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JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

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  • A Celebration of Life: Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga

    Sep 02, 2018

    Join family and friends as they gather to celebrate the life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga: warrior, activist, researcher, friend, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. Details and RSVP on Facebook.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Sep 02, 2018

    日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Sep 01, 2018

    Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM RECEIVES THREE GRANTS TO SUPPORT TWO NEW PROJECTS

    Aug 30, 2018

    Los Angels, CA—The Japanese American National Museum has recently received three grants, totaling in excess of $515,000, to support two new projects that will culminate in Summer 2020. Almost $488,000 was awarded by the National Park Service through its Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) program and another $30,000 was awarded by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. The money will support ...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MANAGER SELECTED FOR SMITHSONIAN VISITING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

    Aug 28, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—Kristen Hayashi, the Collections Manager at the Japanese American National Museum, has been selected for the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program (VPP) for 2018. Along with nine other professionals from across the Smithsonian Affiliates network, Hayashi will spend two weeks in Washington, DC, exploring programmatic uses of digital technology with art collections. With support fro...

  • Author Discussion—"Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura" by James Matsumoto Omura; edited by Arthur A. Hansen

    Aug 25, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. The late journalist James "Jimmie" Omura was among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. In his sharply written columns, Omura called out leaders in the Nikkei community for what he saw as their complicity with the US government’s unjust and unconstitutional policie...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Art Hansen

    Aug 25, 2018

    All members are invited to this exclusive reception with Art Hansen, professor emeritus of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton, and editor of Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura, prior to his author discussion at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by August 21 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Aug 25, 2018

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF WAKAKO YAMAUCHI

    Aug 24, 2018

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Wakako Yamauchi, a pioneering playwright, poet, and short story writer. Yamauchi was one of three female artists profiled in Words, Weavings and Songs, a 2002 documentary by JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. She also participated in a number of JANM public programs over the years. Yamauchi became a JANM member in 1994 and donat...

  • 2018 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

    Aug 18, 2018

    FREE ALL DAY Please note new date! Join us for our annual summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities. Performances by TAIKOPROJECT, San Fernando Valley Taiko, The Grateful 4, Kaulana Ka Hale Kula O Na Pua O Ka Aina, and Asia America Youth Symphony Jazz Quartet Free souvenir photos at our summer-themed photo booth, face painting, and bubble fun ...