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NJAHS presents Oshogatsu Festival Posters Exhibit – Curated by Rich Tokeshi
San Francisco’s Japantown Art & Media (JAM) Workshop was a community art non-profit organization that operated from 1977 through 1999. Many of JAM’s screen-printed posters were devoted to announcing Japanese community events, which included the annual Oshogatsu Festival, where people gathered – and continue to gather - to participate in traditional Japanese New Year celebrations,…
Two Nails, One Love Virtual Reading & Discussion
Date & Time: February 3, 2020 @6pm Via ZOOM Join us for this virtual gathering as Alden M. Hayashi reads from Two Nails, One Love, his debut novel which humanizes the experiences thousands of ethnic Japanese from Hawaii faced during World War II and the way this trauma impacts future generations. Alden will be joined…
Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2022
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“SANSEI LIFE – The Art of Rich Tokeshi” Extended to May 7, 2022
NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States"SANSEI LIFE - The Art of Rich Tokeshi" Through May 7, 2022 Free Gallery hours: Mondays to Fridays from 12 pm – 5 pm (April 2, 9, 10, 16 & 17- During Nor Cal Cherry Blossom Festival) at NJAHS Post Street Gallery 1684 Post Street SF, CA 94115 Click here to watch
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We are LGBT Nikkei Extended to July 15th
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesImage is "A Glimmer" By Julia LaChica (2020) Julia LaChica is a queer Japanese-Filipino American Visual Artist. Born in San Francisco and raised at North Ping Yuen Public Housing. She attended public school during “Operation Integrate”—-desegregation busing— taking her from Chinatown to Potrero Hill where she would spend time with classmates at the Sunnydale Public…
Farm Labor While Confined
War Relocation Authority Incarceree Farm Labor Teacher Education Project – Free Online Workshop for 4th Grade to 12th Grade Humanities, History, and Social Studies Teachers – During World War II, the federal government forcibly removed people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast and imprisoned them in American concentration camps. A little-known part of…
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2022 Annual Members Program and Meeting by ZOOM
Date & Time: Sat, June 25, 2020 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Pacific time Location: Online through ZOOM 1:00PM Call to Order Approve Annual Members Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2021) III. New/Old Business and Program Updates Elections: Board of Directors 1:30PM Highlights of Enemy Alien Files Exhibition Grace Shimizu -the Japanese Latin American…
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2022 Spring Raffle- Winners!
Congratulations 2022 Spring Winners! Grand Prize - Hawaii: Stuart Hirasuna 2nd Prize -Transcontinental: Kay Shishima 3rd Prize - Hotel Stay: Fred Furuta 4th Prize - $1K Cash: Victor Ohashi
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We Are All Americans: Teachers coming together to make hidden histories visible in classrooms
Tuesday July 26 from 1 - 2:30pm ET/10:00am PT - 11:30am PT Via Zoom hosted by the NWP Write Now Teacher Studio Join us for an online teacher workshop led by teachers, grades 3 to 12, who have been involved in a set of regional workshops and an online study group titled “We Are All…
104 Years of the San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club
The National Japanese Historical Society is happy to welcome our latest community curated exhibition by the San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club looking back at 104 years of family fun and community. On display now until September 15, 2022. Come by and explore over one hundred and four years of fishing culture. During San Francisco Nihonmachi…
San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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A Multicultural/Multimedia Book Presentation Featuring Asian American Women’s Voices
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhen: September 25, 2022 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm Where: Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center- 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 (By Crissy Field) Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-multiculturalmultimedia-book-presentation-featuring-asian-american-women-tickets-394739385127
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Manzanar Fishing Club Screening & GYOTAKU FISH PRINT DEMONSTRATION
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesManzanar Fishing Club screening.- FREE - Limited seating Saturday, August 6, 2022, 6PM -8:00PM Location: NJAHS Peace Gallery (1684 Post ST San Francisco CA 94115) co-sponsored with the SF Nisei Fishing Club THE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB is a feature length documentary that chronicles the WWII internment of Japanese-American from a unique perspective: through the eyes…
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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…