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  • Pay What You Wish

    May 28, 2016

    JANM admission is "pay what you wish" this day in celebration of Go For Broke National Education Center’s homecoming celebration.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Feb 06, 2016

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

  • "Hello!" Exhibition Opening

    Oct 11, 2014

    Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty opens to the public.

  • Museums Free-For-All

    Jan 25, 2014

    FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Come join us as the Japanese American National Museum participates in the Museum Marketing Roundtable's ninth annual “Museums Free-For-All,” where museums across Southern California open their doors and invite visitors free of charge. More information visit museumsla.org The Museum Marketing Roundtable unites the diverse museums of Southern California in joint marketing and communica...

  • ID Film Festival: NON/FICTION

    Sep 28, 2008

    A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community. NON/FICTION: Brings together four shorts that tread the boundary of fiction and non fiction. Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or vis...

  • ID Film Festival: CONFLICTING PASSIONS

    Sep 26, 2008

    A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community. CONFLICTING PASSIONS: A series of short documentaries that present the conflicting identities within the pan Asian/Pacific Islander community. Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing...

  • Dave Iwataki's J-Town/Bronzeville Suite @ The Getty Center

    May 11, 2007

    Filled with stunning music performed by stellar traditional Japanese and jazz musicians, the piece explores a fascinating and seldom told chapter of Los Angeles's history. While Japanese Americans were incarcerated, newly arrived African Americans from the South settled in Little Tokyo, where they remained until the war's end. The National Museum will co-present the piece in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the G...

  • Cold Tofu's Spectacular Salute to the Oscars

    Feb 22, 2007

    Our favorite improv troupe returns to the National Museum for an uproarious satire of the pomp (and sometimes pompous) and circumstance that is the Oscars. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Click here to visit the Cold Tofu website!

  • Children's Taiko Workshop

    Jun 30, 2001

    Instructor: Masato Baba, lead instructor for the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble An exciting introduction to taiko drumming for children covering basic concepts of form, stance, and rhythmic patterns, with one of the taiko community's most promising young musicians. No experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothes.

  • Fresh Off The Page Series At Japanese American National Museum

    May 04, 1998

    Hear the latest, freshest, cheekiest new works read and performed by writers from the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute! Spoken word performances, scenes, songs, poetry, monologues and bold new comedy will all be featured on Thursday, May 14, 1998 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First Street in Little Tokyo. To make your reservations for this free and exciting performance,...