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48th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair
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Back to the Culture: A Silkscreen Print Exhibit by Artist Leon Sun
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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The Quenching Poetry Book Launch + Q&A with Bonnie Wai-Lee Kwong
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn conjunction w/ Leon Sun's current exhibition in NJAHS Peace Gallery: Back to the Culture Streaming Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP54iCCZsv8
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Come Together for a Holiday Art & Craft sale and gathering
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of WWII at Angel Island State Park
LAST DAY At ANGEL ISLAND SUNDAY January 29 The National Japanese American Historical Society is happy to say that Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II has been extended at Angel Island State Park at the Angel Island Immigration Station until the end of January. The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World…
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We want your input on the San Francisco Japantown History Mural Project!
Due to rising health concerns, JACL Mural Project Public meeting -NOW ON-LINE, NOT IN PERSON @ NJAHS DEC 15 notable portraits @ Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter Street Mural Objective: The Mural will enhance the Peace Plaza’s attractiveness, educate the public via interactive technology, and increase interest in visiting Japantown.…
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MIS Historic Learning Center is closed on New Year Eve and New Year
MIS Historic Learning Center closed on New Year Eve (December 21, 2022) and New Year (January 1, 2023). It will reopen on January 7&8, 2023
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2023 Bay Area Day of Remembrance
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2023 Winter Raffle – Raffle Pull Tonight – Jan. 30, 5PM
2023 winter raffle https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-winter-raffle-1.pdf
2023 Winter Raffle Winners
Here are the winners! Airfare to Japan for 2 - Kerri Young Transcontinental Airfare for 2 - B. Marumoto 2 Night Hotel Stay - Susan Tamura $1000 - Doug Ota
Enemy Alien Files Learning Session
For those in the DC Area the University of Maryland is hosting our Enemy Alien Files exhibit at the Hornbake Library. You can find out more about the UMD exhibit at the DC Japanese American Citizen's League website here: https://jacl-dc.org/2023/02/12/the-enemy-alien-files-hidden-files-of-wwii-university-of-maryland-college-park/
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Welcome to the Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2023
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LIFE’S ANGLES: CAMP ART BOXES – Lessons on the Japanese American Camp Art and Crafts of WWII
SIGN UP TODAY LIFE’S ANGLES: CAMP ART BOXES - Lessons on the Japanese American Camp Art and Crafts of WWII. Using award-winning place-based pedagogy and specially crafted art box kits, school classroom teachers in grade levels 3- 6 will explore themes of civil liberties and social justice through the arts and language arts. Classroom hands-on applications address intergenerational trauma and healing today.…
Book Signing: Arigato (Thank you) One Hundred Times A Day
NJAHS is pleased to welcome Rev. Sensei Masato Kawahatsu for a book signing and calligraphy demonstration. Sensei Kawahatsu is a spiritual teacher, instructor in calligraphy and mixed martial arts. He strives to teach happiness and gratitude through all his work and he believes that the secret to a happy life is to say thank you…
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Threads of Remembrance: Asian American Quilts of Memory at Peace Gallery
NJAHS is pleased to host Threads of Remembrance; Asian American Quilts of Memory at the NJAHS Peace Gallery from Saturday, April 8 to Friday, May 19, 2023. Monday to Friday, 12pm to 5pm, the first Saturday of May and both weekends of Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival (Apr. 8 & 9 and 15 & 16,…
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Music Makers: Bands Behind Barbed Wire – Memorial Day Weekend Concert -FREE
Presidio Tunnel Tops - 210 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us Saturday May 27, 1- 3PM for MUSIC MAKERS: Bands Behind Barbed Wire, a FREE Jazz Concert featuring AKIRA TANA Ensemble with Kim Nalley and Taiko master Jimi Nakagawa. Presented by NJAHS, this Memorial Day Weekend event is in conjunction with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Bring friends and family, your picnic gear,…
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Redress Reckoning and Recover Exhibit at B640
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe National Japanese American Historical Society is happy to announce the opening of our oral history booth at Building 640, along with excerpts from our Redress, Reckoning, and Recovery project. Made possible by funding from the National Writing Project's "Building A More Perfect Union" recovery grant, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National…
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Tunnel Tops Concert 5/27/2023
AKIRA TANA, & FRIENDS PERFORM AT NEW PRESIDIO TUNNEL TOPS with Kim Nalley & Jimi Nakagawa Duo Music Makers; Bands Behind Barbed Wire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62A_np7XJ1s (Video Credit: NJAHS/Biosphere Productions. Claudia Katayanagi) (Mark Shigenaga, Photographer) Photographic Usage Terms: Images are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ This means that you can share — copy and…
Annual Members Meeting & Program -Sat. Jul 15 @11AM
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJOIN US THIS SATURDAY OR FILL OUT AND SEND IN YOUR PROXY TODAY! NJAHS 2023 ANN MBRS PDF fillable Guest Speakers: Prof. Dana Nakano, Japanese Americans Millennials: Rethinking, Generation, Community, and Diversity Iszac Gaton, producer, co-director J-town, A Visual Novel, A Game Demonstration JOIN US FOR BENTO LUNCH? Eventbrite Registration