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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jun 03, 2017

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

  • "Uprooted" Members Preview Day and Reception

    Sep 25, 2016

    All JANM members are invited to preview the exhibition Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II before it opens to the public on Tuesday, September 27. Join us at 2 p.m. for a talk with exhibition curator Morgen Young and James Tanaka, a JANM volunteer whose parents worked at the labor camp in Twin Falls, Idaho, when he was a child. Light reception to follow. RSVP for the program by Sep...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Fold, Crease, and Crinkle

    Dec 11, 2010

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with origami activities, workshops, and demonstrations. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Going green! Paper folding can be found all around you, sometimes in unexpected places! Make an origami creation using a variety of reu...

  • Letters to A Student Revolutionary

    Feb 28, 2009

    Saturday, Feb 28 @ 8:00 PM 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. Panel discussion of civil and human rights advocates and scholars will follow the Sunday matinee performance ...

  • Kogi Taco Truck

    Feb 05, 2009

    Check out the Kogi Korean Taco Truck will be in front of the National Museum this Thursday. If you've never had Korean style tacos, this is an opportunity you shouldn't miss! We will also have the mellow soundz of Akaider. For more information, go to:

  • Reclaiming Lives Turned Upside Down

    Nov 08, 2007

    FREE! At the Glendale Public Library Mitch Maki, dean of the college of Health and Human Services, California State University Dominguez Hills, moderates a panel with National Museum volunteers and docents, June Aoki, Richard "Babe" Karasawa, Mas Matsumoto, and author Julie Otsuka.

  • Make Your Own FUNiture

    Nov 13, 2004

    Inspired by George Nakashima's use of natural materials, kids of all ages will create miniature furniture models reusing wood, seed, and other items from nature. Drop in anytime throughout the afternoon and find out.

  • Make Your Own FUNiture

    Oct 09, 2004

    Inspired by George Nakashima's use of natural materials, kids of all ages will create miniature furniture models reusing wood, seed, and other items from nature. Drop in anytime throughout the afternoon and find out.

  • Tango No Sekku (Boy's Day) at the Museum

    May 04, 1997

    Family Activity Celebrate Tango No Sekku (Boys’ Day) at the Museum. Traditionally observed on May 5 in Japan, it predates Kodomo No Hi (Children’s Day). Learn about the meaning of Boys’ Day and some of its traditions. Make a paper kabuto (helmet worn by samurai) and your own koi (fish) and then join in on a taiko (drum) workshop. Children of all ages are invited. Free with Museum admission. Reservations are req...

  • Coffee Picking Basket Weaving

    Feb 22, 1997

    Kona Coffee Story Exhibition Series Demonstration and Workshop Featuring: Ed Kaneko Since 1898, the Japanese American family farm units characterized the Kona coffee industry. The independence, determination, sense of community and cooperation of these pioneering families continue to live on with the people of Kona. Ed Kaneko, Kona coffee grower, conducts a workshop on weaving a traditional wire-mesh coff...