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  • Carrying ON: 110 Years of San Francisco Japantown

    NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    2016 marks the 110th anniversary of San Francisco’s Japantown in the Western Addition. NJAHS brings to light the history of one of the oldest Japantowns that has survived over a…

  • Carrying ON @ General Consulate of Japan in San Francisco

    Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco 275 Battery Street Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco will host an exhibit in honor of San Francisco Japantown’s 110th Anniversary. The exhibit, “Carrying On: 110 Years of Japantown” was created…

  • 1860 Pacific Overtures: The First Japanese Embassy to America

    NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come learn about this historic journey of the first Japanese Embassy (on the USS Powhatan) and its escorts on the Kanrin Maru  to America in 1860. This voyage en route…

  • Nisei Soldiers of the Military Intelligence Service during WWII

    Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    November 1, 2016 marked the 75th anniversary of the first US Army Language School at Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco. Against the spectacular backdrop of the Golden Gate…

  • Children of the Camps -Exhibit Series

    Presidio Tunnel Tops - 210 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 granting the US military full authority to designate military zones from which to exclude all persons. While the order never mentioned "Japanese"…

  • 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…

  • Something from Nothing Opening Reception

      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…

  • Something from Nothing Upcoming Program

    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…

  • ARTISTS’ EYES: ART OF INCARCERATION

    In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the National Japanese American Historical Society presents Artists’ Eyes, Art of Incarceration. During World War II, Executive Order 9066 led…