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  • "KAIJU VS HEROES" BATTLES ON AT JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

    Feb 21, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA—Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys, which features hundreds of contemporary and vintage Japanese vinyl toys, has been extended on view at the Japanese American National Museum through July 7, 2019. The exhibition is included in regular admission to the museum. In conjunction with the exhibition’s extension, the museum will host a day-long separately ticketed Kaij...

  • 2019 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance—Behind Barbed Wire: Keeping Children Safe and Families Together

    Feb 16, 2019

    On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Families of Japanese ancestry were removed from the West Coast based solely on their nation of origin and veiled under the guise of national security. While behind barbed wire, keeping the family together and safe was of utmost importance to the...

  • Contested Histories at History Colorado Center (Denver, CO)

    Feb 15, 2019 - Feb 17, 2019

    TRAVELING DISPLAY History Colorado Center Denver, CO 10 a.m.–5 p.m FREE and open to the public* Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was one of the first books...

  • Panel Discussion—"Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit"

    Feb 09, 2019

    Paul Kitagaki Jr., photographer of Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit, will discuss his creative process, stories about the images, and the effects this project has had on those both behind and in front of the camera. He will be joined by Mason Tachibana and Junzo Jake Ohara, who were photographed as part of the project. The discussion is followed by an audience Q&A. Included with museum admission. RSVPs a...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Paul Kitagaki Jr.

    Feb 09, 2019

    All members are invited to this exclusive reception with Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Paul Kitagaki Jr. prior to the panel discussion at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by February 5 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • Two-Day Jewelry Workshop: The Wonderful World of "Washi"

    Feb 09, 2019 - Feb 10, 2019

    Saturday–Sunday, February 9–10 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Come explore the new possibilities of Japanese washi paper with Reiko Nakano. Our main project will be a washi/commercial beaded necklace integrated into a metal chain via looping and wrapping. The second project will be a washi wrapped metal bracelet. Please bring sharp scissors, a shoebox for supplies, a snack, and a desire to learn. Additional material...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Gambatte!"

    Feb 09, 2019

    Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit features contemporary photos taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Paul Kitagaki Jr. of Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed and incarcerated during WWII displayed next to images shot 75 years ago by such noted photographers as Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and others; each pairing features the same individuals or their direct descendants as the subject matter...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Feb 03, 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。

  • Author Discussion—"John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy"

    Feb 02, 2019

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. FREE Join us for the Los Angeles launch of the book John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy. John Okada’s only published work, No-No Boy, is about a Japanese American who refuses to fight for the country that incarcerated him and his people in World War II. When released in 1957...

  • TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNUAL GALA DINNER

    Mar 27, 2014

    Tickets for the Japanese American National Museum’s 2014 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction & After Party at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, on Saturday, April 12, are still available, as are tickets for the event’s accompanying Lexus Opportunity Drawing for a 2015 Lexus RC F. The dinner’s theme, “Evolving Pastimes: Connecting Communities & Generations through Sports,” will celebrate athletes and sp...