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  • 2021 Gala & Auction: Reunited

    May 01, 2021

    Join Us at Reunited—the 2021 Gala & Auction! Celebrate JANM at a joyous evening of song, music, and special guests. This year, be Reunited with friends at our COVID-safe, virtual Gala & Auction—and support our largest annual fundraiser. The announcement of the winner of the 2021 Lexus Opportunity Drawing will also be online. Bid on unique items reflecting diverse Asian culture. New for our 2021 Gala is a video ...

  • 2021 Gala & Auction

  • MAY 1 ONLINE GALA & AUCTION FOR THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM KICKS OFF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

    Apr 28, 2021

    LOS ANGELES—May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will kick it off with its May 1 virtual Gala and Auction. A full month of events and activities are also scheduled. The Gala variety show, which is free to the public, will feature a diverse slate of entertainment and special guests. Co-hosts for the online show are Derek Mio, Jully Lee and Amy H...

  • Discover Nikkei’s Nima Voices: Episode 4—Alberto Matsumoto & Mónica Kogiso

    Apr 27, 2021

    FREE on Discover Nikkei YouTube ¡Únase a nosotros para nuestro primer episodio en idioma español! Sepa sobre nuestro colaborador de Descubra a los Nikkei, Juan Alberto Matsumoto, mientras es entrevistado por nuestra anfitriona invitada, Mónica Kogiso. Alberto y Mónica son ambos nisei, originalmente de Escobar, Argentina. Ellos hablarán sobre las comunidades argentinas japonesas y los nikkei latinoamerican...

  • STATEMENT: JANM WILL KEEP THE FOCUS ON FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE BEYOND THE DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL

    Apr 21, 2021

    LOS ANGELES – Yesterday’s verdicts in Minneapolis are an important reminder that the nation should remain focused on overcoming centuries of prejudice and social inequities. We recognize that the jury’s verdict to convict Derek Chauvin does not reverse the fact that the murder of George Floyd is part of a long history of systemic racism against people of color. But we are hopeful that the decision is a step toward he...

  • They Called Us Enemy: An Intergenerational Conversation on Racial Justice

    Apr 15, 2021

    Join us for this intergenerational conversation on racial injustice and reconciliation highlighted in George Takei’s graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy. The book recounts the memories of Takei’s imprisonment in a WWII Japanese American concentration camp. June Berk, former WWII incarceree and JANM volunteer, will be interviewed by Abbi-Hope Jihye Park and Abigail Eun, two Los Angeles-area high school stud...

  • Tea & Letter Writing: To Our Future Selves

    Apr 14, 2021

    $10 suggested donation Gather with us in the comfort of your own home to share tea and conversation! This month we're thrilled to have Mitsuko Brooks join us to share inspiration and practice with her mail art and inspire our own artistic mailings. traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM, will host two rounds of creative writing in reflection of the past year and looking ahead to ...

  • Celebrating Kodomo no Hi

    Apr 09, 2021 - May 23, 2021

    May 5th is celebrated annually in Japan and in Nikkei communities around the world as Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). The day is celebrated by displaying koinobori—carp-shaped windsock with the carp arranged from largest to smallest in different colors to denote the father, mother, and children. Other traditional symbols and special foods include samurai dolls, kabuto (helmet), and kashiwa mochi (azuki-filled rice cak...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO DISPLAY EATON COLLECTION AS "CONTESTED HISTORIES"

    Dec 20, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—Beginning January 7, 2018, the Japanese American National Museum will display the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection, which was saved from the auction block in 2015 through the efforts of various community groups that felt Japanese American history from World War II should not be for sale. Opening day coincides with the museum’s annual Oshogatsu Family Festival, which is free all day from 11 a.m. to 5...

  • JANM’S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL RINGS IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG

    Dec 12, 2017

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 7, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the new year celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities is free and all ages are welcome to help ring in the Year of the Dog. Highlights of the day will include a Japanese-style lion dance; two m...