Civic Season Celebration 2024

Civic Season connects our newest and oldest US holidays—Juneteenth and the Fourth of July—to learn about history and civics, featuring events, celebrations and conversations at more than 500 cultural, community, and educational organizations nationwide.

Join us for a full day of events that includes music, food trucks, voting information, and family activities—including a live storytelling performance presented by the participating storytellers!

Schedule

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Free Resource Fair (Available to the Public):
Community Organizations
LA County Departments

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

My American Story Program

The Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum will celebrate the 2024 Civic Season with What’s Your American Story? A free storytelling program for ten people of all ages and from all backgrounds to tell their own American stories. Storytellers will work with rapper, activist, and educator Jason Chu to choose a meaningful story to tell, structure their story in a compelling way, and present it confidently to an audience.

Interested in telling your American Story?
Please complete this application to participate in our Inaugural storytelling series by Wednesday, May 26, 2024. Space is limited for this first group. (https://www.janm.org/democracy/civic-season/my-american-story)

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING FOR THIS EVENT?
Email democracycenter@janm.org for information on how you can be a part of this Civic Season celebration.