Japanese American National Museum (JANM) presents JANM’s film screening of The Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen on Sunday, Oct. 5,2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Democracy Center of JANM in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles.
Tickets are $5 for general, free for youth under 18 and JANM members.
Embark on a story of survival with JANM’s film screening of The Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen.
Told with poise, humor, and strength, this documentary chronicles the Forrest Gump life of spirited 92-year-old June Aochi Berk.
Growing up in prewar Little Tokyo, she goes from surviving in a horse stall at the Santa Anita temporary detention center and in a barrack at the Rohwer concentration camp during World War II to being crowned Nisei Week Queen in Los Angeles.
Following the screening, join the discussion with Berk along with director Evan Kodani, producer Sharon Yamato, and June’s oldest friend, actor Takayo Fischer.
TICKETS
$5 General, Free for Youth (under 18), JANM Members
Sunday, Oct 05, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
Japanese American National Museum
Democracy Center
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
