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  • East West Players Presents Theater for Youth: "Patsy"

    Apr 06, 2025

    “Patsy” is an original play by Alison Minami about the first Asian American Congresswoman, Patsy Mink.While Maui High School senior and star athlete, Kailani, waits to find out if she’s been accepted into her dream school, Patsy Mink, the first Asian American congresswoman and former valedictorian of Maui High school, appears before her. As Patsy walks Kailani through the many trials and tribulations she faced throug...

  • Windows of Little Bronze Tokyo Exhibition Closing

    Nov 17, 2024

    Celebrate with Sustainable Little Tokyo during the culminating event of its Windows of Little Bronze Tokyo project. See visual artwork by Carey Westbrook and Miki Yokoyama, listen to community interviews by documentarian and storyteller Bobby Buck, and enjoy a performance by Wayne Hoggatt in collaboration with jazz musicians and Japanese taiko and West African drummers.Inspired by the Little Tokyo’s Bronzeville era, ...

  • JANM Announces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roundtable in Japan on November 2, 2024

    Oct 25, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a roundtable discussion on emerging trends in diversity, equity, and inclusion in Japan and an information session on applying to the 2025 Watanabe Democracy Fellowship. The program will be at the Japan Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public, and RSVP is recommended at janm.org/de...

  • JANM Announces the Inaugural Class of the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship

    Jun 24, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the inaugural class of the Toshizo Watanabe Democracy Fellowship. With generous support from Toshizo “Tom” Watanabe, this fellowship builds the knowledge and expertise of future Japanese leaders working across multiple sectors, promotes global democracy, and strengthens ties between Japan and the US. The 2024 recipients are Yuta Iwakawa, Hiromit...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Will Launch the New Exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps, on March 4, 2023

    Jan 24, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will open its new exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The exhibition will explore the experiences of Japanese American youth who asserted their place as young Americans confronting the injustice of being imprisoned in World War II concentration camps and embarking on the universal jour...

  • THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH THE THEME OF “HONORING OUR HISTORY, REIMAGINING OUR FUTURE”

    Jan 11, 2022

    LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Historic Building in 1992. JANM will use the historic occasion to reflect on all its accomplishments in the first three decades, and the timeliness and timelessness of its mission: To promote greater understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the full range of th...

  • JANM Free Family Days: We Love LA

    Nov 11, 2017

    FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, JANM presents a family-friendly day celebrating the diverse mix of cultures that make up Los Angeles. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Springtime in Japan Create your own cherry blossom mobile to hang in your home, inspired by Prunusplastus, Erica Kaminishi’s stunning homage...

  • Perseverance

    Mar 08, 2014 - Sep 14, 2014

    Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World explores the artistry of traditional Japanese tattoos along with its rich history and influence on modern tattoo practices in this groundbreaking photographic exhibition. As Japanese tattoos have moved into the mainstream, the artistry and legacy of Japanese tattooing remain both enigmatic and misunderstood. Often copied by practitioners and aficionados in ...

  • AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ALLEN SAY TO LAUNCH LATEST BOOK, 'ERIKA-SAN', JAN. 3, AT MUSEUM

    Dec 23, 2008

    World-renowned author and illustrator Allen Say will launch his first book in two years, Erika-san, at a special reading and book signing set for Saturday, January 3, 2009, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Based on a true story, the newest masterpiece from the Caldecott medalist is Erika-san, which traces the life of a young girl—inspired as a child by a magical paintin...

  • The Nikkei Experience: Curtiss Takada Rooks on Hapa Issues

    Apr 12, 2008

    Revelations & Resilience: Exploring the Realities of Hapa-ness What does it mean to be Hapa? Too often, being Hapa/Haafu/Mixed Race is talked about as the tragedy of "not belonging" or the constant burden of "being confused." The social reality of Hapa-ness, however, defies these myths. Join four noted members of the Hapa community in an interactive roundtable discussion to explore the revelations and resil...