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  • Tea & Letter Writing: gathering in relaxation, expression & conversation

    Dec 05, 2019

    FREE Do you miss the art of letter writing? Would you like the opportunity to write a letter to the future of Little Tokyo or to a future stakeholder of this community? Gather with us in a relaxed atmosphere to share tea and conversation and write letters—with plenty of prompts provided by traci kato-kiriyama, former Little Tokyo +LAB Artist-in-Residence at JANM. Come write about your hopes and dreams for...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Dec 01, 2019

    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。

  • Museum Store Sunday

    Dec 01, 2019

    December 1 is the third annual Museum Store Sunday! We join over 1,200 museum stores from all fifty states, eighteen countries, and five continents to provide a special shopping experience. Come to JANM on Museum Store Sunday for the Citron Trunk Show. Citron Clothing brings its elegant, timeless apparel with an Asian flair to JANM. Find a new holiday outfit or a gift for that special someone on your list...or...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Origami Holiday Ornaments

    Nov 30, 2019

    Make origami holiday ornaments for your friends and family. $5 members; $10 non-members, includes supplies. Does not include museum admission. Limited to 10 participants. Supported by City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • Citron Trunk Show

    Nov 30, 2019 - Dec 01, 2019

    Saturday, November 30 – Sunday, December 1 • 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. FREE* Just in time for Holiday Members Appreciation Days weekend, Citron Clothing brings its elegant, timeless apparel with an Asian flair to JANM. Find a new holiday outfit or a gift for that special someone on your list! Current JANM Members will receive the Holiday MADness 20% discount on purchases. *This event is free to browse and shop, b...

  • Member Appreciation Days: Holiday Edition

    Nov 29, 2019 - Dec 01, 2019

    Friday, November 29 – Sunday, December 1 Members enjoy a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com. They also receive free museum admission and a 20% discount at 15 other Southern California institutions, including California Science Center, Museum of Latin American Art, Skirball Cultural Center, and USC Pacific Asia Museum. Visit janmstore.com/membershopping for more details, restrictions, and a complet...

  • Holiday Trunk Show

    Nov 23, 2019 - Nov 24, 2019

    Saturday–Sunday, November 23–24 • 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. FREE* Just in time for holiday splurges! Join us for a trunk show featuring scarves and clothing from renowned NUNO Textiles in Japan, known for combining traditional Japanese fabrics with contemporary styles, and handmade jewelry creations by local designer Serena Kojimoto. JANM members receive a 10% discount! *This event is free to browse and shop, but...

  • STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF WATARU “WAT” MISAKA

    Nov 22, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA – On behalf of the Trustees, Governors, staff, volunteers, and supporters of the Japanese American National Museum, I want extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of Wataru “Wat” Misaka, who passed away this week in Utah at the age of 95. In 2000, JANM’s relationship with Wat crystalized as he was one of the profiled sports stars in our groundbreaking exhibition, More Than a Gam...

  • Film Screening and Q&A—"Sophie and the Rising Sun"

    Nov 16, 2019

    Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, this film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages, a wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a forbidden courtship blossoms. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a sur...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Nancy Dickenson, Takashi Yamaguchi, and Nancy LaPook Diamond

    Nov 16, 2019

    All members are invited to meet producer Nancy Dickenson, lead actor Takashi Yamaguchi, and impact producer Nancy LaPook Diamond prior to the screening of Sophie and the Rising Sun at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by November 12 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center