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  • Virtual Educator Open House—JANM Education on the Go

    Nov 13, 2024

    Hear about all the programs and resources available to you and your students while JANM is on the go! As our Pavillion undergoes exciting renovations, learn how you can bring JANM directly into your classroom with a Virtual Visit and with any of our FREE digital resources available through janm.org. Connect with the JANM Education team, get answers to any questions you have, and learn how JANM can support your work a...

  • JANM Decries False Statements about Haitian Immigrants in Ohio

    Sep 17, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the false statements spread on social media and recently amplified by national influencers and politicians that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were taking over the city and abducting and eating pets. JANM expresses support for the Haitian community and the many residents of Springfield who have been impacted by threats of violence result...

  • 2024 Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite

    Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 01, 2024

    Join JANM at Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite National Park and celebrate the extraordinary life of Japanese American artist Chiura Obata, including his watercolor and woodblock prints of Yosemite and his writings on “Great Nature.” This weekend will include artist workshops, guest speakers, ranger talks, interactive art, and a special exhibition of Obata’s Yosemite works.All are welcome at this event but advanced reser...

  • 2024 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 10, 2024

    FREE ALL DAYJoin our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!Performances by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko and East LA TaikoBook readings with Nadine Sachiko HsuSouvenir photos by cre8tive outletsFun summer-themed crafts and origamiScavenger hunt for prizesAnd so much more! Plus, free admission all day to see all of our exhibitions Giant Robo...

  • JANM and JACCC Awarded $894,293 in Grants for New Core Exhibition and Foodways Programs

    Aug 07, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) have received $894,293 in two grants from the National Park Service’s Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program. The funds will support JANM’s new core exhibition, In the Future We Call Now: Realities of Racism, Dreams of Democracy, and the JACCC’s project, “Ask the Mountain for ...

  • LONNIE BUNCH III ANNOUNCED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT JANM’S 2020 ANNUAL GALA DINNER

    Jan 24, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is pleased to announce Lonnie Bunch III as the keynote speaker at its Annual Gala Dinner to be held on April 18, 2020 at the InterContinental Los Angeles downtown. Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. As Secretary, he oversees 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units a...

  • JANM’S ANNUAL OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL SET FOR JANUARY 3, 2016

    Dec 14, 2015

    The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for people of all ages to help ring in the Year of the Monkey. Highlights of the day will include demonstrations of the ancient art of candy sculpting, a scavenger hunt, a Curious George-t...

  • KOKORO CRAFT BOUTIQUE SET FOR OCTOBER 4 AT JANM

    Sep 09, 2015

    The seventh annual Kokoro Craft Boutique, organized by volunteers at the Japanese American National Museum, will take place Sunday, October 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who make purchases of $10 or more will receive same-day free admission to the museum, as well 10% discounts at several participating Little Tokyo restaurants. Yuujou Daiko, a taiko performance group based in South San Gabriel, will perform at 1 p...

  • National Conferences

    JANM’s national conferences have strived to present transformative programming, presentations, and activities to multigenerational audiences. Each conference delved into historic and contemporary Japanese American experiences—within the context of democracy and social justice—by drawing upon scholarly analysis, community perspectives, and the power of the conference host site. Conversations begun at the conferences h...

  • Collections

    The over 150,000 objects that comprise the JANM permanent collection chronicle the Japanese American experience in its entirety from early immigration to the present. Artifacts related to early immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, early life in Japanese American communities, and the World War II incarceration experience and military service are strengths of the collection.