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NIKKEI LOS ANGELES 2026 | Japanese American National Museum Announces Promised Gift of $21 Million+ Estate from George Takei and Brad Takei

September 24, 2026

Nikkei Wartime Experiences | UCLA’s Aratani CARE Sponsors film event “When You’re Smiling

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Nikkei Wartime Experiences 2026 | UCLA’s Aratani CARE Sponsors film event “When You’re Smiling: Screenings on the Intergenerational Impact of Incarceration” at Japanese American National Museum Saturday, Sep. 26, 2026, 10AM -4PM

September 24, 2026

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2019 / Los Angeles: USC to present concert performance “The Four Immigrants” based on comic strips in 1920s, Nov. 20

November 20, 2019

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Protected: 2019/Celebrating 150 years of Japanese-American heritage, art, and cuisine, “Wakamatsu Fest 150” set for June 6-9

June 9, 2019

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Protected: 2019 / UC Berkeley Professor to Join Conversation on Literature of a Changing Little Tokyo, May 14

May 14, 2019

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2019 / Japanese American National Museum – “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” Photo exhibition depicts triumph over adversity, Nov. 17, 2018 – April 28, 2019

February 21, 2019

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2019 Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest accepting submissions by Jan. 31

January 31, 2019

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2019 / Manzanar National Historic Site Closed during Government Shutdown

January 21, 2019

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2018 / November Events at Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute

November 18, 2018

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2018 / Wartime Experience: Manzanar Visitor Center exhibits to close for lighting upgrade, Nov. 5

November 5, 2018

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2018 Oct 28 | Chinameshi dinner event for fundraising of Little Tokyo Historical Society

October 28, 2018

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2018 / Discover Nikkei web-based project seeks submissions that explore Japanese descendants’ roots for new journal series

September 30, 2018

Nikkei Nisei Week 2018 Sword

2018 / Education center on WWII Japanese American veterans presenting museum-class Japanese sword exhibit, July 24 – Aug. 26

August 26, 2018

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“KILOWATT COURT” Honoring Wataru “Wat” MIsaka | 2018 Aug | Ogden City in Utah Names Basketball Court For First Non-Caucasian Player in NBA

August 14, 2018

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2018 / Nikkei Games, “Games for the Generations” set for Aug. 4 at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach

August 4, 2018

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2018 / Santa Barbara Historical Museum: “Only The Oaks Remain: The Story of Tuna Canyon Detention Station” Feb 01 – May 27

May 27, 2018

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2018 / Santa Monica Main Library to host an event for recalling Japanese American’s swing dance at wartime incarceration camps, May 19

May 19, 2018

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2018 / National organization for Japanese American WWII soldiers to support elementary school curriculum that preserves legacy of Nisei soldiers

April 25, 2018

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2018 / “Tuna Canyon Detention Station” street sign installed as Los Angeles Cultural Heritage marker in Tujuanga Canyon, April 12

April 12, 2018

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2018 / Musical “Allegiance” starts at Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo, Feb. 21

March 21, 2018

2018 New Year Celebration Little Tokyo Nikkei Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

2018 / Japanese American National Museum to present Oshogatsu Family Festival, Jan 7

January 7, 2018

2018 New Year Celebration Kosaka Hirokazu 1 Kosaka Kazuhiro 2 Nikkei Okinawa Traditions

2018 / Cultural center to present 2018 KOTOHAJIME stage with Okinawan dance and Biwa (lute) music, Jan. 7

January 7, 2018

2018 New Year Celebration Little Tokyo Nikkei Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

2018 / Little Tokyo hosts 20th annual New Year’s celebration events

January 1, 2018

2018 New Year Celebration Matsutoyo Kai Nikkei

2018 / New Year Celebration in Little Tokyo: Japanese song “Tokyo Ondo” performed by Matsutoyo Kai

January 1, 2018

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2017 / FDR Presidential Library in New York exhibiting WW II Japanese American concentration camp photos, Feb 19 – Dec. 31

December 31, 2017

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2017 / Wartime: Heart Mountain barracks documentary premieres in Los Angeles, Dec. 9

December 9, 2017

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2017 / Mary Kageyama Nomura, 92, aka “Songbird of Manzanar” to sing in major concert, Nov. 12

November 12, 2017

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2017 / Pacific Standard Time: Mexican mural depicting wartime incarceration at Union Station, Sept. 29 – Oct. 22

October 22, 2017

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2017 / Gardena: Annual Bazaar at Okinawa Association of America, Oct. 8

October 8, 2017

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2017 / Legacy project for Japanese American wartime detention site at Tuna Canyon: Fundraiser set for Oct.8

October 8, 2017

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