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Something From Nothing: Exhibition and Events
On view in Thacher Gallery from August 21 - November 15, 2017. Something from Nothing features over 100 objects created by incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II. Included are handmade objects, historical artifacts, and photographs from the collection of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) as well as two contemporary art installations by…
Something from Nothing Opening Reception
Photos from Something from Nothing exhibition. Opening reception 8-24, 2017. This exhibition and programming is a collaboration between National Japanese American Historical Society, Thacher Gallery at University San Francisco and a culmination of work by the Museum Studies & Art Departments. Following this opening, will be programs open to the public featuring poetry, memoirs…
Something from Nothing Upcoming Program
Crafting Something from Nothing: Voices from the Camps Thursday, Sept. 14, 5:00pm-6:30pm – Berman Room, Fromm Hall. Poetry, memoir and performance by survivors and their ancestors, including Brain Koemi Dempster, Florence Ohmura Dobashi, Sato Hashizume, Barbara Hariuchi, Kazuko Iwahashi, Janice Mirikitani, Jon Osaki, Bryan Saito, Toru Saito, Summer Seiki, Harumi Serata, and Michi Tashiro. Notice to…
Bob Hamaguchi – Celebration of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSb47w5kfgM&feature=youtu.be
Never Forgotten- A Nisei Writing Workshop
Tell Your Stories As You Would Like them Told The Nisei narrative is as complex as it is compelling, enriched by the influences of family, community, culture, and country. Timeless and powerful in the telling, the stories distinguish themselves through the voices of those who share them. Family, friends, and persons unknown can benefit from…
GO FOR BROKE! A Salute to Nisei Veterans
http://time.com/4140050/donald-trump-muslims-japanese-internment/
Film Screening of For the Sake of the Children & Panel Discussion
Make a Donation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-for-the-sake-of-the-children-poston-tickets-38977493733 Download flyer: http://www.mediafire.com/file/sm108rfhjz697cg/Flyer2B%281%29.pdf
We Are All Americans! Tribute to Nikkei Veterans
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWhere: MIS Historic Learning Center (640 Old Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94129) When: November 11, 2017 at 10 AM at MIS Historic Learning Center On the anniversary of E.O. 9066, join us Veterans Day weekend to pay tribute to our Nikkei veterans for their sacrifice. Help share their stories, now more than ever! FREE…
ARTISTS’ EYES: ART OF INCARCERATION
In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the National Japanese American Historical Society presents Artists’ Eyes, Art of Incarceration. During World War II, Executive Order 9066 led to the registration, exclusion, forced removal and mass incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast. Two multigenerational art exhibits reveal a successive unearthing…
EO9066 Series: Artists’ Eyes Exhibit Opening @ MISHLC
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEO9066 Series: Pearl Harbor Commemoration Press Cofference
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEO9066 Series: Pearl Harbor Commemoration, 2-4pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEO9066 Series: Film Series 1
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn Conjunction with ARTISTS’ EYES EXHIBIT: Film Presentation and Panel: A Bitter Legacy: Secret Citizen Isolation Prisons
Date & Time: Jan 13, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Location: MIS Historic Learning Center (640 Old Mason St San Francisco CA 94129) PUBLIC PROGRAM IS FREE. This film features the traumatic odyssey of ARTISTS' EYES exhibitor Taneyuki Dan Harada and the secret Citizen Isolation Prisons of WWII. Panel follows with producer Claudia Katayanagi,…
Ohlone Native American Tasting & Artists Talk:Post-War Reckoning
Ohlone Native American Tasting Feb 3, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM "Tastings In Gratitude" the Ohlone Way-reclaiming our histories and recovering from trauma through this process of discovering our food source. Please join us for Ohlone-inspired tastings with Ohlone Vincent Medina "There's something special about knowing who we are as a people from…
EO9066 Series – Artists Talk: Postwar Reckoning
NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTHE CATS OF MIRIKITANI by Linda Hattendorf
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…
Bay Area Day of Remembrance: No Barbed Wire! No Walls!
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…