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  • Member Appreciation Days

    Nov 25, 2011 - Nov 27, 2011

    Members receive 20% discount in the Museum Store & janmstore.com. Plus, free admission & 20% store discounts at 19 other Southland institutions! See more info & a list of participating institutions >>

  • 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction

    Apr 16, 2011

    Saturday, April 16, 2011 JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, California The Japanese American National Museum’s 2011 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction will be held at the dazzling new JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live. The Gala Dinner is one of the Japanese American community's most special annual events, drawing more than 1,100 people in celebration. The 2011 Dinner will highlight the Museum's wor...

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: Okinawan Folk / Hawaiian / Taiko

    Jul 20, 2006

    FREE 6:30 PM 1st & Central Summer Concerts at the Japanese American National Museum presents Haruo Ishihara Okinawan Folk Ensemble Hawaii Music by Moana Zenshuji Zendeko Taiko The Japanese American National Museum's summer outdoor series continues with music from Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Continental United States. This free concert promises to be a great evening for families of all ages under the stars in Litt...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: American Girl's Oshi-e

    Sep 14, 2002

    Join Shibata sensei and learn how to construct American dolls out of rice paper.

  • "Three Lives"

    Sep 27, 1997

    Three Lives is a solo performance piece by Alex Luu which tells the autobiographical tale of the author’s journey to manhood from a harrowing escape from Saigon as a refugee, the comical and painful phases of assimilation in America as an adolescent, and finally to adulthood where traditional culture and unbridled individuality collide. Alex Luu is an independent filmmaker, performer, writer and teacher who perfor...

  • "Three Lives"

    Sep 25, 1997

    Three Lives is a solo performance piece by Alex Luu which tells the autobiographical tale of the author’s journey to manhood from a harrowing escape from Saigon as a refugee, the comical and painful phases of assimilation in America as an adolescent, and finally to adulthood where traditional culture and unbridled individuality collide. Alex Luu is an independent filmmaker, performer, writer and teacher who perfor...

  • Shamisen Concert

    Jul 27, 1997

    Artists in Residence Performance Series Featuring: Lillian Nakano, Glenn Horiuchi and the Museum Shamisen Ensemble The Museum presents the fourth in a series of shamisen (Japanese, three-stringed instrument) performances by California Arts Council recipients and Museum resident artists, Lillian Nakano, shamisen instructor and Glenn Horiuchi, Asian Improv recording artist. Joining the pair will be th...

  • Japanese Americans in Sumo

    Jul 05, 1997

    From the 1930s to the 1950s, sumo wrestling emerged as a popular sport among the Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans), especially for those in Hawaii, Los Angeles, and the San Joaquin Valley. Join Brian Niiya, curator of the exhibition Sumo U.S.A.: Wrestling the Grand Tradition as he moderates a panel of Japanese American sumo wrestlers who participated in this fascinating sport prior to World War II and i...

  • 2024 Lexus Opportunity Drawing

    Congratulations to William D. Estrada from Covina, California! He is the winner of JANM’s 2024 Lexus Opportunity Drawing and has received a brand new 2024 Lexus RX 500h F SPORT Performance. Thank you to everyone who purchased drawing tickets that added to the success of our event. Funds raised will support JANM’s educational programming and outreach. For details about the RX 500h, visit lexus.com/RX500h. ...

  • 2025 Lexus Opportunity Drawing

    Congratulations to Rick Noguchi from Culver City, California!He is the winner of JANM’s 2025 Lexus Opportunity Drawing and has received a brand new 2024 Lexus TX 500h F SPORT Performance.Thank you to everyone who purchased drawing tickets that added to the success of our event. Funds raised will support JANM’s educational programming and outreach.For details about the TX 500h, visit lexus.com/TX500h. The 2025 Lexus O...