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…
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…
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…
Date & Time: June 9, 2018 – January 31, 2019 from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: 640 Old Mason St, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129 Opening Reception: June 10, 2018 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm Admission free with program attendance. Featuring speakers Nancy Oda, Grace Shimizu, and Larry DiStasi with perspectives on the…
Where: 1684 Post St, San Francisco CA 94115 Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 Pm from Monday to Friday
Exhibit Opening Reception featuring art of Rich Tokeshi, Leland Wong, Gail Aratani, Wes Senzaki, Paul Kagawa, Rich Szeto and Chester Yoshida Day of Remembrance 40th Anniversary 1979 to 1998 An Exhibit Retrospective Party (Pot Luck) on March 2, 2019 from 1 - 5PM In the winter of…
Location: MIS Historic Learning Center Building 640, 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 Time & Date: Sat. & Sun. 12PM-5PM ENDS September 30, 2019
NEW INSTALLATION- Dislocation & Divergence: Causes & Consequences of E.O. 9066 at the MIS Historic Learning Center 2020 NJAHS presents 3 new wall-installations capturing 5 episodes of World War II: War Clouds Brewing, America Enters the War, Exclusion & Removal, Hidden Truths, Hidden Treasures This completes a two & a half year exhibition project funded…
THE SUITCASE PROJECT By Kayla Isomura What would you pack if forcibly removed from your home today? The Suitcase Project is a multimedia exhibition asking yonsei and gosei (fourth and fifth generation) Japanese Canadians and Americans what they would pack if uprooted from their homes in a moment’s notice. While these descendants of the internment…
San Francisco’s Japantown Art & Media (JAM) Workshop was a community art non-profit organization that operated from 1977 through 1999. Many of JAM’s screen-printed posters were devoted to announcing Japanese community events, which included the annual Oshogatsu Festival, where people gathered – and continue to gather - to participate in traditional Japanese New Year celebrations,…
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…
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,…
A 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…
Conversation 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…
Historic Bon Odori Multimedia Exhibit On View at NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery as Part of Commemorative Cultural Arts Series July 1 - Sept. 30, 2024 “American Bon Odori: Dancing in Joy & Remembrance” NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 Curated by Dr. Wynn Kiyama and Jane Suiei Naito Presented by…
Stop by for Fall Holiday sale with artists' works and merchandise! Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong with Purple Fire Gems, Leslie Yee, and Murata. Light refreshments will be provided by staff, friends and volunteers.
Join us for some Holiday Cheer and refreshments at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
Most Americans view the dropping of the atomic bomb from an aerial view, a massive impressive mushroom cloud. Most Japanese see the bombing from the ground, with all the human cost and devastation. As Japanese Americans, born and raised in America, we are positioned to see the atomic bombing from both vantage points. Thus, now…
Eye Witness for Peace: 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings Program Series /vc_column_text]REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKIWe Choose Peace: Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki. San Francisco's Japantown Weds. Aug. 6, 2025 @ 4:15PM. We Choose Peace. Osaka Way Peacemaking, 200,000 Blessings. Gather around 3:45PM. Live Performance by Gen Taiko, Japanese American Religious Federation, Japantown Cultural Arts…
Eye Witness for Peace: 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings Program Series /vc_column_text]REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKIWe Choose Peace: Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki. San Francisco's Japantown Weds. Aug. 6, 2025 @ 4:15PM. We Choose Peace. Osaka Way Peacemaking, 200,000 Blessings. Gather around 3:45PM. Live Performance by Gen Taiko, Japanese American Religious Federation, Japantown Cultural Arts…