the Music Center’s Spotlight Award Winner, Lex Ishimoto. Jennifer Lin, director of Ten Times Better, will be joined in conversation with Nancy Kwan, star of the film version of Flower Drum Song. Learn about the dancers who bro...

  • Smithsonian Exhibition on Implicit Bias Comes to JANM on November 18, 2023

    Oct 02, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Bias Inside Us, a nationally touring exhibition about implicit bias, will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) from November 18, 2023–January 28, 2024. Presented by JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), the exhibition discusses the social science and psyc...

  • "The Untold Story: The Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i"

    Oct 26, 2013

    Produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, The Untold Story is the first full-length documentary to chronicle the internment experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i. Q&A with filmmakers to follow screening. Read an article by director Ryan Kawamoto about the film on Discover Nikkei >>

  • Special Screening of "Hogoz" by John Powers

    Apr 03, 2011

    Hogoz (pronounced “hoe-goes”) is an online comedy series that debuted on September 20, 2010. The series is a satiric view (think South Park) of life in a fictional citizen isolation center (think Leupp). Scenes from the first five episodes will be screened with the series’ creator.

  • hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project—Events

    Public programs presented at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with the hapa.me exhibition. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Year of the Labbit Custom Show - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Toshiko Takaezu: The Art of Clay - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit - Events

    Public programs presented in conjunction with the “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” exhibition.

  • Jidai: Timeless Works of Samurai Art - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.