Upcoming Event
Cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages! FREE ALL DAY
Saturday, August 15
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Special Event
Making History, Making Change
Saturday, August 22
Join Dr. Anthea Hartig, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, for a conversation exploring the enduring significance of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas that have shaped the American experience for nearly 250 years.
Around Town
OBRAS DE LUZ (Works of Light) at the Mercado La Paloma
July 15 - September 25, 2026
View the photo exhibition about the SoCal Japanese American Community through the lens of Rafu Shimpo photojournalist Mario Gershom-Reyes.
JANM Blog Post
JANM Supports Smithsonian, Rejects White House Report
“Museums must be places of truth, not propaganda—spaces where the next generation can confront the complexity of our nation’s injustices, mistakes, and darkest chapters,” said Ann Burroughs.
Now on View
Now on View
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
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Traveling Exhibitions
Traveling Exhibitions
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Explore Online Exhibitions
Explore Online Exhibitions
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Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Wakaji Matsumoto
Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917–1944 highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and of…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution
Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan,…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Tanaka Photo Studio
Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before World War II is an online exhibition that highlights the work of Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). Tanaka Photo…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
The Life and Work of George Hoshida
The December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i by the nation of Japan plunged the United States into World War II and irrevocably changed the course of American history…
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About Discover Nikkei
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