Nikkei - Japanese American

Nikkei - Japanese American
2025-2026 George and Sakae Aratani "Community Advancement Research Endowment" Award Applications Open


(September 20, 2025) UCLA's Asian American Studies Center is pleased to announce that the 2025-2026 Aratani CARE Awar…

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Little Tokyo - Local
2025/09/20/ FandangObon brings people together in one circle in Little Tokyo

This isn't just a festival - it's a ceremony, an invocation, and act of perseverance.…

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Little Tokyo - Local
2025/09/20/ Nikkei Children’s Book Festival at Japanese American National Museum

Dokushyo no Aki means “fall is for reading,” expressing the sentiment that the cozy and short days of autumn are the bes…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/30/ Japanese American National Museum “Cruising J-Town” Program Highlights Key Influencers of the Import Car Scene at Democracy Center, Little Tokyo


From the Street to the World: Legacies of the Import Car Scene
A related program of Cruising J-Town exhibition by Japane…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/25/ Japanese Chamber of Commerce Foundation invites members to participate in 25th Annual Prime Minister’s Cup Charity Golf Tournament


JCCF’s 25th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Date: Monday, August 25, 2025
Place: Los Verdes Golf Course
7000 Los Verdes…

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Japan - Hiroshima - Local
2025 August / Efforts of Preserving Community Ownership of Buildings in Little Tokyo Materialized

The Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund (LTCIF) announced that it has closed escrow to purchase a commercial building i…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/23/ Tribute Dinner for Journalists Ellen Endo and Gwen Muranaka, Former Staff of Rafu Shimpo

Asian American Journalists Association – Los Angeles and Little Tokyo Legacy Foundation host tribute dinner celebra…

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Little Tokyo - Local
2025/08/23/ National Day of Action to Defend History News Conference and Rally Comes to Little Tokyo

Survivors of World War II incarceration camps along with community activists and allies will join to defend the accura…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/22/ Free Concert “J-Town/Bronzville Suite” by David Iwataki at Grand Performances, 350 South Grand Avenue


Did you know that during World War II, Little Tokyo was temporarily renamed Bronzeville?
Grand Performances and Japan…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/09/ Author of "LA Coroner: Thomas Noguchi" Discusses with Mystery Writer Naomi Hirahara at Little Tokyo Library

L.A. Coroner has been published by Third State Books, and the first-ever biography of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, former chief…

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Nikkei - Japanese American
2025/08/02/ CANCELED 4th Annual Nikkei Celebration in Boyle Heights Aug 2


Forwarded for Boyle Heights Community Partners
July 15, 2025
With strong resolve and lasting hope, we share an importa…

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Bon Odori
2025/06/28/ Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute hosts annual MATSURI Fundraiser : Maga Matsuri Drawing for Dodgers Tickets at 6:30PM

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
2025 GVJCI MATSURI Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025 f…

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