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  • East West Players: Counter Culture Series reading—"God Said This"

    Jun 25, 2019

    A New Play by Leah Nanako Winkler Directed by Deena Selenow FREE Set in Kentucky, this compelling drama centers around a Japanese American family reuniting as their matriarch undergoes cancer treatment. James, the father, is a recovering alcoholic seeking redemption. His two daughters are struggling to overcome their differences; Sophie is an ardent born-again Christian while Hiro lives the single li...

  • Crushing the Myth

    Jun 22, 2019

    Crushing the Myth is a nationwide speaker series that features Asian Americans and allies as they share stories and perspectives to build an active community of leaders, thinkers, and influencers to move beyond the “Model Minority” label. Speakers/topics will include: Debbie Wei Mullin—Copper Cow Coffee and How I’m Crushing the International Food Aisle Koji Steven Sakai—I Teach My Son To Hate Dr. Seuss ...

  • LITTLE TOKYO-ALIGNED GROUPS UNITE IN OPPOSITION TO USE OF FORT SILL AS DETENTION CENTER

    Jun 21, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA—Representatives of several community organizations located in or aligned with Little Tokyo will protest the White House’s plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in general on June 27, 2019, at 7 p.m., on the plaza of the Japanese American National Museum. The groups are demanding an end to the inhuma...

  • Health Care—A Conversation Determined by You (SoCal Solutions)

    Jun 19, 2019

    FREE What would it take to create a universal access health system in terms of money, time, and a sufficient number of health care providers? This is a question KPCC’s health reporters field often. It’s clear that many share the goal of moving the United States to universal coverage. Less clear: just how this would happen. Is “Medicare for all” the answer? What about a “single-payer” system? Join KPCC In Person...

  • Outdoor Movie Night: "Mothra vs Godzilla" (1964)

    Jun 15, 2019

    FREE JANM presents the quintessential sci-fi classic, Mothra vs. Godzilla, shown in Japanese with English subtitles. Watch Mothra battle the king of all monsters while mysterious twin girls hold the secret to controlling the destructive powers of the radioactive moth. Popcorn by Buttery Popcorn Co. and food by Takuma’s Burger will be available for purchase. A limited number of chairs will be set up, availabl...

  • Kaiju-Con

    Jun 15, 2019

    LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR In conjunction with Kaiju vs Heroes, JANM is hosting a day-long Kaiju-Con that will include a vendor hall, demonstration, panel discussions, screening, and raffle all related to kaiju and Japanese toys. The day will culminate in a special free outdoor screening at 8:30 p.m., on JANM’s plaza of Mothra vs. Godzilla from 1964. Kaiju-Con tickets include same-day museum ad...

  • JANM OPPOSES FORT SILL AS PRISON FOR IMMIGRANT MINORS

    Jun 14, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum adds its voice to the growing outcry against the Trump Administration’s intention to use Fort Sill, a former World War II incarceration site for people of Japanese ancestry, as a prison for unaccompanied minors who have fled their homes in countries south of the United States to seek asylum. The incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was wrong,...

  • 15th Anniversary Screening of "Ethan Mao"

    Jun 08, 2019

    FREE Chopso, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and JANM present a 15th anniversary screening of Ethan Mao, the acclaimed feature by Quentin Lee that world-premiered at AFI Fest 2004 and won the Audience Award at the 2005 Turin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Ethan is kicked out of his home because he’s gay. He returns home on a fateful Thanksgiving Day and holds his family hostage. Starring Ju...

  • ZÓCALO—Is Propaganda Keeping Americans from Thinking for Themselves?

    Jun 05, 2019

    A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Carla Hall, Editorial Board Member, Los Angeles Times In 1931, philosopher John Dewey warned that "democracy will be a farce unless individuals are trained to think for themselves, to judge independently, to be critical, to be able to detect subtle propaganda and the motives which inspire i...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Jun 02, 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。