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  • East West Players: Counter Culture Series reading—"Cocks Crow"

    Mar 12, 2019

    FREE JANM is pleased to host the East West Players’ reading of Cocks Crow by Alice Tuan, directed by Jennifer Chang. Cocks Crow is what happens when Americans try to do business with China: is it a bad internet connection or are we being surveilled? Compelled by ambition, anxiety, and diminishing options at home, two Americans, Bill Peck and Shelly Larkin, pursue wealth on capitalism’s wild new frontier. ...

  • Nikkei Album Workshop

    Sep 08, 2007

    Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, an exciting and versatile online tool on the National Museum's award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org web site. Nikkei and others from around the world share personal family stories, community histories, lesson plans, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free with National Museum admission. Reservations are required; space is limited. For information and reser...

  • Arkansas Student Mural

    May 21, 2005

    High School students in Little Rock, Arkansas created a temporary community mural in conjunction with the exhibition Lasting Beauty, which premiered in their hometown. That mural will be on display at the National Museum, and several of the students who participated will talk about the research and creation process. Also on display for this weekend only are murals completed by third grade elementary school students i...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 19, 2005

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the US until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission. Reservations and comfortable ...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Dec 18, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in 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. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Oct 16, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in 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. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Sep 18, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in 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. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Aug 21, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in 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. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery Series: "Rancho Grande" by Eugenie Chan

    Oct 09, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Play Reading The 11th installment in this successful series of new play readings presented by East West Players. Moon Lady and Oxboy cavort in the desert, and Ma and Pa get closer together, while Sammy seduces Mamie as Chinese mythology collides with desert culture in Rancho Grande by playwright, Eugenie Chan. Free. Reservations required. Limited seating available.

  • 2019 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction - Auction

    This year the JANM Silent Auction is going digital! Know if you’ve been outbid, no matter where you are. Set up automatic bidding and maximum bids to increase your chances of winning with the items you want! Visit janmgala.givesmart.com to access and view the silent auction on your mobile phone, desktop, tablet, or laptop (there’s no app to download). Items will be available for preview after 5 p.m. on Friday, ...