Upcoming Events | Past Events
                

NJAHS is an institution dedicated to preserving the history of Japanese Americans and educating the public about the contributions of Japanese Americans to American Society.  As an active organization, NJAHS has many interesting events  such as book signing and gallery displaying as well as workshop, festivals, and conference meetings.  Please join us in the following current and upcoming events.

Upcoming Events:

• Re-envisioning Community: Hapa Issues Forum, 1992 - 2007. Saturday, April 12, 2008 through August 31, 2008 at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
• INALIENABLE: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: Youth Voices from World War II and Post 9/11Sat., April 12, 2008 1 - 4 p.m. Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street at 10th St., Oakland, CA 94607.
• Hello Maggie! Book signing with Author Shigeru Yabu and Illustrator Willie Ito. Saturday, April 19, 2008 1 - 3 p.m. NJAHS Peace Gallery

Past events:

• WHITE LIGHT/BLACK RAIN Screening w/ Steven Okazaki - March 3, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
• DVD Release of ONLY THE BRAVE - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
• Chimu ni Sumiri: The Heart to Heart Journey of Okinawan Culture - January 10, 2008 through March 31, 2008
• Tsukimi Kai Dos Reception - December 15, 2007
• NJAHS presents an exhibit documenting Tsukimi Kai's second trip to Cuba in December 2006 - October 6, 2007
• Across Two Worlds and Beyond: Nikkei Identity in Diaspora - Sunday, September 16, 2007 from 11 am – 4 pm
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• A Talk by US Army Historian James McNaughton 2007 - June 13, 2007
• The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Pacific Region in association with the National Japanese American HIstorical Society presents a special Saturday workshop to introduce participants to the resources held by the National Archives and how to access the files so you can uncover your family's camp files during World War II. - July 7, 2007, 10:00 Am to 12 Noon
• San Francisco Lions Club 2007 - June 8, 2007
• Journey to Tanforan - June 2, 2007
• Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights In The Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act: Traveling Exhibit and Panel Discussion - May 9, 2007
• Matsuri!: Retrospective Photographs of Jtown Festivals
  - April 15 - August 31, 2007
• WWII Enemy Alien Conference & Theater Performance - April 28, 2007
• “The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II” Exhibit - April 27 - May 21, 2007
• NJAHS 2007 Awards Dinner – In Tribute to Nisei - March 31, 2007
• NJAHS Co-Hosts "The Cats of Mirikitani" and "The American Pastime" with Asian American Film Festival - March 2007
• The Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium presents Carrying the Light for Justice - Saturday, February 17, 2007
• Current Exhibit: Katami: Objects of Memory - Saturday, January 13 through April 14, 2007
• Hero's All! - November 1- December 31, 2006
• Through Children’s Eyes: The Camps, Art and Healing - October 1, 2006
• Across Two Worlds - October 15, 2006
• JAM exhibit: “J-Town 4Ever” - June 3 - August 31, 2006
• CARRYING ON: 100 Years of San Francisco Japantown - June 23 - July 28, 2008
• Save the Date! 100th Anniversary of Japantown Community Gala Dinner - Saturday, September 2, 2006
• Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II Exhibit at Manzanar - June 10 - August 20, 2006
• Annual Awards Dinner: In Celebration of Japantown's Centennial - March 18
• Meet the Author: Delphine Hirasuna at the Japan Society of Northern California -
  Thursday, February 23, 2006 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Nikkei Reflections in Cuba: An exhibition of photos by Tsukimi Kai from its Trip to Cuba, August 2005- Saturday, February 11, 2006 (Opening Reception); Saturday, February 18, 2 - 5pm (Panel Presentation)
• Day of Remembrance 2006 - February 26. 2 - 5 pm at the AMC Kabuki Theatres and JCCCNC in San Francisco Japantown
• Hiroshima - January 13, 2006 6pm - 10 pm. NJAHS Gallery.
• Exhibit Closing Party and Screenings of "The Mushroom Club" AND "Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie" - January 27, 2006 5 pm - 9 pm.
• Lion's Club Golf Tournament - June 3, 2005. San Rafael, California
• San Francisco Cherry Blosson Festival - April 16-17, 23-24, 2005
• Manzanar:An American Story - May 10, 2005. U.C. Berkeley.
• Here in America? Personal Testimonies from World War II and Today - April 8-9, 2005, San Francisco, California
• Problems with Clutter? Try FENG SHUI! with Reiko Nakayama - Saturday, April 2, 2005
• Back in the Day, Rebirth & Dispersal in San Francisco’s Japantown 1945–1980 - September 27, 2004 - July 2005. NJAHS Gallery.
• Assembly for the Relocation and Internment of Civilians - April 8-9, 2005. San rancisco, California.
• Shibata Garden Party - Saturday, October 8, 2005 11- 4 p.m. Mt. Eden Business Park
• Ghost of a Little Boy - August 6-October 7 & October 15-January 31 at the NJAHS Peace Gallery
• Teacher's Conference at Presidio S.F. - Saturday. October 20, 2005 5- 8 p.m.
• (Tentative) Book Release Party: The Art of Gaman, by Delphine
  Hirasuna. - Saturday, November 5, 2005. Crafts made by Japanese American internees.(Ten Speed Press)
• Building for the Future-Raffle Pull. Tickets. $25 for 3. $50 for 6. $100- $12.- Sat Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
• Digital Storytelling Workshop - November 18-20, 2005 (Fri-Sun).
• Ghosts Memories - Sun. November 20, 2005. Asian-Latino Family Festival Fusion. Oakland Museum of California. Make Obon Lanturns. NJAHS Booth. Free.
• San Francisco JTown Walking Tour w/ Ben Pease - Saturday, March 5, 11-12
• Day of Remembrance - 2005 National Events - February 19-27, 2005.
• Day of Remembrance - February 20, 2005. San Francisco, California.
• Oral History Workshop - Saturday, February 5, 2005, 10 -12. NJAHS Gallery
• Only the Brave - Lane Nishikawa's full length fim on the rescue of the Lost Battalion. January 8, 2005. Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Nikkei Identity - Video short and panel discussion featuring director Lina Hoshino's latest. January 20, 2005. Oakland Musuem of California.
• NJAHS at the Oakland Museum - A Celebration of the Lunar New Year for NJAHS members. January 30, 2005.
• Karl Bendetsen: Opportunist or Patriot or Both? - December 7, 2004. Commonwealth Club of California.
• The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II - Traveling exhibition.
• Treasures in the Desert: Preserving America's Detention Camps - August 25 - September 4, 2004. NJAHS Gallery.
• Japanese American Internment Project: If they came for me today...
  - April 5 - July 31, 2004. NJAHS Gallery.
• NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner—Sustaining the Legacy: Cultural Preservation and Stewardship - March 20, 2004 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• Day Of Remembrance 2004, “Carrying the light for justice: generation to generation, people to people”. - From 2pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, February 22, 2004 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatre. 1881 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115.
• NJAHS Annual New Year Member’s Meeting - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at the James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA. Lunar New Year Celebration to follow.
• Lunar New Year Celebration - NJAHS will present a screening of a documentary, Nikkei Style by Steven Okazaki at 1:15 pm and a performance by Gen Taiko at 3:00 pm at the James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA. on Sunday, January 18, 2004.
• Announcing the Winners of the Annual Benefit Drawing —Building for the Future. Grand Prize, 2 tickets to Japan—#1736;2nd Prize, 2 tickets Hawaii—#2459; 3rd Prize, $1000 cash—#1414; 4th Prize, 2 trans-continental tickets—#2474; Winning ticket holders, please contact NJAHS at 415.921.5007.
• Annual Volunteers & Staff Appreciation Get-Together - Noon to 3 pm on
  Saturday, December 6, 2003 at the NJAHS Gallery.
• Archival Workshop: How to Care for Your Photos & Documents - November 8, 2003, from 10 am - noon. NJAHS Gallery.
• Metal Workshop - October 26, 2003, NJAHS Gallery.
• Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945 - Book reading and signing, October 18, 2003, 1-3 pm at Nihonmachi Terrace Social Room, 1615 Sutter St. @ Octavia St.
• Intergenerational gathering: Sharing Our Legacy - Saturday, October 11, 2003, from 12 noon-4 pm at the Shibata Garden.
• "Be a Metalsmith" Workshop - August 9 and 10, 2003, 1 to 2 pm. Hands-on workshop for families. NJAHS Gallery.
• Harry Fukuhara, President, Military Intelligence Service of Northern California to speak at the Commonwealth Club of Northern California - Wednesday, August 13, 2003. 5:15 p.m. 595 Market Street, San Francisco.
• Japantown Historical Walking Tour - Saturday, August 3, 12:30 to 2 pm
• Asian Roots, Western Soil: Visual Poetry in Metal - May 22 - August 10, 2003.
• NJAHS Annual Member’s Meeting & Program - Saturday, June 14, 2003.
• Photographs of World War II Japanese-American Unit Opened for Research - The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
• Nikkei Journey: Retrospective by Watercolorists Lewis Suzuki and Lawrence Yamamoto - February 7 - May 10, 2003. NJAHS Gallery.
• Kansha Awards Ceremony and Dinner - March 29, 2003, Miyako Hotel, San Francisco, CA. 7:00 p.m.
• Oshogatsu Festival - January 11, 2003. JCCCNC, San Francisco, CA.
• 2003 Day of Remembrance - February 23, 2003. JCCCNC, San Francisco, CA. 2 pm to 6 pm
• MANGA: Century of Social Commentary by Japanese Artists in America - October 15 - February 1, 2003. NJAHS Gallery
• Manga: History, Fun, and Culture through Comics - January 25, 2003. NJAHS Gallery, 2 pm
• NJAHS Annual Member's Meeting and New Year Potluck - January 11, 2003. NJAHS Gallery, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Locked In, Locked Out: Linking Japanese American Internment To Your Rights Today - High School Juried Creative Arts Competition. Deadline for Entries: January 4, 2003 at 5 pm
• Memory Quilt Workshop - December 15, 2003. NJAHS Gallery, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
• The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II - December 7 - December 20, Berkeley, CA. January 1 to February 28, 2003; Reception: January 31, Santa Cruz, CA
• Children of Detention Camps - September 3 - October 15, 2002. Park University, Parkville, MO.
• Shibata Garden Gathering - October 12, 2002. Shibata Garden, Mt Eden.
• Building for the Future - Deadline and Drawing: November 2, 2002. Benefit drawing for the National Japanese American Historical Society.
• Keepsake Quilt Workshop - Saturday, November 9, 2002. NJAHS Gallery, 10 am to 12 noon
• Locked In, Locked Out: Linking Japanese American Internment To Your Rights Today - May 13 – September 15, NJAHS Gallery
• 2002 NJAHS Members’ Meeting & Public Program - Saturday, June 15, 2002
• Locked In Locked Out: Linking Japanese American Internment to Your Rights Today - March 28 - August 6, 2002. All events in San Diego, California.
• Manzanar Sierra Arts Tour - Friday to Sunday, June 21-23
• Tule Lake Pilgrimage - July 4-5-6-7, 2002
• Farewell to Manzanar. Hello to the Presidio - Sunday, July 28, 2002
• New Worlds, New Lives - Saturday, July 13, 2002
• 10 day Hawaii Cruise with the Japanese American Korean War Veterans - September 26-October 6, 2002
• Japanese American Day with the SF Giants - NEW DATE! - September 15. The Japanese community will welcome Tsuyoshi Shinjo
• Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties - May 2002. Televised nationally on PBS stations.
• Reclaiming the Legacy: A Conference on Asian Americans and Pacific Islander in U.S. History - Saturday, May 4, 2002 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
• Bridges: Korean American and Japanese American Women Artists Exhibit - NJAHS Gallery. January 25 - May 4, 2002
• Paving the Way: Japanese American Visionaries: NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner - Friday, March 15, 2002
• Locked In, Locked Out:  Linking Japanese American Internment To Your Rights Today - deadline for contest is Friday, January 4, 2002 at 5pm
• Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story - San Diego, Thursday, February 21, 2002
• Day of Remembrance - Japantown, San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2002
• Annual Members’ New Year Festival - Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, Jan 12, 2002
• Cuban Delegation Report Back - Saturday, January 12, 2002
• Enemy Alien Files:  Hidden Stories of WWII - NJAHS Gallery. Sept 21 - Dec 28, 2001
• Meet Arnold Krammer, author of Undue Process: The Untold Story of America's German Alien Internees. - NJAHS Gallery. Dec 28, 2001 from 6 - 7:30pm.
• SF Japantown Walking Tour - National Japanese American Historical Society. Dec 1, 2001
• Eat Drink, Talk Story - National Japanese American Historical Society. Dec 8, 2001
• Community Reading with Karen Tei Yamashita - Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, Dec 9, 2001
• Annual Members Meeting and Program, 2001 - Cowell Theater, San Francisco CA, June 23  
• Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties - Free Screenings, June 16 & 23, 2001
• Get out of Camp:  An Interactive Experience of Japanese American Internment - NJAHS Gallery. Oct 16,2000 - July 31,2001
• NJAHS 20th Anniversary - Japantown, San Francisco, March 3, 2001
• Annual New Year's Potluck and Program - Japantown, San Francisco Jan 20, 2001
• Great Nature:  The Transcendent Landscape of Chiura Obata - National Japanese American Historical Society.  Nov 6 & 11, 2000
• Genealogy Workshop - San Bruno/ Washington, DC. Sept 2, 2000
• Latent August:  Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - National Japanese American Historical Society. June 16 - Sept 29, 2000
• San Francisco Nihonmachi Street Fair - CA. Aug 5 & 6, 2000
• Diamonds in the Rough: Japanese Americans in Baseball - Japanese American National Museum. May 6 - July 16, 2000
• NJAHS Annual Members' Meeting 2000 - The Oakland Museum of California. June 24, 2000
• Discovering Our Roots - Presidio of San Francisco.  May 13, 2000
• Nikkei 2000 Conference - San Francisco, CA. April 28-30, 2000
• Strength & Diversity 10th Anniversary Celebration - San Francisco, CA. Feb 26, 2000