Japanese American Cultural & Community Center

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • International
  • Race & Ethnicity

Location

244 South San Pedro StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012 United States
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Mission Statement

FOUNDED IN 1971, JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST ETHNIC ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTERS OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. A hub for Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture and a community gathering place for the diverse voices it inspires--Japanese American Cultural & Community Center connects traditional and contemporary; community participants and creative professionals; Southern California and the world beyond.

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The JACCC is the largest Asian American cultural center in the U.S., and the preeminent presenter of Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture. Located in Little Tokyo, the historical heart of the Los Angeles Japanese American community, the JACCC was the dream of visionary Issei and Nisei (first and second generation) Japanese American pioneers to create a permanent center for the community and its future generations.

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