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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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.…
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…
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,…
Join 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,…
The National Park Service is preparing a foundation document to guide future planning and management of Amache National Historic Site. We invite you to participate in this effort. On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act into law, starting the process to establish Amache as a new unit of the…
The 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…
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…
Queer Reflections at Peace Gallery NJAHS invites visitors to examine how we see and remember this Summer in the Peace Gallery, on Now until August 5, Queer Reflections asks about or memories, perceptions and what we see in ourselves an others. Featuring Midori (美登里) and Tina Kashiwagi the exhibit examines perception and memory. …
JOIN 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
A new Photo Exhibit by Takeshi Moro September 16th - October 22nd, 2023 On display at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center 640 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 With a very special Conversation and Book Signing with Dennis Makishima and Kenny Murakami September 24 at 1:30PM Open on weekends from 12PM…
Conversation and Book Signing with Takeshi Moro, Dennis Makishima, and Kenny Murakami September 24th at 1:30PM Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center 640 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 Join us on September 24th at 1:30PM at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center for a very special in-person conversation with Dennis Makashima and…
The NJAHS 2024 Winter Raffle is now open! PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
We are happy to have Enemy Alien Files hosted at Southwest Texas Junior College campus in Crystal City, located at 215 W. Zavala St. The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II examines the history of civilian Federal High School at Crystal City Internment Camp, Carroll Brincefield internment during the second world war…
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center on Sunday, November 12. The day’s events will include: Two public lectures at the Presidio Officers' Club by the foremost authority on the Military Intelligence Service, Dr. James C. McNaughton, author of…
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center on Sunday, November 12. The day’s events will include: Two public lectures at the Presidio Officers' Club by the foremost authority on the Military Intelligence Service, Dr. James C. McNaughton, author of…
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Thanks for attending the 10th anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center! It was a celebration to remember.
The 2024 Bay Area Day of Remembrance is quickly approaching. On Saturday February 17th, join us from 2 to 4 PM commemorating the Executive Order 9066, followed by a candle lighting procession through the streets of Japantown. Secure your tickets here. All are welcome! $10 suggested donation.
