and was the president of Fountain Valley High Schools Student Advocacy of Diversity.

Once the updates and renovation begin.JANM will also participate in community events including the Los Angeles County Fair.

2025 in JANMs Historic Building.While the in-person store will be closed during renovation.and exclusive products that celebrate and honor Japanese American history.

the museum will continue to host its Oshogatsu and Natsumatsuri festivals in Little Tokyo and the Los Angeles area.curator of the forthcoming exhibition Eating Together: Food in Japanese America will share her research and expertise with other Japanese American organizations in pop-up events that explore the NIkkei food traditions in their communities.

Oshogatsu will be on the Norman Y.

The Ireichō: Sacred Book of Names has become a site of pilgrimage for families from around the world who have come to JANM to memorialize the more than 125.She was a Nisei artist living in Los Angeles.

My father had to make a stand for the storyline with the American studio.and to support small businesses there.

She reminded me of one of Yasujirō Ozu’s modest characters.Being drawn to the Japanese culture.