THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration…
RSVP Your DOR Ticket Please join us on February 18, 2018 at the Bay Area Day of Remembrance Program at the AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8 from 2 to 4PM, followed by a reception at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center (JCCCNC). For Balcony Ticket (All Party must be 21 years old and over). Program John…
Click here to Purchase Artists' Eyes Catalog Join us for an afternoon of films created by Reiko Fujii and Tina Takemoto, artists in the Artist Eyes, Art of Incarceration Exhibition. A film about artist Ruth Asawa will also be shown. The filmmakers, and Aiko Cuneo (Ruth’s daughter) will talk about the work following the viewing Date…
JOIN US- NJAHS COMMEMORATES THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF 1988. NJAHS ANNUAL AWARDS TRIBUTE On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. It was the legislative remedy to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to the mass incarceration…
Opening Reception Date & Time: June 10, 2018 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: 640 Old Mason St, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 Join us on June 10th, 2018 12-2PM for the Opening Reception and program for Only The Oaks Remain: The Story of…
Date & Time: June 9, 2018 – January 31, 2019 from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: 640 Old Mason St, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 Opening Reception: June 10, 2018 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm Admission free with program attendance. Featuring speakers Nancy Oda, Grace Shimizu, and Larry DiStasi with perspectives on the…
RSVP- S.F. RSVP- EAST BAY June 27, 2018 at NJAHS at 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, 6 pm - 7 pm. June 28, 2018 at Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Oakland, 7 pm - 9 pm. Finding Your Japanese American Roots The National Japanese American Historical Society will host…
Join us for Open House Annual Members Meeting & Lunch Program (Please submit Proxy form by 6/29/2018 through mail or Email) Date & Time: Saturday, June 30, 2018 from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: MIS Historic Learning Center (640 Old Mason Street, Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129) Schedule: 11:00 AM - 12 Noon: Registration…
Date & Time: Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 10am - 12 noon, followed by lunch Location: MIS Historic Learning Center (640 Old Mason St. SF, CA. 94129) Registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-veterans-day-event-2018-tickets-50240655152
Where: 1684 Post St, San Francisco CA 94115 Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 Pm from Monday to Friday
Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties January 18 - May 27, 2019 Download info here WHEN: January 18 - May 27, 2019 Public Reception: January 18, 2018, 7-9 p.m. Visiting hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to…
Join us for the 40th Anniversary of DOR - "Bridging Borders - Carry the Light of Justice" Date: Sunday, February 17, 2019 Time: 2pm - 4pm Location: AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres Japantown San Francisco $8 Suggested donation & All are welcome! PROGRAM This year, the community will commemorate 40 years since the first Bay Area…
Exhibit Opening Reception featuring art of Rich Tokeshi, Leland Wong, Gail Aratani, Wes Senzaki, Paul Kagawa, Rich Szeto and Chester Yoshida Day of Remembrance 40th Anniversary 1979 to 1998 An Exhibit Retrospective Party (Pot Luck) on March 2, 2019 from 1 - 5PM In the winter of…
Making Waves Learning from the past, influence the future Date & Time: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:00 PM Location: The open square-Future Without Violence Building (100 Montgomery, Presidio of San Francisco CA 94129) Emcee: Jane Katsuyama 2019 Honorees Keynote: Dr. Satsuki Ina, Child Psychologist/Activist & Lane Nishikawa, Actor/Producer/Director Community Recognition: JA Student Alumni of San…
Join us for a workshop WE ARE ALL AMERICANS that provides a backdrop to the special exhibition Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties (https://thentheycame.org/). The exhibition examines a terrifying time in U.S. history when the federal government scapegoated and indefinitely detained 120,000 people of…
Making Waves: Learning from the Past, Influencing the Future Date & Time: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:00 PM - 9PM Location: The open square-Future Without Violence Building (100 Montgomery St, Presidio of San Francisco CA 94129) Emcee: Jane Katsuyama, FOX-TV Honorees: Dr. Satsuki Ina, Psychotherapist/Activist Lane Nishikawa, Actor/Producer/Director Community Recognition: Student Alumni of San Francisco State…
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 7PM Screening at NJAHS 2019 Annual Tribute, SF Presidio Actor, Producer, Director Lane Nishikawa returns to San Francisco for an evening honoring his lifetime achievements. For just one-night, we'll present the SF Premiere Film Screening of Our Lost Years Trailer - Our Lost Years This Film screening presentation is in conjunction with Then They…
