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Community Survival: Empowerment and Vision

Second Thursdays at NJAHS: Film screening and program. Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the NJAHS Peace GalleryCommunity Survival: Empowerment and VisionFilm Screening: The Fall of the I-Hotel by Curtis Choy (1983). The Fall of the I-Hotel brings to life the battle for housing in San Francisco. The brutal eviction of the International Hotel's tenants culminated a decade of spirited resistance to the razing of Manilatown.Followed by Poetry Reading by former I-Hotel resident Peter Yamamoto and Discussion.

Revitalization of Communities

Panel Discussion on Revitalization Strategies Saturday, September 18, 2010 in the NJAHS Peace GalleryRevitalization of Communities

Moderator: Ben Hamamoto, Editor, Nikkei Heritage magazine. Panelist: Ken Kaji, retired architect and social planner; Jill Shiraki, California Japantowns project. Other guests to be announced. 2p - 4p Saturday, September 18, 2010 In the NJAHS Peace Gallery at 1684 Post St., San Francisco Japantown. Admission is Free!



EXTENDED Exhibit in the NJAHS Peace Gallery! Sa sa e: Camp Objects of Memory

Extended through Friday, DECEMBER 31, 2010 at NJAHS' Peace Gallery.EXTENDED Exhibit in the NJAHS Peace Gallery! Sa sa e: Camp Objects of Memory

 We are pleased to announce our current exhibit featuring objects from the Sa sa e Project in the NJAHS Gallery opening on Friday, May 7, 2010 and on view through Friday, December 31, 2010. The Gallery is located at 1684 Post St. (between Webster and Laguna) in San Francisco Japantown. To get the event infomation, click here. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the California State Library through the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program.

Since late 2009, the National Japanese American Historical Society, Inc. (NJAHS) has worked in collaboration with Japanese American communities and Japanese American Citizens League Chapters throughout the Bay Area on a special project documenting, collecting, and cataloguing various arts & crafts, historic artifacts, and objects created in the internment camps during WWII.

SEE THE OBJECTS! (click here)

We have received an enormous response and enthusiastic participation, namely from the descendents – children, grandchildren – of Japanese American internees living in northern Californian communities including Penryn, Salinas, and San Francisco. Read on...

 



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"It's nice to know these products mean something and they're priced so well." - A happy satisfied customer
Aprons and Pillows by Karen Mori
Aprons and Pillows by Karen Mori

In the NJAHS Gallery Shop, located at 1684 Post St. (between Laguna and Webster), we now feature a selection of books, videos and DVDs about Japanese American experiences as well as gift items created by local Nikkei and Asian American craft artists. On sale are the work of artists such as Sharon Ito, Mary Masuno, Mischa Matsunami, Karen Mori, Leslie Yee Murata, Leona Nakagawa, Mikio Sakuma, Frances Tojo, Gaye Tsudama, Leland Wong w/J-Town Arts, Rachael Wong, Betty J. Yamamoto, Jane Yamato and Myrna Yee.

Gallery Shop Hours:
12pm - 5pm Monday through Friday
     and the 1st Saturday of the month

Gift items include contemporary unique handmade designs from Furoshiki Bags, Scented Soy Candles, Aprons & Pillows, Jewelry, Pincushions, Cards, Accessory Pouches & Bags, Notepads, Baby Items and Kitchenware Items to T-shirts and Ornaments.

News

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Tule Lake Oral History Project

NJAHS and the Tule Lake Committee have been collaborating in the collection of oral histories of former Tule Lake internees.Funding for this projects was provided by a grant from the California State Library through the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program       Please click here to see more excerpts of some of the interviews.

$20 a Day in Japantown 2010

New video by NJAHS Summer interns!   Click here to see more $20 a Day videos!

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