Fish Truck Family Reunion

For over forty years, Nikkei fish trucks delivered fresh seafood, rice, and other Japanese goods to homes across the Southland. They also provided a valuable community service by bringing a taste of home six days a week to Nikkei throughout the greater Los Angeles area. On October 25, 2025, JANM hosted a special event that featured testimonies from the families of half a dozen former fish truck operators, with rare photographs and home movies. Read more about fish truck history with Chelsea Shi-Chao Liu’s Discover Nikkei article, “Remembering the L.A. Retail Fish Association” (https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal.... — This program was presented in conjunction with the “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community” exhibition, presented as part of JANM on the Go from July 31 - December 14, 2025 at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. To learn more, visit https://janm.org/CruisingJTown Learn more about JANM on the Go at https://janm.org/OnTheGo Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 https://janm.org Stay connected with us! Follow JANM on Instagram:   / jamuseum   Follow JANM on Facebook:   / jamuseum   Follow JANM on TikTok:   / jamuseum   Follow JANM on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamuseum.bsk... Follow JANM on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jamuseum