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  • Author Conversation—A Rebel’s Outcry: Biography of Issei Civil Rights Leader Sei Fujii

    Sep 03, 2022

    FREE In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Celebrate the release of the award-winning biography of civil rights leader, Sei Fujii, with a special 10th anniversary screening of the short film Lil Tokyo Reporter and a discussion around the biography. The conversation will include filmmaker and publisher Jeffrey Gee Chin and Academy Award-winner Chris Tashima, and actress Keiko Agena. This program is prese...

  • ON THE PASSING OF ROSE MATSUI OCHI

    Dec 22, 2020

    Los Angeles, CA–The Japanese American National Museum was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Takayo “Rose” Matsui Ochi, a long-time supporter of JANM whose life and career broke down barriers and who influenced both the Japanese American redress campaign and the designation of Manzanar as a historic site. Born in East Los Angeles in 1938, young Takayo and her family were unlawfully incarcerated in a go...

  • Tea & Letter Writing: Letters of Connection

    Oct 14, 2020

    $10 suggested donation Gather with us in the comfort of your own home to share tea and conversation! We will be writing letters of solidarity to Little Tokyo seniors or special elders in our lives and spending some time in personal reflection. Prompts will be provided by special guests and traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM. Make yourself a cup of tea, get comfortable, and jo...

  • New Frontiers

    Mar 12, 2017 - Aug 20, 2017

    New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei explores the life and career of pioneering actor, activist, and social media icon George Takei, who currently serves on the Japanese American National Museum’s Board of Trustees. By examining Takei’s diverse experiences and achievements, this entertaining exhibition creates a portrait of a unique individual while offering an innovative means of engaging with the social h...

  • Tatau

    Jul 30, 2016 - Jan 22, 2017

    Tatau: Marks of Polynesia explores the beauty of Samoan tattoos as well as the key role they play in the preservation and propagation of Samoan culture. Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside that of younger practitioners working within and influenced by the tradition today. Through exhibitions like Tatau,...

  • JANM SETS 14TH SUMMER FESTIVAL ON THE COURTYARD FOR AUG. 11

    Jul 26, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum is organizing its 14th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard event under the theme, "Japanese American Olympics", on Saturday, August 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival, which coincides with the first day of the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo, is free and open to the public. With the London Summer Olympic Games about to conclude that weekend, JANM will org...

  • ALLEN SAY TO DISCUSS LATEST BOOK, 'DRAWING FROM MEMORY', ON SEPT. 17, AT JANM

    Sep 14, 2011

    Award-winning illustrator and writer Allen Say will be interviewed about his latest book, Drawing from Memory, in which Say recounts his own struggle to achieve success in a public program set for Saturday, September 17, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Say will be interviewed by John Mason of Scholastic Books. Say has been recognized as one of the top illustrators and ...

  • CARTOONIST STAN SAKAI TO APPEAR AT MUSEUM'S TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY JULY 9

    Jul 02, 2011

    Stan Sakai, famed creator of the iconic comic book samurai rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, will highlight the Japanese American National Museum’s Target Free Family Saturday, "Once Upon A Time", on Saturday, July 9, with a personal appearance to mark the opening of the Museum’s latest exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo. For over 25 years, Sakai has researched, written and drawn the adventures of Usa...

  • ACLU'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION INSTALLED AT MUSEUM THROUGH DEC. 11

    Nov 23, 2010

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), celebrating its 90th Anniversary since its founding, has installed its nationally traveling exhibition, No Victory Ever Stays Won: 90 Years of Protecting Liberty, at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First Street in Little Tokyo, through Saturday, December 11, 2010. The exhibit is broken into various panels, highlighting the nine decades of work by ACLU with s...

  • DOCUMENTARY ON AUTHOR MICHI WEGLYN TO BE SCREENED SUNDAY, NOV. 7 AT MUSEUM

    Nov 02, 2010

    The documentary, "Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn", which profiles the life of a Japanese American woman who became a successful costume designer, but left her mark as the author of a landmark book on the World War II mass incarceration of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry, will be screened at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, November 7, beginning at 2 p.m. Weglyn was a successful desig...