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  • COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival

    Jun 01, 2014

    COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival aims to be an uproarious three-day comedy free-for-all that will have audiences rolling in the aisles as it showcases the funniest work of comedic performers, directors and writers from around the globe. Besides showing a bunch of rib-tickling films, COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival will feature hysterical performances by stand-up comedians, surprise celebrity app...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Zap, Pow, Bam!

    Oct 12, 2013

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate the opening of the exhibition Marvels & Monsters and draw yourself into the picture with comics-themed crafts & activities! SCHEDULE: 11AM – 2PM: Join Kidding Around the Kitchen for an assemble-it-yourself popcorn snack to enjoy while watching fabulous vintage Japanese anime. 11:30AM: Curator Jeff Yang will guide families of all ages in a gallery talk of the Marvels and Monsters ex...

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour

    Dec 01, 2012

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Apr 07, 2012

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

  • Asian American Music Festival's Movement 4: Angles

    Oct 17, 2010

    Asian American Music Festival's Movement 4 features Japanese American pop-jazz superstar Emi Meyer opening for Undercover Culture recording group, Shanghai Restoration Project, in a multi-media hip-hop and electronic performance. 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...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Crafty!

    Sep 12, 2009

    FREE ALL DAY! Come to the National Museum for fun crafts for the whole family! All day craft activities: Be creative while helping us clean out our closet! We'll be bringing out all of our crafty fun for a day full of exciting variety. Join us and be sure to bring your artistically inventive imaginations! Kidding Around the Kitchen will show you how to make a fruit leather pouch filled with home made ...

  • Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

    Jun 12, 2008 - Jun 15, 2008

    June 12 - 14 The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival celebrates those who have created and continue to create works addressing the Mixed racial and cultural experience through film screenings, readings, workshops, family events and live performances. The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival is inclusive: anyone who identifies as Mixed, has a trans-racial/cultural adoptive family, or who supports inte...

  • Members' Appreciation Day

    May 03, 2008

    FREE ADMISSION AND 20% OFF AT 14 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS Whether you are celebrating Children’s Day or Mother’s Day or just the merry month of May, take this wonderful opportunity to explore some of Southern California’s finest cultural resources and shop for unique gifts. To show our appreciation for our Members, shop at the Museum Store on May 3, 2008 and receive an extra discount! In addition, we h...

  • 9th Annual National Invitational Golf Tournament

    Jun 26, 2000

    Riviera Country Club The Japanese American National Museum returns to the exclusive Riviera Country Club for its 9th Annual National Golf Tournament. Established in 1926, the historic Riviera Country Club, home of the LA Open, Nissan Open and PGA Seniors Tour will be host of our tournament on Monday, June 26, 2000. For more information please call Flo Kuraoka at 213.830.5662.

  • Little Tokyo Guided Tour

    Mar 15, 1997

    The Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Take a walking tour, relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum docents in this very popular program. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Limited space available.