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  • Tea n’ Zines

    Sep 01, 2022

    FREE Gather with us to share tea and conversation and explore creative expression. Interactive creative exercises will be led by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM, and Mya Worrell, zine artist. Make yourself a warm (or iced!) cup of tea, get comfortable, and join us online! All ages are welcome to participate. This program was launched in 2019 through the +LAB Artist Resi...

  • "Silent Days, Silent Dreams" Book Signing with Allen Say

    Nov 26, 2017

    On the first annual Museum Store Sunday, we welcome noted children’s book author Allen Say for the launch of his new book, Silent Days, Silent Dreams. It is an imagined look at the childhood of James Castle, who was born deaf, mute, autistic, and probably dyslexic. Despite countless obstacles and challenges, Castle persevered in creating his art. Today, his works are featured in major exhibitions and collected by m...

  • Opening Day: “Transpacific Borderlands”

    Sep 17, 2017

    FREE ALL DAY Transpacific Borderlands examines the work and experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. The exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a Getty-led initiative exploring Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Join us for our exciting opening d...

  • Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    May 05, 2014

    MONDAY–SUNDAY, May 5–11 30th Anniversary Edition Visual Communications, the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Fest to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of Festival favorites. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014, the Film Festival will bring the best and brightest of new Asian Pacific American cinema to Li...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Picture This!

    May 11, 2013

    Celebrate the openings of American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal and Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter at this very fun and educational Target Day! ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Create a self-portrait that’s totally you! • Have your portrait taken and make a customized picture frame for it! • Mark your spot in history on our commun...

  • Supernatural

    Feb 09, 2013 - Mar 17, 2013

    Traditions are an integral part of every community. Some of these come from superstitions that our ancestors carried with them. Supernatural features the work of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters—artists who have explored some of these otherworldly concepts, illustrating how traditional ideas have evolved and been adapted over time. Sponsors: Check out photos on our Facebook page. ...

  • ASIAN AMERICAN LITERARY REVIEW TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM AT MUSEUM ON MAY 7

    Apr 30, 2011

    Nine accomplished writers will be featured at the daylong celebration, "8 + 1: A Symposium: Voice from the Asian American Literary Review", set for Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The event is free and open to the public. The Asian American Literary Review showcases the works of established and emerging writers. Published biannually, the journal ...

  • "442: Live With Honor, Die With Dignity " a film by Junichi Suzuki

    Nov 11, 2010

    In honor of Veterans Day, this screening is FREE! During World War II, Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd Infantry Regiment fought not only the enemy but also prejudice and racial discrimination in the U.S. Theirs was an ironic situation, fighting for a country that had branded them as enemies. But these young men bravely volunteered and proven their loyalty as patriotic Americans. By the end of the war, the 4...

  • Japanese Hospital: Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei Community

    Apr 11, 2010

    For the early Issei immigrants, access to medical care was limited. Five Issei doctors sued the State of California after being denied papers of incorporation to build a hospital. The case, Jordan vs. Tashiro, was finally won in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1928. Japanese Hospital was opened in Boyle Heights in 1929. Dr. Troy Kaji will present the history of the historic case and the establishment of the Japanese Hos...

  • Japan after Perry

    Feb 06, 2005 - May 01, 2005

    The opening of Yokohama, Japan, to trade with the United States and Europe in 1859 ended more than two centuries of Japanese isolation and transformed the rural fishing village into a thriving international port. Documenting this early history of Japan's gateway to the world, artists produced colorful woodblock prints of city scenes, urbane residents, and harbor views, capturing this tumultuous era of Japan's transf...