Events
SF Japantown Press Conference Against Anti-Muslim Hate
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJapanese Americans from the Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium expressed support and solidarity for the Muslim, Sikh, Arab, and South Asian American communities on December 22, 2015. Links to news video segments / articles below: NBC KTVU SFGate ABC 7 News Foundasian.org
NJAHS PEACE GALLERY AND OFFICE CLOSED
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome Book Signing and Storytelling (English and Japanese)
NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNPS Intel On Interment Tour
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLearn about the poignant irony of the Japanese American experience during WWII on an easy, half-mile walk that includes short tour inside the new Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center at the Presidio. Meet ranger James Osborne at Bldg 640, the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, on Crissy Field next to Sports Basement. Reservations…
Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2016
Sundance Kabuki Theatre 1881 Post St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesDays of Fear/Years of Infamy Sundance Kabuki Theatres 1881 Post Street, SF Japantown (suggested donation $8) All Are Welcome!
History Days @ the Old US Mint
Old US Mint- San Francisco 88 -5th Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSpeakers Steve Okamoto and Hiroshi Kashiwagi @ Old US Mint
Old US Mint- San Francisco 88 -5th Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFeatured at History Days at the Old US Mint will be invited special guest speakers Steve Okamoto, former Foster City councilman, and Tanforan Memorial Plaza Project and Hiroshi Kashiwagi, author, poet & actor will share their personal stories of incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. Mr. Kashiwagi will read selections from his published works Swimming…
Tickets Available Now for NJAHS Annual Awards Dinner Event
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCarrying ON: 2016 -110th Anniversary of San Francisco's Japantown in the Presidio! Sunday, May 1, 2016, 5 - 7:30PM. Free Shuttle ON- an obligation, a profound responsibility that transcends generations, to honor those who left a heritage of hard work, determination, and big dreams. In tribute to the Japanese American family-owned businesses Okamura's Benkyo-do, Mihara's Paper…
USF Honors NJAHS & National Park Service
USF Gleeson LibraryOn April 21, 4-6PM. USF will honor NJAHS and the National Park Service for their university-museum collaboration-- a public access digitization project. Camp Collections: A Digital Library was funded in part by the Japanese American Confinement Sites grant and administered by the National Park Service in September 2013. Since 2011, NJAHS has been working with the University’s Gleeson…
RSVP NOW to 2016 OPEN HOUSE & Annual Members Meeting
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesHistory and Memory: Open House and 2016 Annual Members Meeting @ MIS Historic Learning Center, Presidio of San Francisco Click HERE for RSVP, Proxy, and Open House Program Flyer! For Members: Please fill out the Reservation Form and PROXY & RSVP by Thursday June 23, 2016: Return form to: National Japanese American Historical Society 1684…
Travel Information for June 25-26, 2016 – SF Pride Weekend
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMembers Meeting REGISTRATION: Registration Form ORDER BENTO/SHUTTLE CLICK HERE The SF Pride Celebration will take place from 12-6pm on Saturday, June 25, 2016 and 11-6pm on Sunday June 26, 2016 in the SF Civic Center area. More info and Google Maps event maps here. The Parade will begin at 10:30am on Sunday, June 26, 2016…
43rd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair
Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFounded in 1973, the Nihonmachi Street Fair was hatched as an idea to provide leadership and mentorship opportunities for the youth of J-Town and to honor the cultural heritage that was, at the time, at risk of being displaced. Since then the annual event has grown from a four-booth affair to a two-day event. The Nihonmachi…
Lorraine K. Bannai Book Signing
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us during Nihonmachi Street Fair weekend for a book signing and talk with author Lorraine K. Bannai, who will be sharing Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice! Professor Bannai served with the remarkable legal team that successfully challenged Fred Korematsu's conviction for defying the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans…
Presidio of SF – 75th Anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United States75th Anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service Ceremony at the MIS Historic Learning Center. Saturday, November 12, 2016 Click HERE for the event flyer Where It All Began, November 1941. Here on November 1, 1941, in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, the U.S. Army secretly…
NJAHS HOLIDAY Party
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMembers, Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Party Join us for a pot-luck of refreshments & merriment RSVP: njahs@njahs.org 415-921-5007
Peter Yamamoto’s Book Preview: JOURNEYS II
NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us as Japantown poet Peter Yamamoto shares a preview of his 2nd book of poetry: JOURNEYS II on the first Saturday of February at the NJAHS Peace Gallery. Light refreshments served.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS: PART TWO Sun. Feb. 5
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. Email njahs@njahs.org to sign up for waitlist. If you haven't already, please fill out the Pre-registration Assessment FORM BELOW. IN SEARCH OF YOUR KOSEKI (Japanese registry) SUNDAY, FEB 5, 2017, 1 - 3PM NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, SF JAPANTOWN Continuing NJAHS' Workshop Series on JA Genealogy, Part Two Series, we've invited…
CAMP 101: A Teach-In
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCamp 101: A Teach-In February 18, 2017, 9:30AM - 12:30PM On the 75th anniversary of the Executive Order 9066 which led to the mass incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast, we'll explore the meaning behind this executive order and its implications today. Grace Morizawa, Ed.D. Rosalyn Tonai, Melissa Ayumi Bailey FREE, RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/camp-101-everything-you-want-to-know-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask-tickets-32139670620
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Feb 19 2017
FRAGILE FREEDOMS 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066 Sunday, February 19, 2017 Program: 2 -4PM Followed by a Candlelighting procession to the JCCCNC AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres 1881 Post Street San Francisco, Japantown On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, setting into motion the wartime mass incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans from…
Gen. Shinseki Visit – Sat, March 18, 2017
NJAHS & National Veterans Network invites you to a special meet-and-greet presentation by Gen. Eric Shinseki (RET) on the new National Museum of the US Army on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 2 – 4PM at NJAHS’ Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center at Building 640, 640 Old Mason Street, in the Presidio of San…
Authors Panel & Booksigning + Bento Lunch
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAuthors Panel & Booksigning + Bento Lunch New releases: Fred Korematsu Speaks Up & American Yellow FREE PRESIDI-GO SHUTTLE TO MIS HISTORIC LEARNING CENTER AND MAIN POST SAT. APRIL 1, 2017, 11AM - 12 NOON. Award-winning author Stan Yogi, who co-wrote "Fred Korematsu Speaks Up" discusses Supreme Court challenger Fred Korematsu's quest for justice in…
Preserve & Protect Our Freedoms- NJAHS Annual Awards Event
As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, this year, we are reminded of the many struggles faced by Japanese Americans but also others less fortunate and marginalized in today's society. Join us to honor Keynote speaker Dr. Cruz Reynoso, civil rights attorney and the first Latino California Supreme Court justice and Presidential…
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…
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…
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 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…
In 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…
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…
Artists’ Eyes Film Series
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…
Acknowledging A Fundamental Injustice: 30th Anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 – Annual Awards Tribute 2018
Presidio Officers' Club 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJOIN 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…
Annual Members Meeting & LUNCH PROGRAM
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…
API Veterans Ceremony 2018
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
Traveling Exhibit- Then They Came for Me
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…
May 4, 2019 Annual Awards Tribute Pictures
The Open Square, Futures Without Violence Building, 100 Montgomery, Main Post, Presidio of San Francisco 100 Montgomery, in the Presidio of San Francisco, San FranciscoMaking 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…
SF Premiere Film Screening: Our Lost Years by Lane Nishikawa- May 4
The Open Square, Futures Without Violence Building, 100 Montgomery, Main Post, Presidio of San Francisco 100 Montgomery, in the Presidio of San Francisco, San FranciscoSaturday, 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…
NJAHS Annual Members Meeting
Join us on our annual member meeting. All are welcome! Date & Time: June 22 at 11:00am-3:00pm Location: 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 (Presidio of S.F.) Featuring guest speaker: Sharon Yamato New exhibit: What happened at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain concentration camp when hundreds of barracks built to house 11,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry…
National Japanese American Historical Society & Nihonmachi Street Fair Presents
FREE Movie Night at the Peace Plaza SATURDAY, August 3, 2019 from 8:15pm (sun down) - 10:00pm “MIRAI” a lm by Mamoro Hosoda ★ 91st Academy Awards Nominee Best Animated Film ★ Golden Globe Awards Nominee Best Motion Picture - Animated www.nihonmachisf.org
TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019
On behalf of our Veterans Day Event committee, we are writing to you to invite you to “TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019” our annual Veterans Day weekend ceremony and concert featuring Anthony Brown and Janice Mirikitani. On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10 – 12 noon, followed by a private lunch reception…
Genealogy Series 2
#2 WWII CAMP RECORDS Sunday, December 15, 2019, 2- 4PM NJAHS Gallery 1684 Post Street San Francisco CA 94115 NJAHS Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai will speak about accessing your family's Japanese American camp records for War Relocation Authority centers and "Enemy Alien" Internment sites available at the National…
Census Day
TODAY IS CENSUS DAY! For the first time ever, The Census can be completed online at 2020census.gov! Check out our video below on how responding to the Census will benefit your community. Do you need assistance completing your Census questionnaire online? Please contact us at njahs@njahs.org or melissa@njahs.org with your questions. We are here to help. …
Virtual Broadcasts: Kayla Isomura of The Suitcase Project – In the Era of Covid-19
Click here to watch SPECIAL ZOOM BROADCAST EVENT Friday, May 22, at 6PM -7:00PM Pacific Standard Time An International Conversation with Yonsei Canadian curator /photographer Kayla Isomura of The Suitcase Project - In the Era of Covid-19. FREE. Click here to REGISTER for the ZOOM Broadcast The Suitcase Project, photographed by Kayla Isomura, made its…
Virtual Broadcasts: NJAHS Annual Members Meeting
Click here to watch Join us Saturday for a late afternoon broadcast Date & Time: Sat, June 27, 2020 from 3:30 Pm - 5:00 PM Pacific time (5:30CT, 6:30 ET) Location: Online broadcast Annual Members Meeting -Update & Elections NJAHS Virtual Gallery Tour Poetry Reading- The Journey Continues- Peter Yamamoto Click here to register for…
Virtual Broadcasts: ANNUAL AWARDS TRIBUTE 2020 LIVESTREAM SEPT. 5
Futures Without Violence 100 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesClick here to watch For the first time ever, NJAHS will Livestream the Annual Awards Tribute on Sat. September 5, 2020 at 5PM. Go to our Givebutter page to WATCH the Annual Awards Tribute and DONATE in real time to contribute to our Event Campaign! REFLECTING BACK Moving Forward JOIN US AS WE HONOR THOSE…
Virtual Broadcasts: Takato Hamai’s handmade crutches
Date / Time Sat. Oct. 17, 11 a.m. - noon Those with physical disabilities were not exempt from being imprisoned. These crutches, made by hand at Gila River, Arizona, are testimony to the hardships endured by the maker, Takato Hamai. This story is the first of four “objects of survival” which 50 Objects will introduce…
Virtual Broadcast’s: Toy Tank at Tule Lake
Kiyoshi Ina, a two-year-old boy with chicken pox, was comforted by a handmade toy tank sent to him at Tule Lake, California, by his father. They were in different prison camps, separated by 1,000 miles. Learn about this wartime toy and how its story continues to be told. This Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m.…
Virtual Broadcast: VETERANS DAY 2020
Happy Veterans Day from NJAHS!! Join us for a FREE Zoom Broadcast (webinar format) on Saturday, November 14 from 11 -12 NOON as we honor our Nikkei Veterans from past NorCAL and Salt Lake City Congressional Gold Medal ceremonies and other Veteran Day Tribute events all to the music composed by Dr. Anthony Brown and…
Tokyo Rose Program- Nov 18
The Mistrial of Iva Toguri and the Myth of “Tokyo Rose” Orphan Ann was a disk jockey on Japanese radio during World War II. She was a real person named Iva Toguri. This is her story. This also the story of “Tokyo Rose,” who was not a real person, but a myth—a press invention, later…
Virtual Broadcast: Ibuki’s Doll Program
50 Objects Sat. Dec 5, 11 am to 12 noon Guest Ibuki Hibi Lee with Nancy Ukai, 50 Objects, and Melissa Bailey, NJAHS Join us for an illustrated conversation with Ibuki Hibi Lee, who carried her doll to Tanforan and Topaz in 1942. She still has the doll, which was memorialized in a photograph…
Race & Resilence: the Story of Buffalo Soldiers and Nisei Solders in Beyond Pearl Harbor, a virtual Event
LIVE Virtual Event: Race & Resilience: the Story of Buffalo Soldiers and Nisei Solders in Beyond Pearl Harbor LIVE Sessions Sunday, December 6, 2020 10AM HST, 12 PST, 2 MST, 3 EST Please Join Us For this LIVE broadcast with NJAHS @ the Presidio LIVE with NPS Ranger emeritus Rik Penn, Buffalo Soldiers, and NJAHS'…
John Tateishi, Author of REDRESS, A Behind-the Scenes Perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VIX1bDyo0 Date & Time: December 19, 2020 from 11am - 12 noon. A leader in the JACL Redress campaign, John Tateishi shares his intimate knowledge of the behind-the-scenes fight for redress, beginning with an acutely divided community, internal discord, and an American public largely unaware of concentration camps on US soil. His latest book has…
Virtual Broadcast: Mihara’s Braille Board program
50 Objects and NJAHS invite you to “Mihara’s Braille Board” Date & Time: Sat. Jan. 23, 11 a.m. to 12 noon PST Guests: Sam Mihara, Nob Mihara and Linda Mihara with Nancy Ukai, 50 Objects, and Melissa Bailey, NJAHS Join us for slides and a live Q and A about Tokinobu Mihara, who arrived in…
Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1UJw6xV6Cg A Virtual ZOOM Event All are welcome! ON-LINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PROGRAM : Keynote Speaker: Rev. Arnold Townsend . Associate Minister, Church Without Walls , Vice President, San Francisco NAACP Emcees: Dianne Fukami, Award-winning filmmaker & Hillary Nakano, Attorney and activist Clifford I. Uyeda Peace & Humanitarian Awardee: Campaign for Justice: Redress NOW for Japanese…
Past NJAHS Events 2021 on YouTube
Past NJAHS Events 2021 Sat. Apr. 10, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Japanese Voices of Angel Island - A virtual book talk feat. Prof. Charles Egan. Click here to watch Sat. Apr. 17, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Remembering Our Grandfathers' Exile from Hawai'i - A virtual book talk feat. Prof. Emerita Gail Okawa. Click…
Japanese Voices of Angel Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIwNQZylviM Japanese Inscriptions and Poetry from Angel Island, a book talk presented by Professor Charles Egan. Sat. April 10, 11 a.m. to 12 noon via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation You’re invited to a book talk and live Q and A by Professor Charles…
Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile – from Hawaii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVJHEZ8Ye0 Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile: The Imprisonment of Hawai`i’s Japanese in World War II, a book talk presented by Gail Okawa. Sat. April 17, 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Join us for an illustrated talk and a live Q and A…
Call to Action: Amache As An National Historic Site
Internment camp survivor wants NPS to preserve his past Rob Hotakainen, E&E News reporter Published: Thursday, April 22, 2021 Bob Fuchigami was only 11 years old in 1942 when the military ordered his family living in California to report to the local train depot. Eventually, he said, they ended up at Camp Amache in Granada,…
Facing the Mountain- Virtual book launch event
Densho is hosting the official book launch for Facing the Mountain, a new book about WWII incarceration and the 442nd RCT by Daniel James Brown, NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat. The May 11, 2021 virtual event will feature a conversation between Brown and Densho Executive Director Tom Ikeda, who has…
Natsukashii: Writings on the Nisei Experience
Click here to watch Natsukashi: Writings on the Nisei Experience with Instructor Naomi Shibata and her Nisei storytellers. Sat. May 15, 11 AM to 12 Noon via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Hayward Area Historical Society Grab your morning buns and tea and join us for some literary delights…
Finding Your Roots: An Introduction to JA Genealogy & NJAHS’ Digital Archives
Click here to watch Research At Home with Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai and Collections Manager Max Nihei Sat. May 22, 2021, 11AM to 12 Noon PST/1PM-2PM CT/2PM-3PM ET/12PM-1PM MT via Zoom. Sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society This popular series continues with an introduction to conducting Japanese American Genealogical Research from the comforts of your…
SF Japantown United Against Hate PSA (Public Service Announcement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTv_MBOOR8 San Francisco Japantown United Against Hate, a project of the San Francisco Nihonmachi Community Coalition, stands united against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate. Given the rash of anti-AAPI hate incidents plaguing the country, San Francisco Japantown organizations came together to express solidarity with victims of hate, vigilance against such racist attacks, and…
Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Go for Broke Forever Stamp Tribute
Click here to watch Bay Area Go For Broke Forever Stamp Tribute Friday, June 4, 2021 6PM PST
Past NJAHS Events on YouTube
Past NJAHS Events The Suitcase Project in the Age of COVID-19 Click here to watch NJAHS Annual Members Meeting 2020 Click here to watch NJAHS Annual Awards Tribute 2020 - Reflecting Back, Moving Forward Click here to watch 50 Objects: Ibuki's Doll Click here to watch 50 Objects: The Mihara Braille Board Click here to…
Join Us @ AMACHE -Virtually!
Dear Folks, Three exciting things happening with the Amache incarceration site near Granada, CO. We encourage families to assist their elders in participating in all 3 engagements. Join the Amache 2021 virtual Pilgrimage - all are welcome! (www.jampilgrimages.com/2021-amache-virtual-pilgrimage) Special Topic Discussion Groups (Saturday June 12, 5 PM MDT) and Intergenerational Conversations (Sunday June 13, 3PM MDT). Anyone…
Free Online Workshop for Elementary Teachers
We Are All Americans Select one workshop Wednesday June 23 Saturday June 26 - 09:00 to 12:30 Pacific Time Stipend of $150 Full Resource Packet Space Limited Apply by June 21, 2021 How did the experience of being forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated affect the choices made by people of Japanese ancestry as…
2021 Spring Raffle Winners
Grand Prize: Airfare for 2 to Hawaii - Sherie Ann Hashimoto Second Prize: Transcontinental Airfare for 2 - Juli Kodani Third Prize: 2-Night Hotel Voucher (U.S.) - Jani Iwamoto Fourth Prize: $1000 Cash - Mary Ishisaki Thank you all for participate in our 2021 spring raffle!
Search For Koseki : Family Registry in Japan (Annual Members Mtg Program)
NJAHS Annual Members Program featuring - Search for Koseki- Family Registry in Japan Join us for our Annual Members Meeting & Program featuring Hiroshi Yanagisawa's on-line presentation on Koseki, Japanese Family Registry. Date & Time: June 26, 2021 @ 2PM Click here to watch
NJAHS 40th Anniversary Celebration
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY @ 5PM PT, 7PM CT, 8PM, ET for NJAHS' 40th Anniversary Kick-off! Thanks to our sponsors, the event is now FREE w/ REGISTRATION. (Of course, donations are always welcome and appreciated!) Treat yourself and your friends & family to a Sneak Peek BROADCAST of film excerpts from Claudia Katayanagi's latest work. EXILED:…
War Relocation Authority Incarceree Farm Labor
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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
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…
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…
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
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…
San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA Multicultural/Multimedia Book Presentation Featuring Asian American Women’s Voices
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 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
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…
48th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair
Back to the Culture: A Silkscreen Print Exhibit by Artist Leon Sun
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe 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
Come Together for a Holiday Art & Craft sale and gathering
National Japanese Historical Society 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEnemy 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…
We want your input on the San Francisco Japantown History Mural Project!
Due to rising health concerns, JACL Mural Project Public meeting -NOW ON-LINE, NOT IN PERSON @ NJAHS DEC 15 notable portraits @ Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter Street Mural Objective: The Mural will enhance the Peace Plaza’s attractiveness, educate the public via interactive technology, and increase interest in visiting Japantown.…
MIS Historic Learning Center is closed on New Year Eve and New Year
MIS Historic Learning Center closed on New Year Eve (December 21, 2022) and New Year (January 1, 2023). It will reopen on January 7&8, 2023
2023 Bay Area Day of Remembrance
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2023 Winter Raffle – Raffle Pull Tonight – Jan. 30, 5PM
2023 winter raffle https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-winter-raffle-1.pdf
2023 Winter Raffle Winners
Here are the winners! Airfare to Japan for 2 - Kerri Young Transcontinental Airfare for 2 - B. Marumoto 2 Night Hotel Stay - Susan Tamura $1000 - Doug Ota
Welcome to the Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2023
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LIFE’S ANGLES: CAMP ART BOXES – Lessons on the Japanese American Camp Art and Crafts of WWII
SIGN UP TODAY LIFE’S ANGLES: CAMP ART BOXES - Lessons on the Japanese American Camp Art and Crafts of WWII. Using award-winning place-based pedagogy and specially crafted art box kits, school classroom teachers in grade levels 3- 6 will explore themes of civil liberties and social justice through the arts and language arts. Classroom hands-on applications address intergenerational trauma and healing today.…
Threads of Remembrance: Asian American Quilts of Memory at Peace Gallery
NJAHS is pleased to host Threads of Remembrance; Asian American Quilts of Memory at the NJAHS Peace Gallery from Saturday, April 8 to Friday, May 19, 2023. Monday to Friday, 12pm to 5pm, the first Saturday of May and both weekends of Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival (Apr. 8 & 9 and 15 & 16,…
Music Makers: Bands Behind Barbed Wire – Memorial Day Weekend Concert -FREE
Presidio Tunnel Tops - 210 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us Saturday May 27, 1- 3PM for MUSIC MAKERS: Bands Behind Barbed Wire, a FREE Jazz Concert featuring AKIRA TANA Ensemble with Kim Nalley and Taiko master Jimi Nakagawa. Presented by NJAHS, this Memorial Day Weekend event is in conjunction with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Bring friends and family, your picnic gear,…
Amache National Historic Site Foundation Document
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California 1840 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe National Park Service is preparing a foundation document to guide future planning and management of Amache National Historic Site. We invite you to participate in this effort. On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act into law, starting the process to establish Amache as a new unit of the…
Tunnel Tops Concert 5/27/2023
AKIRA TANA, & FRIENDS PERFORM AT NEW PRESIDIO TUNNEL TOPS with Kim Nalley & Jimi Nakagawa Duo Music Makers; Bands Behind Barbed Wire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62A_np7XJ1s (Video Credit: NJAHS/Biosphere Productions. Claudia Katayanagi) (Mark Shigenaga, Photographer) Photographic Usage Terms: Images are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ This means that you can share — copy and…
Queer Reflections
Queer Reflections at Peace Gallery NJAHS invites visitors to examine how we see and remember this Summer in the Peace Gallery, on Now until August 5, Queer Reflections asks about or memories, perceptions and what we see in ourselves an others. Featuring Midori (美登里) and Tina Kashiwagi the exhibit examines perception and memory. …
Annual Members Meeting & Program -Sat. Jul 15 @11AM
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJOIN US THIS SATURDAY OR FILL OUT AND SEND IN YOUR PROXY TODAY! NJAHS 2023 ANN MBRS PDF fillable Guest Speakers: Prof. Dana Nakano, Japanese Americans Millennials: Rethinking, Generation, Community, and Diversity Iszac Gaton, producer, co-director J-town, A Visual Novel, A Game Demonstration JOIN US FOR BENTO LUNCH? Eventbrite Registration
Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai Photo Exhibit at the MISHLC
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA new Photo Exhibit by Takeshi Moro September 16th - October 22nd, 2023 On display at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center 640 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 With a very special Conversation and Book Signing with Dennis Makishima and Kenny Murakami September 24 at 1:30PM Open on weekends from 12PM…
Benign Neglect: Conversation and Book Signing w/ Takeshi Moro, Dennis Makishima, and Kenny Murakami
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesConversation and Book Signing with Takeshi Moro, Dennis Makishima, and Kenny Murakami September 24th at 1:30PM Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center 640 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129 Join us on September 24th at 1:30PM at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center for a very special in-person conversation with Dennis Makashima and…
2024 Winter Raffle
The NJAHS 2024 Winter Raffle is now open! PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
NJAHS Debuts New Exhibit “The Go For Broke Spirit” by Shane Sato, at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center
The Go For Broke Spirit by Shane Sato November 11th, 2023 - March 31st, 2024 On display at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center 640 Mason Street, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 Open from November 11th, 2033 - March 31st, 2024, Weekends from Noon to 5PM Located in the Military Intelligence Service Historic…
MIS Historic Learning Center – 10th Year Anniversary – Nov. 12, 2023
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center on Sunday, November 12. The day’s events will include: Two public lectures at the Presidio Officers' Club by the foremost authority on the Military Intelligence Service, Dr. James C. McNaughton, author of…
MIS Historic Learning Center – 10th Year Anniversary – Nov. 12, 2023
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center on Sunday, November 12. The day’s events will include: Two public lectures at the Presidio Officers' Club by the foremost authority on the Military Intelligence Service, Dr. James C. McNaughton, author of…
Renshi Love Letter Kickoff
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MISHLC 10th Anniversary: A Visual Review
Thanks for attending the 10th anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center! It was a celebration to remember.
Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2024 | Carrying the Light for Justice: Finding Our Way Home
AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, United StatesThe 2024 Bay Area Day of Remembrance is quickly approaching. On Saturday February 17th, join us from 2 to 4 PM commemorating the Executive Order 9066, followed by a candle lighting procession through the streets of Japantown. Secure your tickets here. All are welcome! $10 suggested donation.