NJAHS holds dozens of public events each year from hands on workshops, panel discussions, film screenings and performances in venues such as the NJAHS Peace Gallery to the Sundance Kabuki Cinema to the Oakland Museum of California to multigenerational and multicultural audiences from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are a few examples of our special events:
Past Events
A Boy of Heart Mountain: Based on and inspired by the experiences of Shigeru Yabu
Booksigning in the NJAHS Gallery with Shigeru Yabu and illustrator Willie Ito Cherry Blossom Weekend!
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Chimu ni Sumiri: The Heart to Heart Journey of Okinawan Culture
January 10, 2008 through March 31, 2008
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DVD Release of ONLY THE BRAVE
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Camp Archives Workshop
Saturday, August 2, 2008, 10 am – 1:30 pm, National Archives Records Administration, San Bruno, CA 94066
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Reading of The Betrayal by NJAHS Interns
Sunday, August 10, 2008, 2 pm in the NJAHS Gallery
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WHITE LIGHT/BLACK RAIN
Screening w/ Steven Okazaki - March 3, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
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Re-envisioning Community: Hapa Issues Forum, 1992 - 2007
Saturday, April 12, 2008 through August 31, 2008 at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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INALIENABLE: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: Youth Voices from World War II and Post 9/11
Sat., April 12, 2008 1 - 4 p.m. Oakland Museum of California
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Hello Maggie! Book signing with Author Shigeru Yabu and Illustrator Willie Ito
Saturday, April 19, 2008 1 - 3 p.m. NJAHS Peace Gallery
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Youth Bridging Communities
presented by the Enemy Alien Files Consortium, Friday, August 8, 2008, 5 pm – 8 pm at the NJAHS Peace Gallery
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Screening of Digital Stories
Saturday, August 9, 2008, 2 pm at the NJAHS Peace Gallery
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Reading of The Master Tailor’s Wife by NJAHS Interns
Sunday, August 10, 2008, 1 pm in the NJAHS Gallery
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NJAHS Annual Fundraising Luncheon at Shibata Garden
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 11 am – 4 pm, Hayward, CA
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Annual Oshogatsu Festival
Saturday, January 10, 2008, 11 am - 3 pm
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Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009 / 2 pm
Sundance Kabuki Theatre and Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California
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NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner
\“Envisioning The Future\”
Saturday, March 21, 2009 6:00 pm Cocktails 7:00 pm Dinner and Program
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Cherry Blossom Festival
Special Weekend Hours in the NJAHS Gallery and Gift Shop!
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Book Signing with Willie Ito, Shig Yabu and Deb Aoki
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2 - 3pm
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Book Signing with John Christgau
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 12 - 1pm
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Book Signing with Kazuko Nakane
Saturday, May 2, 2009 2:00-3:30pm
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Community Campfire: Unmatched Courage: Japanese American Experience in the Presidio during WW II
Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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75th Anniversary Open House of National Archives and Records Administration of the Pacific Region
Friday, June 19, 2009, 8:30am - 12:00pm
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Tule Lake Annual Pilgrimage
Thursday-Sunday, July 2-5, 2009
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World War II and Camp Archives Workshop
Saturday, July 18, 2009, 10:00am - 1:00pm
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NJAHS Annual Members Meeting and Program: Recovering Our Past
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Japantown Walking Tours August 1 and August 8 by NJAHS Interns
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Objects of Memory
NJAHS and JACL to collaborate to digitally photograph objects of memory from internment years in Salinas (Sept 19), Placer (Sept 26) and San Francisco (Oct 3)
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Program and Exhibit to honor Richmond and El Cerrito Nurseries
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 5pm at the Open House Senior Center in El Cerrito
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"Japan and Japanese America: Connections Across the Pacific Rim" - Saturday, October 10, 2009
Conference sponsored by Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
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Free Walking Tour of Japantown - Sunday, October 11, 2009
9:30 am - 11:30 am - Meet at the NJAHS Gallery and Gift Shop at 1684 Post St., San Francisco, CA (between Laguna and Webster)
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Booksigning by Greg Robinson - Sunday, October 11, 2009.
Author of A Tragedy of Democracy
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Prejudice and Patriotism: Opening Reception and Ceremony
Saturday, November 14, 2009 2 PM - 4 PM at the Officers' Club Presidio of San Francisco
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Thursday Night at the Movies
Thursdays, November 19, 2009 to January 28, 2010, at the Officer's Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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After the Wars: A Photographer's Talk with Tom Graves
Thursday, November 19, 2009 Officers' Club, Presidio of San Francisco. 1 PM - 3 PM and 3 PM - 5 PM. In conjunction with exhibit Prejudice and Patriotism
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Prejudice and Patriotism
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Mission in Manila: The Richard Sakakida Story
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: An American Story, The History of California's Veterans
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Peace Crane Ornament Workshop
Saturday, November 21 2009, 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Rabbit in the Moon
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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NJAHS Holiday Party!
Annual Volunteer and Staff Appreciation and Potluck Holiday Party. Starts at 1 pm, Saturday December 5, 2009 in the NJAHS Gallery at 1684 Post St. (between Laguna and Webster) in SF Japantown
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Go For Broke
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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The Redmond Kernan Public Program Series: Planning for War, Planning for Internment
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 11 AM - 4 PM at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: American Pastime
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn
Thursday, January 7, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii
Thursday, January 7, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: From a Silk Cocoon
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Conscience and the Constitution
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Cedrick Shimo: A Soldier of Conscience with author Shirley Castelnuovo
Saturday, January 16, 2010, 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Only the Brave
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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"To Interrogate You Must Have Feelings"
A Panel Discussion: World War II Interrogation of Japanese Prisoners of War. 2 PM - 4 PM Sat. January 23, 2010 Officers' Club Presidio of San Francisco
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Thursday Night at the Movies: Here in America? The Assembly on Wartime Relocation & Internment of Civilians
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Thursday Night at the Movies: The Cats of Mirikitani
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at the Officers' Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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MIS NorCal 2010 Shinnen-kai to be held January 30, 2010
Co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Presidio Trust
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Out of the Ashes-Rebuilding Japan & the MIS Legacy
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the Officer's Club in the Presidio of San Francisco.
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BAY AREA DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2010
Dreams Interrupted, Dreams Fulfilled
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2 pm - 4 pm
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The Consulate General of Japan Presents 150th Anniversary of the Kanrin Maru
Monday, March 15, 2010, 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco's Japantown and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 3:30PM to 5:00PM at Washington Square Hall 109 (WSQ 109), San Jose State University
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NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner Saturday March 27, 2010
Governor George Ariyoshi to be honored and deliver keynote address.
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Antique Japanese Sword Exhibition!
2-day Antique Japanese sword exhibtion by the San Francisco Nipponto Society in the NJAHS Peace Gallery April 10 and 11th from 12p - 4p
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A Boy of Heart Mountain: Booksigning in the NJAHS Gallery April 17-18
Shigeru Yabu and Willie Ito to be in the NJAHS Gallery during Cherry Blossom Festival to sign their new book!
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Japan Town History and Present Preservation Planning for Japantown
Lecture and Discussion, 3pm Friday April 16, 2010 at the Sequoias' Auditorium, 1501 Post St. in SF
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Opening Reception for Sa Sa e Exhibit
In the NJAHS Gallery, Saturday, May 8, 2010, 2p - 4p
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Tall Japanese Ship, the Kaiwo Maru, coming to San Francisco!
The Kaiwo Maru is open to public on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 9-11:30 AM and 1-4 PM at Pier 27.
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Wednesday Night at NJAHS
Every Wednesday, from May 12 to July 28, 2010, the Gallery opens by 6:30, film screenings follow.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; The Art of Gaman
May 12, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies with Tom Graves
May 19, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; Children of the Camps
May 26, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; From A Silk Cocoon
June 2, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Camp Objects of Memory: Stories Behind Barbed Wire
June 5, 2010 2p - 4p, in the NJAHS Peace Gallery
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; American Pastime
June 9, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies with Lina Hoshino
June 16, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; Citizen Tanouye
June 23, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Annual Members Meeting 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Spring Room, Hotel Kabuki. Luncheon with Karen Tei Yamashia at 12. Bus Tour to the Presidio at 2.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
June 30, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; The First Battle
July 7, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; Only the Brave
July 14, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Camp Archives Workshop: Orientation to Camp Records
Saturday, July 17, 2010 10a - 1p (Registration Required)@ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of San Francisco
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; Old Man River
July 21, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Memories Find Their Voices: Japanese American experiences during and after World War II
Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the NJAHS Peace Gallery
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Wednesday Night at the Movies; The Cats of Mirikitani
July 28, 2010 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
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Upcoming Film Screening; White Light/Black Rain
Friday, August 6 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, August 7 at 12:15 pm, at VIZ Cinema, New People, in San Francisco Japantown
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N'Interns' Digital Story Telling; Breaking Perspectives
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 11:00am - 2:00pm at NJAHS' Peace Gallery.
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Book launch Party for Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America with authors Erika Lee and Judy Yung
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1:30 - 4:00 PM, Fort Mason Center, Landmark Building A, Golden Gate Room, San Francisco, CA
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Itinerary for Go For Broke Exhibit Dedication
Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
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New Documentary Film, 442 - Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
August 13 through 19, 2010 at the VIZ Cinema, New People, in San Francisco Japantown.
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NJAHS Gallery Open during the Nihonmachi Street Fair
Saturday & Sunday, August 14 & 15, NJAHS Peace Gallery open from 12 to 5pm.
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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Rememberance: Building Toward a Nuclear Free World
Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 4:00pm at the Glaser Center in Santa Rosa
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Chasing a Dream: Kanrin Maru (work-in-progress)
Thursday, August 19 at 7:00pm at the Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing
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US-Japan Grassroots Summit
San Francisco August 24 - 30, 2010
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