Japanese American National Museum

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The Japanese American National Museum opened its doors in 1992. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. The museum is home to a moving image archive, which contains over 100,000 feet of 16 mm and 8 mm home movies of Japanese Americans from the 1920s to the 1950s. The museum also contains artifacts, textiles, art, photographs, and oral histories of Japanese Americans.

The museum contains over 130 years of Japanese American history, dating back to the first Issei generation. In 1999, the Manabi and Sumi Hirasaki National Resource Center (HNRC) was established in the heart of the museum, providing a wealth of information and resources. The information and resources are accessible both at the HNRC and online, and documents both the life and culture of the Japanese Americans.

[edit] See also

• Japanese American Citizens League
• Japanese American National Library

[edit] External links

• Japanese American National Museum
• National Film Preservation Foundation