By J.K. YAMAMOTO

RAFU SHIMPO

Leaders of the Japanese American National Museum on July 11 held a groundbreaking for the new Pavilion and expressed their determination to continue their mission despite the current political climate.

The museum’s main building will undergoing extensive renovation, including a new core exhibition, and is expected to reopen in late 2026. Until then, programs will continue at JANM’s Democracy Center and other locations throughout the Los Angeles area.

Among those taking part in the symbolic groundbreaking in the museum’s Mineta Democracy Plaza were Ann Burroughs, JANM president and CEO; William T. Fujioka, JANM Board of Trustees chair; Kenko Sone, consul general of Japan in Los Angeles; Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside); Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Ju

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