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…