Japanese American National Museum Volunteer Barbara Keimi stamps the Ireichō. (photo by Mike Palma, all images courtesy Japanese American National Museum, unless otherwise noted) America’s ...

Note: The Japanese American National Museum is currently closed for renovations and will reopen late 2026. The story of Japanese immigration to the U.S. really begins in 1882, when bosses were ...

The Japanese American National Museum says Trump administration may withhold as much as $2 million approved by the Biden administration. LACMA, UCLA Fowler Museum and the Autry museum also have ...

After January 5, the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo will close its main pavilion to the public to make renovations over the next two years. Programming and installations will ...

The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is a Los Angeles institution. First opened in 1992—the same day the Rodney King verdict was announced—JANM is dedicated to honoring Japanese ...

After January 5, the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo will close its main pavilion to the public to make renovations over the next two years. Programming and installations will ...

An original barrack from the Heart Mountain concentration camp in the core exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community at the Japanese American National Museum (photo by Doug Mukai ...

The Oshogatsu Family Festival ushered in 2025 on Sunday at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. A variety of cultural performances for the new year included a traditional ...

The Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles has, for the first time ever, compiled the names of all 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II.

Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to reveal columns of names.

Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to reveal columns of names.