Events

NJAHS holds one-day special events throughout the year. These include ceremonies, film screenings, author book signings, panel discussion, Day of Remembrance, Pilgrimages, Veterans, and Peace commemorations.

Upcoming Events

2025 Bay Area Day of Remembrance | Carrying the Light for Justice: Neighbors not Enemies

February 16 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Private: AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres
1881 Post Street
San Francisco, 94115 United States + Google Map

Recent Events

Lauren Ito – To Our Ancesors – SFAC Emerging Artist Grant

December 12, 2024 - December 31, 2024

HOLIDAY ARTISTS’ SALE

Leland Wong
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

FALL ARTISTS’ SALE

Now & Then Life in Community Art
November 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

OPENING RECEPTION: NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art – Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong

Now & Then Life in Community Art
October 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art

Now & Then Life in Community Art
October 15, 2024 at 12:00 pm - December 31, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Hybrid Presentation: Community-Accountable Archaeology Partnership Project at Leupp Isolation Center

September 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Midori Kai 2024 Arts & Crafts Boutique

September 14, 2024 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

A Love Letter to J-Town: Stories of Resilience

August 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
KOHO Co-Creative Hub
1675 Post St
San Francisco, 94115 United States + Google Map

American Bon Odori: Dancing in Joy & Remembrance

July 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm - September 30, 2024 at 5:00 pm
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2024 | Carrying the Light for Justice: Finding Our Way Home

February 17, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Private: AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres
1881 Post Street
San Francisco, 94115 United States + Google Map

MISHLC 10th Anniversary: A Visual Review

November 27, 2023 at 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Renshi Love Letter Kickoff

November 14, 2023 at 4:00 pm - December 31, 2023 at 2:32 pm

MIS Historic Learning Center – 10th Year Anniversary – Nov. 12, 2023

November 12, 2023 at 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

MIS Historic Learning Center – 10th Year Anniversary – Nov. 12, 2023

November 12, 2023 at 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

NJAHS Debuts New Exhibit “The Go For Broke Spirit” by Shane Sato, at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center

November 11, 2023 at 12:00 pm - March 31, 2024 at 5:00 pm

2024 Winter Raffle

November 3, 2023 at 8:00 am - January 31, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Benign Neglect: Conversation and Book Signing w/ Takeshi Moro, Dennis Makishima, and Kenny Murakami

September 24, 2023 at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai Photo Exhibit at the MISHLC

September 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm - October 22, 2023 at 5:00 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Annual Members Meeting & Program -Sat. Jul 15 @11AM

July 15, 2023 at 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Queer Reflections

July 11, 2023 - August 5, 2023

Tunnel Tops Concert 5/27/2023

May 27, 2023 at 1:00 am - 10:00 am

Amache National Historic Site Foundation Document

April 21, 2023 at 1:00 am - July 23, 2023 at 1:30 pm
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter St.
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Music Makers: Bands Behind Barbed Wire – Memorial Day Weekend Concert -FREE

April 14, 2023 at 5:00 pm - May 27, 2023 at 10:00 am
Presidio Tunnel Tops –
210 Lincoln Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Threads of Remembrance: Asian American Quilts of Memory at Peace Gallery

April 7, 2023 - May 19, 2023

Welcome to the Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2023

March 2, 2023 at 12:00 am - 9:00 am

2023 Winter Raffle Winners

February 2, 2023 at 12:00 am - 9:00 am

2023 Winter Raffle – Raffle Pull Tonight – Jan. 30, 5PM

January 30, 2023 at 9:00 am - January 31, 2023 at 9:00 am

2023 Bay Area Day of Remembrance

January 17, 2023 at 12:00 am - 9:30 am

MIS Historic Learning Center is closed on New Year Eve and New Year

December 27, 2022 at 12:00 am - January 1, 2023 at 3:30 pm

We want your input on the San Francisco Japantown History Mural Project!

December 14, 2022 at 12:00 am - January 31, 2023 at 9:00 am

Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of WWII at Angel Island State Park

December 13, 2022 - January 29, 2023

Dec. 1- Community Meeting-SFJACL’s History Mural

December 1, 2022 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Come Together for a Holiday Art & Craft sale and gathering

November 2, 2022 at 1:00 am - November 26, 2022 at 8:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

The Quenching Poetry Book Launch + Q&A with Bonnie Wai-Lee Kwong

October 19, 2022 at 9:00 am - October 29, 2022 at 11:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Back to the Culture: A Silkscreen Print Exhibit by Artist Leon Sun

August 29, 2022 at 5:00 am - December 31, 2022 at 9:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

48th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

August 6, 2022 at 3:00 am - August 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Manzanar Fishing Club Screening & GYOTAKU FISH PRINT DEMONSTRATION

August 1, 2022 at 1:00 am - August 7, 2022 at 8:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

A Multicultural/Multimedia Book Presentation Featuring Asian American Women’s Voices

July 21, 2022 at 7:00 am - September 25, 2022 at 9:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club

July 18, 2022 at 5:00 am - September 15, 2022 at 10:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

We Are All Americans: Teachers coming together to make hidden histories visible in classrooms

July 5, 2022 at 1:00 am - July 26, 2022 at 10:00 am

2022 Spring Raffle- Winners!

July 1, 2022 at 5:00 pm - July 6, 2022 at 10:00 am

2022 Annual Members Program and Meeting by ZOOM

June 25, 2022 at 6:00 am - 7:30 am

Farm Labor While Confined

June 2, 2022 at 1:00 am - September 30, 2022 at 10:00 am

We are LGBT Nikkei Extended to July 15th

May 14, 2022 at 5:00 am - July 15, 2022 at 10:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

“SANSEI LIFE – The Art of Rich Tokeshi” Extended to May 7, 2022

Sansei Life
March 4, 2022 - May 7, 2022
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2022

February 19, 2022 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Two Nails, One Love Virtual Reading & Discussion

February 3, 2022 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am

War Relocation Authority Incarceree Farm Labor

September 24, 2021 at 5:00 am - October 2, 2021 at 10:00 am

NJAHS 40th Anniversary Celebration

September 4, 2021 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Search For Koseki : Family Registry in Japan (Annual Members Mtg Program)

June 26, 2021 at 7:00 am - 8:30 am

2021 Spring Raffle Winners

June 26, 2021 at 1:00 am - June 27, 2021 at 11:00 am

Free Online Workshop for Elementary Teachers

June 23, 2021 at 2:00 am - June 26, 2021 at 5:30 am

Join Us @ AMACHE -Virtually!

June 11, 2021 at 1:00 am - June 12, 2021 at 10:00 am

Past NJAHS Events on YouTube

June 10, 2021 at 1:00 am - June 1, 2022 at 10:00 am

Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Go for Broke Forever Stamp Tribute

June 4, 2021 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

SF Japantown United Against Hate PSA (Public Service Announcement)

June 2, 2021 at 1:00 am - June 4, 2021 at 10:00 am

Finding Your Roots: An Introduction to JA Genealogy & NJAHS’ Digital Archives

May 22, 2021 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am

Natsukashii: Writings on the Nisei Experience

May 15, 2021 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am

Facing the Mountain- Virtual book launch event

May 11, 2021 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Call to Action: Amache As An National Historic Site

April 23, 2021 at 7:30 am - 11:00 am

Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile – from Hawaii

April 17, 2021 at 6:00 am - 7:00 am

Japanese Voices of Angel Island

April 10, 2021 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am

Past NJAHS Events 2021 on YouTube

April 8, 2021 at 4:00 am - June 4, 2021 at 10:00 am

Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2021

Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2021
February 19, 2021 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Virtual Broadcast: Mihara’s Braille Board program

January 23, 2021 at 3:00 am - 4:00 am

John Tateishi, Author of REDRESS, A Behind-the Scenes Perspective

Redress
December 19, 2020 at 3:00 am - 4:00 am

Race & Resilence: the Story of Buffalo Soldiers and Nisei Solders in Beyond Pearl Harbor, a virtual Event

December 6, 2020 at 4:00 am - 6:00 am

Virtual Broadcast: Ibuki’s Doll Program

December 5, 2020 at 3:00 am - 4:00 am

Tokyo Rose Program- Nov 18

November 18, 2020 at 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Virtual Broadcast: VETERANS DAY 2020

November 14, 2020 at 3:00 am - 4:00 am

Virtual Broadcast’s: Toy Tank at Tule Lake

November 7, 2020 at 3:00 am - 4:00 am

Virtual Broadcasts: Takato Hamai’s handmade crutches

October 17, 2020 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am

Virtual Broadcasts: ANNUAL AWARDS TRIBUTE 2020 LIVESTREAM SEPT. 5

September 5, 2020 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Futures Without Violence
100 Montgomery St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States

Virtual Broadcasts: NJAHS Annual Members Meeting

June 27, 2020 at 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Virtual Broadcasts: Kayla Isomura of The Suitcase Project – In the Era of Covid-19

May 22, 2020 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Census Day

March 31, 2020 - April 1, 2020

Genealogy Series 2

December 15, 2019 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am

TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019

November 9, 2019 at 2:00 am - 4:00 am

National Japanese American Historical Society & Nihonmachi Street Fair Presents

August 3, 2019 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

NJAHS Annual Members Meeting

June 22, 2019 at 4:00 am - 8:00 am

SF Premiere Film Screening: Our Lost Years by Lane Nishikawa- May 4

May 4, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Open Square, Futures Without Violence Building, 100 Montgomery, Main Post, Presidio of San Francisco
100 Montgomery, in the Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, 94129 + Google Map

May 4, 2019 Annual Awards Tribute Pictures

May 4, 2019 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Open Square, Futures Without Violence Building, 100 Montgomery, Main Post, Presidio of San Francisco
100 Montgomery, in the Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, 94129 + Google Map

Traveling Exhibit- Then They Came for Me

December 31, 2018 at 11:00 pm - May 27, 2019 at 2:00 pm

API Veterans Ceremony 2018

November 10, 2018 at 2:00 am - 8:00 am

Peace Plaza Vision Meeting-July 31, 6PM

July 13, 2018 at 1:00 am - July 31, 2018 at 10:00 am

Annual Members Meeting & LUNCH PROGRAM

June 30, 2018 at 4:00 am - 8:00 am

Acknowledging A Fundamental Injustice: 30th Anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 – Annual Awards Tribute 2018

May 5, 2018 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presidio Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Ave
San Francisco, CA United States + Google Map

Artists’ Eyes Film Series

March 10, 2018 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am

Bay Area Day of Remembrance: No Barbed Wire! No Walls!

February 18, 2018 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am

Ohlone Native American Tasting & Artists Talk:Post-War Reckoning

February 3, 2018 at 4:00 am - 8:00 am

In Conjunction with ARTISTS’ EYES EXHIBIT: Film Presentation and Panel: A Bitter Legacy: Secret Citizen Isolation Prisons

January 13, 2018 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am

We Are All Americans! Tribute to Nikkei Veterans

November 11, 2017 at 2:00 am - 9:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Film Screening of For the Sake of the Children & Panel Discussion

October 22, 2017 at 7:00 am - 10:00 am

Never Forgotten- A Nisei Writing Workshop

October 7, 2017 at 3:00 am - December 2, 2017 at 4:00 am

Bob Hamaguchi – Celebration of Life

September 13, 2017 at 1:00 am - November 6, 2017 at 4:00 am

Something From Nothing: Exhibition and Events

August 21, 2017 at 9:30 am - November 15, 2017 at 10:00 am

Preserve & Protect Our Freedoms- NJAHS Annual Awards Event

May 6, 2017 at 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Authors Panel & Booksigning + Bento Lunch

April 1, 2017 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Gen. Shinseki Visit – Sat, March 18, 2017

March 18, 2017 at 7:00 am - 9:00 am

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Feb 19 2017

February 19, 2017 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am

CAMP 101: A Teach-In

February 18, 2017 at 1:30 am - 4:30 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

FINDING YOUR ROOTS: PART TWO Sun. Feb. 5

February 5, 2017 at 5:00 am - 7:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

Peter Yamamoto’s Book Preview: JOURNEYS II

February 4, 2017 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

NJAHS HOLIDAY Party

December 3, 2016 at 4:00 am - 8:30 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Presidio of SF – 75th Anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service

November 12, 2016 at 2:00 am - 9:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Lorraine K. Bannai Book Signing

August 6, 2016 at 4:00 am - 6:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

43rd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

August 5, 2016 - August 7, 2016
Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets
San Francisco, CA United States + Google Map

Travel Information for June 25-26, 2016 – SF Pride Weekend

June 25, 2016 at 5:30 am - 6:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

RSVP NOW to 2016 OPEN HOUSE & Annual Members Meeting

June 25, 2016 at 5:00 am - 9:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

USF Honors NJAHS & National Park Service

April 20, 2016 at 9:00 pm - April 21, 2016 at 11:00 am
USF Gleeson Library

Tickets Available Now for NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner Event

April 11, 2016 at 8:00 am - May 1, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

Speakers Steve Okamoto and Hiroshi Kashiwagi @ Old US Mint

March 5, 2016 at 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Old US Mint- San Francisco
88 -5th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 United States + Google Map

History Days @ the Old US Mint

March 3, 2016 - March 6, 2016
Old US Mint- San Francisco
88 -5th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 United States + Google Map

Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2016

February 21, 2016 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am
Sundance Kabuki Theatre
1881 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

NPS Intel On Interment Tour

January 17, 2016 at 5:00 am - 7:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map

The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome Book Signing and Storytelling (English and Japanese)

January 16, 2016 at 6:00 am - 8:00 am
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

NJAHS PEACE GALLERY AND OFFICE CLOSED

December 31, 2015 - January 1, 2016
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States + Google Map

SF Japantown Press Conference Against Anti-Muslim Hate

December 22, 2015 at 3:30 am - 5:00 am
National Japanese Historical Society
1684 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 United States

Building 640 Ceremony and Luncheon

November 15, 2015 at 2:00 am - 9:00 am
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94129 United States + Google Map