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  • Asian Pacific Heritage Month Kickoff

    May 04, 2023

    Free Join the Japanese American National Museum and Visual Communications to kickoff Asian Pacific Heritage Month in Little Tokyo! Celebrate our community’s abundance and joy through music, food, film, and art. Admission to all of JANM’s exhibitions will be free throughout the evening. This event is produced in collaboration with the 39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which will run from May 4 to May 23,...

  • A Conversation with Yuko Yamaguchi

    Apr 04, 2015

    This program is sold out. Yuko Yamaguchi, who has been Hello Kitty’s head designer since 1980, will discuss her work with the global icon. Yamaguchi is the most influential figure in Hello Kitty’s world and has guided her visual evolution. Credited with integrating contemporary fashion trends into her aesthetic, she has been quoted as saying, “What she does, I do, and what I do, Hello Kitty does.” Yamaguchi wil...

  • Boyle Heights Metro Tour

    Sep 24, 2011

    Explore Little Tokyo’s neighbor to the east on a Metro Gold Line/walking tour of Boyle Heights. Learn about the area’s rich history as a home to immigrants—Jewish, Japanese Americans, up through the Latinos of today. $15 Members; $20 non-members, includes admission. This tour involves approximately two miles of walking. Please wear suitable footwear. Maximum: 20 guests.

  • Asian American Music Festival's Movement 5: Identity

    Oct 17, 2010

    AAMF closes with two stars of unique artistic and cultural identities: singers Sachal Vasandani and Charmaine Clamor in two performances of jazz with world influence. The AAMF is the world’s leading festival celebrating Asian American music: jazz, world, hip-hop and beyond. AAMF celebrates the artistic and creative achievements of Asian American, Asian, and Asian Pacific Islander (API) artists in all genres of mus...

  • Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

    Feb 20, 2010

    Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Jan 16, 2010

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Saturday, January 16, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Lunch provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

  • Letters to A Student Revolutionary

    Mar 01, 2009

    Sunday, March 1 @ 3:00PM & 7:30 PM In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Written by Elizabeth Wong, and directed by Peter J. Kuo, Letters is about a decade-long correspondence between two pen pals and their search for true democracy. $15 members/Student/Seniors/Groups (10+); $20 for non-members. PANEL DISCUSSION immediately following 3:00 PM matinee show with: Play...

  • Writing Your Life Story with Loren Stephens

    Apr 28, 2007

    Each one of us has unique stories to tell. Loren Stephens, president of Write Wisdom, Inc. and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, is an expert at helping both first time and experienced writers transform memories into memoirs. $20 for National Museum members and $30 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Space is limited. Early registration with payment recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Depart...

  • Japanese American National Museum Sets 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala March 8 At Grand Ballroom At Hollywood & Highland

    Mar 08, 2002

    The Japanese American National Museum will begin a series of events marking its 10th Anniversary of its public opening by holding its Annual Dinner on Friday, March 8, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., with dinner to be catered by the world-famous chef Wolfgang Puck. The 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner and Silent Auction is one of the National Museum’s major annual f...

  • "Storytime at the Museum" Series Premier at Japanese American National Museum May 20

    May 20, 1999

    The "Storytime at the Museum" series designed especially for children ages 3 to 5 will premier at the Japanese American National Museum on Thursday, May 20 at 10 a.m. The "Storytime at the Museum" readings are scheduled to show every third-Thursday of the month when admission to the Museum is free. The inaugural show will feature John Miyasaki, storyteller and Artistic Director of hereandnow theatre co., who will r...