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2013 Japantown Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Ninternship

The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) seeks energetic, optimistic, eager-to-learn high school-age students to serve as Japantown's cultural heritage guides for an 8 week internship. Our mission is to help promote a greater understanding of San Francsico's Japantown, its rich history, vibrant character, and current attractions.

Where: NJAHS Peace Gallery (1684 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94115)
More Info: http://www.njahs.org/programs/viewdetails.php?id=363
Contact Info: Phone: (415) 921- 5007

NJAHS Annual Archives Visit

The holdings of the National Archives at San Francisco include over 70,000 cubic feet of original records, dating from the 1850's to the 1980's, with a limited number of records as recent as the early 2000's.This workshop is designed to educate about the archives and how they can be accessed to conduct family research and so much more. Please call or email us to reserve your spot today.

Where: Date: Saturday, July 20, 2013
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: The National Archives at San Francisco
Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

More Info: http://www.njahs.org/programs/viewdetails.php?id=365
Contact Info: Call: 415-921-5007 or Email: njahs@njahs.org

JAM: Iconic Posters of Asian America 1977- 2000

Exhibit Opening and Reception Saturday, January 26, 2013 @ 2 PM
Gallery Hours Monday to Friday 12 to 5 PM
First Saturday of the month 12 to 5 PMFrom 1977 to 2000, the Japantown Art and Media (JAM) Workshop produced community-based art and provided a vaiety of classes. Click on link below to read more.....

Where: NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
More Info: http://www.njahs.org/programs/viewdetails.php?id=350
Contact Info: Email: njahs@njahs.org

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NJAHS GALLERY HOURS

 

Monday - Friday

12- 5 PM 
1st Saturday of the Month

12 - 5 PM

and by Appointment

 

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TWICE HEROES: AMERICA'S NISEI VETERANS OF WWII AND KOREA

 Tom Graves - Writer and Photographer

 

New ReleaseMIS: HUMAN SECRET WEAPON

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The Manzanar Fishing Club (DVD)

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Enemy Alien (DVD)

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We have a great selection of Books, DVD's, Locally Made Craft Items and so much more!!!!!!

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A-Files at National Archives San Francisco

The National Archives at San Francisco and the National Archives at Kansas City currently maintain over 350,000 individual A-Files for persons born in 1910 and before. Because of strong interest and advocacy for the A-Files by local research communities and their congressional representatives, the National Archives at San Francisco will maintain A-Files controlled by INS district offices located in San Francisco, Honolulu, Reno, and Guam. Researchers seeking individuals who may have lived in these areas should check the holdings of both the San Francisco and Kansas City facilities.

A rich source of biographical information, A-Files may include visas, photographs, affidavits, and correspondence leading up to an alien’s naturalization, permanent residency, or deportation. Some A-Files contain records consolidated from older immigration case files series – such as Chinese Exclusion Act era case files – currently open for public research at the National Archives.

 

American Heores: Nisei WWII Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal

Support the historical Congressional Gold Medal Tour that shares an extraordinary story about 19,000 young Japanese Americans who served in the US in World War II to prove their loyalty to America while their famiies were incarcerated in internment camps. 

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Nikkei Heritage: Music

Read an article from our most recent issue of Nikkei Heritage.

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Drum Bridge Reflections: A Search for Truth

By Ken Kaji

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