NJAHS

Drag Performance and Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ2S+ Social Mixer
2025-05-23 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ2S+ Mixer
Presented by the QTAPI Coalition of the SF Bay Area, Japantown Rainbow Coalition, and supported by the Japanese American Citizen’s San Francisco Chapter.
UPDATE: MAY 23, 2025 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Celebrate the 5th anniversary of Queer and Trans API (QTAPI) Week with us at the QTAPI Week mixer and preview night! Come mix and mingle with members of the Bay Area’s Queer and Trans API organizations at the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), located in the heart of San Francisco’s Japantown. There will be refreshments, Pei Pei Ma’bilz and Kristi Yummykochi of the Rice Rockettes, COOL PEOPLE, and a preview of all the great events happening around the Bay Area for this year’s 5th QTAPI Week. Interested in hearing about Chinatown Pride? The progress pride flag raising in Japantown? The block party in the Castro? Come to the QTAPI Week preview night and mixer for an exclusive peak!
Kristi Yummykochi
Pei Pei Ma’bilz

Topaz Collages - The Art of Jeanie Kashima - Artist Presentation
2025-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | CA
Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima was the first baby born in Topaz (Central Utah) Concentration Camp, on September 22, 1942. Seventy-eight years later during the initial stages of the COVID epidemic Jeanie would revisit her birth via art. This journey would produce the collages here.
Her family lived in Berkeley before the war where her grandfather Seizo Oishi owned a wholesale carnation nursery in Richmond, CA, and her father was a landscape architect. Persuant to E.O. 9066 her mother, father, and older brother were forced from their home and sent to Tanforan “Assembly Center” before being transfered to “Central Utah War Relocation Center,” later known as Topaz.
The idea of these collages began with the discovery of family photographs, during the COVID quarantine. Each photo by Edna Horiuchi/Discover Nikkei photo was only about two by three inches.
The family was photographed by her uncles, both of whom had volunteered to serve in the US Army 442nd Regimential Combat Team. Cameras were not normally allowed in camp but her uncles snapped pictures of the family while on leave.
In 2020, Jeanie enlarged these photo images and added them to her mixed media to create the collages. Her mix of the historic images blended with her artistic interpretation add to the richness and depth of life in Topaz, and her return to Topaz in 2022.
These collages have been shown at at the Visions Museum of Textile Art in San Diego.
On Saturday, March 15, 2PM NJAHS hosts Jeanie Kashima’s “Artist Meet & Greet program and discussion. Kashima’s art is currently on display at the NJAHS Peace gallery in Japantown, 12 Noon- 5PM & first Sats of each month. EVENT IS FREE. Please RSVP (light refreshments provided) HERE

2025 Bay Area Day of Remembrance | Carrying the Light for Justice: Neighbors not Enemies
2025-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Private: AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, 94115, United States
The 2025 Bay Area Day of Remembrance is quickly approaching. On Saturday February 16th, join us from 1 to 3 PM commemorating the Executive Order 9066.
Secure your tickets here -> https://bit.ly/4acDZ9P
All are welcome! $10 suggested donation.
This in-person gathering will take place at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theaters – 1881 Post Street, San Francisco 94115, followed by a candle light procession through the streets of Japantown to a reception and dialogue.
For convience and accessible access, please use the Japantown Parking Garage ( 1610 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, California 94115 ), with over 900 parking spots in a secure area. For more information about the garage, please visit https://www.japancentergarage.org/
Check out this KQED article for more on this year’s Bay Area Day of Remembrance theme.

Topaz Collages - Jeanie Kashima - Exhibit
2025-01-01 12:00 - 2025-06-19 17:00 | CA
Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima was the first baby born in Topaz (Central Utah) Concentration Camp, on September 22, 1942. Seventy-eight years later during the initial stages of the COVID epidemic Jeanie would revisit her birth via art. This journey would produce the collages here.
Her family lived in Berkeley before the war where her grandfather Seizo Oishi owned a wholesale carnation nursery in Richmond, CA, and her father was a landscape architect. Persuant to E.O. 9066 her mother, father, and older brother were forced from their home and sent to Tanforan “Assembly Center” before being transfered to “Central Utah War Relocation Center,” later known as Topaz.
The idea of these collages began with the discovery of family photographs, during the COVID quarantine. Each photo by Edna Horiuchi/Discover Nikkei photo was only about two by three inches.
The family was photographed by her uncles, both of whom had volunteered to serve in the US Army 442nd Regimential Combat Team. Cameras were not normally allowed in camp but her uncles snapped pictures of the family while on leave.
In 2020, Jeanie enlarged these photo images and added them to her mixed media to create the collages. Her mix of the historic images blended with her artistic interpretation add to the richness and depth of life in Topaz, and her return to Topaz in 2022.
These collages have been shown at at the Visions Museum of Textile Art in San Diego.
Kashima’s art is currently on display at the NJAHS Peace gallery in Japantown, 12 Noon- 5PM & first Sats of each month until June 21st.
Kashima’s exhibit will be going to the Richmand Art Center after being shown at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.

Lauren Ito - To Our Ancesors - SFAC Emerging Artist Grant
2024-12-12 - 2024-12-31 | CA
Read the Zine here!
https://toourancestors.com/
The late Janice Mirikitani shared that we must, “write towards the light.” In this spirit of Janice’s message and calling in care, a cohort of Japanese diasporic artists will convene to co-create a love letter to our ancestors inspired by the Japanese poetic form of renshi.
Renshi is a collaborative “linked” poetry form used to inspire bridging and healing. When practicing renshi poetry, each poet creates a poem, then takes the last line of their poem and passes it onto the next person in the “chain” to use as the first line of their work—and so on. The works that emerge reflect dynamism of individual exploration, collective inspiration, and deeply relational authorship.
To Our Ancestors is a project that convenes six artists to create a digital “renshi love letter” to our ancestors that bridges across mediums and artist perspectives by alternating between poets and visual artists.
Each artist had 2-4 weeks to create their piece before passing whatever they interpret as the concluding element of their piece to the next artist to serve as the starting point of inspiration for their contribution.
Lauren Ito received an SFAC Emerging Artist Grant to fund this project in partnership with fiscal sponsor, National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS).
Read the Zine here!
https://toourancestors.com/

HOLIDAY ARTISTS' SALE
2024-12-07 12:00 - 17:00 | NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Join us for some Holiday Cheer and refreshments Saturday, December 7, 2024, 12-5PM at the NJAHS Peace Gallery.
Hosted by NJAHS.

FALL ARTISTS' SALE
2024-11-16 12:00 - 17:00 | NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
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.

OPENING RECEPTION: NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art - Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong
2024-10-19 13:00 - 16:00 | CA
OPENING RECEPTION- NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art – Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong.
JOIN US! Reception and Artists’ Talk
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024, 1- 4PM
Refreshments Provided. RSVP
FALL ARTISTS’ SALE with Purple Fire Gems (Leslie Yee-Murata, jewelry designer)
Saturday, November 16, 12-5PM
HOLIDAY ARTISTS’ SALE
Saturday, December 7, 12-5PM

NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art – Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong
An exhibition which presents the new works and old favorites of San Francisco Nihonmachi’s Community Artists.
Our time-honored artists of J-Town herald their diverse cultural heritage, share their personal and spiritual journeys through life and celebrate a deep sense of community of now and then. They reflect on what’s happening in the streets and in the world.
OPENS October 15, 2024 thru December 31, 2024
M-F, 1st Saturdays of the month, 12-5PM
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street, SF Japantown, CA 94115
(next to Cal Bank and Trust)

NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art
2024-10-15 12:00 - 2024-12-31 17:00 | CA
NOW & THEN: Life In Community Art – Rich Tokeshi, Leon Sun, Leland Wong. An exhibition, which explores new works and old favorites of San Francisco Nihonmachi’s Community Artists.
San Francisco – The National Japanese American Historical Society, Inc. hosts the exhibit NOW & THEN: Life in Community Art with artists Richard Tokeshi, Leon Sun and Leland Wong now through December 31, 2024.
Our time-honored artists of J-Town herald their Asian American cultural identities, share their personal and spiritual journeys through life and celebrate a deep sense of community of now and then. The artists, through their works, reflect on what’s happening in their world and on the street.
October 15, 2024 to December 31, 2024
M-F, 1st Saturdays of the month, 12-5PM
NJAHS Peace Gallery
1684 Post Street, SF Japantown, CA 94115
(next to Cal Bank and Trust)
JOIN US! Reception and Artists’ Talk
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024, 1- 4PM
Refreshments Provided
Click here to RSVP
FALL ARTISTS’ SALE with Purple Fire Gems (Leslie Yee-Murata, jewelry designer)
Saturday, November 16, 12-5PM
WHAT NOW? ARTIST TALK, DEMO & HOLIDAY ARTISTS’ SALE
Saturday, December 7, 12-5PM
WHAT NOW? An Artist Perspective with Leon Sun, Live Art Demo with Rich Tokeshi, (Silkscreen) and Leland Wong. Art Sale with Light Refreshments. EVENT IS FREE!
In the aftermath of the recent 2024 elections, questions loom What Now? Our trio of community artists whose lived experiences have spanned three decades of community activism, Asian American Studies struggles, housing displacement and Anti-Asian hate have their own call and response through their art. The question, What Now? frames this upcoming weekend public program , as our artists are asked to answer the question, each in their own way through their personal insights as Japantown community artists. We invite folks to gather in friendship and food for an artist talk by Leon Sun, live drawing by Leland Wong and an in-person silk screen printing demonstration by Rich Tokeshi along with Leslie Yee-Murata, Purple Fire Gem Jewelry. Artists’ Artwork will be on sale for purchase.
What Now? A Public Program: Art Talk, Live Art, Silk Screen Printing Demo & Art Sale.
Saturday, December 7, 2024. NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco CA 94115, 12- 5PM. Leon Sun, What Now? An Artist Perspective with Live Demo by Leland Wong and Rich Tokeshi Download Flyer

Hybrid Presentation: Community-Accountable Archaeology Partnership Project at Leupp Isolation Center
2024-09-24 17:00 - 18:30 | National Japanese Historical Society, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Community-Accountable Archaeology Partnership Project at Leupp Isolation Center
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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Co-presented by Koji Lau-Ozawa, Jun Sunseri, and Davina Two Bears.
Join us in the afternoon on Tuesday, September 24 for a hybrid Zoom and in-person presentation on the initial findings from an archaeological project exploring the grounds of the Leupp Isolation Center, an isolation center for Japanese American “troublemakers” following the December 1942 Manzanar Uprising that was established at the site of the former Indian boarding school of Leupp on a Navajo reservation in Arizona.
This archaeological initiative utilizes a community accountable approach, in service to the unique priorities of the Diné (Navajo) and Nikkei communities, and began first with agreements between the archaeologists and the communities around the Old Leupp site, including Birdsprings and Leupp, as well as input from descendants of Japanese Americans imprisoned at Leupp.
In their talk, the archaeology team will share some of their initial results from their first season of fieldwork at the Old Leupp site, as well as seek mentorship from community members as they work on analyzing their results and co-crafting next steps.
About the team: The team is made up of Diné and Nikkei members: Davina Two Bears, Jun Sunseri, and Koji Lau-Ozawa. Davina is Diné and originally from Birdsprings, Arizona, a community adjacent to Leupp. Kojun “Jun” Ueno Sunseri is shin-issei, born in Tokyo with biological paternal roots from Ueno and emigrated at five years old to the United States to be raised in other cultures in Southern California and eventually adopted. Koji Lau-Ozawa is a sansei/yonsei from San Francisco. His grandparents, along with great-grandparents, aunts and uncles, were all incarcerated at the Gila River Incarceration Camp where he focused his first major research project.
Click here for the full press release.

Midori Kai 2024 Arts & Crafts Boutique
2024-09-14 11:00 - 13:00 | CA
The 2024 Midori Kai Arts and Crafts Boutique is upon us. We would like to gratefully announce that NJAHS is one of the several grant recipients receiving an award at this event. Our warmest thank yous to Midori Kai for this honor. Find us tabling on Saturday, September 14th!

A Love Letter to J-Town: Stories of Resilience
2024-08-10 15:00 - 19:00 | KOHO Co-Creative Hub, 1675 Post St, San Francisco, 94115, United States
Join KOHO, REALSOUL, Ryan Takemiya, and the National Japanese American Historical Society this Saturday, August 10 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM for “A Love Letter to J-Town: Stories of Resilience”, a special event that highlights the history of redevelopment and gentrification in Japantown through storytelling.

This event will feature storytellers and poets who will share personal and historical perspectives on Japantown’s rich legacy. The full lineup of performers is:

Lauren Ito
Joyce Nakamura
Mickey Imura
Richard Hasimoto
Francis Wong
Judy Hamaguchi
Sarah Matsui
Greer Nakadegawa-Lee

In addition to the storytelling, attendees can explore a variety of local vendors offering unique goods and crafts.
Click here for more information.

American Bon Odori: Dancing in Joy & Remembrance
2024-07-01 12:00 - 2024-09-30 17:00 | NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
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 the American Bon Consortium in partnership with the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS)
Vibrant, colorful, and joyous—Obon dancing (Bon odori) is a kaleidoscope of movement and rhythm, deeply rooted in Japanese Buddhist traditions. In the 1930s, Reverend Yoshio Iwanaga introduced Bon odori to Buddhist communities up and down the American West Coast. Since that time, Bon odori has remained an important Japanese American tradition, through the devastation of World War II concentration camps, the difficult postwar years, and into the 21st century.
As the Buddhist Churches of America marks its 125th anniversary, “American Bon Odori: Dancing in Joy and Remembrance,” celebrates the legacy of Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga, Obon dance teachers past and present, and all who have entered the dance circle.
Drawing upon archival photos, rare films, and artifacts, “American Bon Odori” chronicles the history and significance of Obon dancing (“Bon odori”) in the continental United States, from the 1930s and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, through the postwar era and into the 21st century. Principal curator, Dr. Wynn Kiyama, has written extensively on Bon odori for Discover Nikkei, Wheel of Dharma, and Portland State University’s Digital Archive. Assistant curator, Jane Suiei Naito, is a member of the BCA Archive Committee and a Sogetsu Ikebana instructor.
The exhibit will also feature 3 special workshops on July 6, August 3, and September 7 in the Peace Gallery. Further details below.
Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, and first Saturdays of the month: 12 Noon to 5 pm
Additional gallery days: Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2 (Labor Day), from 12 Noon to 5 pm.
Group Tours: Click here to arrange a group tour for all ages or call (415) 921-5007.

Additional Programming
Saturday, July 6th, 1 – 2 PM
Uchiwa Fan Making Workshop
Hosted by Jane Suiei Naito
NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Saturday, August 3rd, 1 – 2 PM
Tenugui Towel Making Workshop
Hosted by Reiko Iwanaga (Hanayagi Reimichi)
NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Saturday, September 7th, 1 – 2 PM
“The Magic of Dancing Obon” Dance and Talk
Featuring Bon dance creator, activist, and cultural icon, Nobukuo Miyamoto, in conversation with Dr. Wynn Kiyama
NJAHS Japantown Peace Gallery, 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Register for workshops here: https://forms.gle/tQBuM2QS2bp1wJxq7
Sunday, September 8th, 1 – 3 PM
“American Bon Dancing – In Joy and Remembrance”
Presented in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens (Mission St. between 3rd & 4th St)
The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival offers an encore presentation of “American Bon Dancing: Dancing in Joy & Remembrance,” on Sunday, September 8th from 1 – 3 pm, at the Great Lawn on Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. Presented by the American Bon Consortium in partnership with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival with support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
“American Bon Dancing: Dancing in Joy & Remembrance” invites individuals of all backgrounds to “just dance.” No prior experience is necessary as participants join the dance circle, honor the memories of those who have passed, and dance in gratitude for the present moment. Reiko Iwanaga (Hanayagi Reimichi), Bon dance master and daughter-in-law of Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga, collaborates with an array of Bon dance artists for a once-in-a-lifetime afternoon of Bon dancing and music. Two new Bon dances commissioned by the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) Music Committee will be presented.
Photograph by Isao Isago Tanaka
Nobuko Miyamoto, Bon dance maker, arts icon, activist, and subject of a new documentary, “A Song in Movement,” will teach her BCA-commissioned work, “Kangie” (Gathering of Joy).
Bonbu Stories, a new Asian American arts collaborative group whose members include Emily (Yoshihara) Imazumi, Miharu Okamura, Sydney Shiroyama, Miko Shudo, Kendall Tani, and Vicky Zhang, will share “Lantern Song,” also commissioned by the BCA Music Committee.
PJ Hirabayashi of TaikoPeace will lead the Bon dance circle in “Ei Ja Nai Ka,” a contemporary favorite performed with San Jose Taiko. Ensohza Japanese Folk Ensemble will perform traditional Bon dance music.
All events are free and open to the public. See details at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
https://ybgfestival.org/event/american-bon-dancing-2024/

Funding made possible by The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and San Francisco Japantown Foundation. For Exhibit and Workshop details, visit https://www.njahs.org/one-day-events/ or call (415) 921-5007. For the Dance event, visit https://ybgfestival.org/event/american-bon-dancing-2024/ or call (415) 543-1718.

Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2024 | Carrying the Light for Justice: Finding Our Way Home
2024-02-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Private: AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, 94115, United States
The 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.

MISHLC 10th Anniversary: A Visual Review
2023-11-27 08:00 - 17:00 | CA
Thanks for attending the 10th anniversary of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center! It was a celebration to remember.

Renshi Love Letter Kickoff
2023-11-14 16:00 - 2023-12-31 14:32 | CA
https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Renshi-Love-Letter-Kickoff-Deck1.mp4

MIS Historic Learning Center - 10th Year Anniversary - Nov. 12, 2023
2023-11-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
The 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 Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II
An optional sit-down lunch in the Presidio Officers’ Club’s beautiful Ortega Ballroom
Tours, presentations and the public unveiling of a brand new photo kiosk honoring the Nisei Veterans of the Military Intelligence Service at the MIS Historic Learning Center, Bldg. 640, on Crissy Field

A new vet photo exhibit by Shane Sato accompanied by a book signing

The deadline for registration for the 10 Year Anniversary Event is October 31.
UPDATE: ALL EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT EXCEPT FOR JAMES MCNAUGHTON SECOND LECTURE AND MISHLC OPEN HOUSE.
Click Here to register for James McNaughton Second Lecture and MISHLC Open House
The Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center (MIS Historic Learning Center) is a 13,000 square foot educational center devoted to the history of Japanese Americans and dedicated to the MIS Japanese American veterans. It is situated along the Presidio of San Francisco’s Crissy Field at the site of the original MIS language school, and is within walking distance of the newly created Presidio Tunnel Tops. Visitors from around the world have the opportunity to learn about the MIS, as well as the history of Japanese Americans, including WWII incarceration at the MIS Historic Learning Center.

Full schedule below:

10 AM: Registration and Refreshments at Presidio Officers’ Club
11 AM – 12 PM: James McNaughton Lecture #1 at Presidio Officers’ Club, Moraga Hall
12 PM -1:45 PM: Luncheon Program at Presidio Officers’ Club, Ortega Ballroom
2 PM – 3 PM: James McNaughton Lecture #2 at Presidio Officers’ Club, Moraga Hall
2 PM – 5PM: MIS Historic Learning Center Open House at MIS Historic Learning Center
2:30 PM – 3 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas Presentation #1 at MIS Historic Learning Center
3:30 PM – 4 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas 2nd Presentation #2 at MIS Historic Learning Center
3:30 PM – 5 PM: James McNaughton Meet n Greet at MIS Historic Learning Center
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas Presentation #3 (if needed) at MIS Historic Learning Center

Locations:
Presidio Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 (MISHLC)
640 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94129

Looping Shuttle Service Schedule:
There will be a looping shuttle bus available connecting the Presidio Officers’ Club and the MIS Historic Learning Center. Times below:

10:00 AM Depart Presidio Officers’ Club for MISHLC
10:30 AM Depart MISHLC for Presidio Officers’ Club
12:00 PM Depart Presidio Officers’ Club for MISHLC
1:30 PM Depart MISHLC for Presidio Officers’ Club
2:00 PM Depart Presidio Officers’ Club for MISHLC
2:30 PM Depart MISHLC for Presidio Officers’ Club
3:00 PM Depart Presidio Officers’ Club for MISHLC
4:00 PM Depart MISHLC for Presidio Officers’ Club
4:30 PM Depart Presidio Officers’ Club for MISHLC
5:00 PM Depart MISHLC for Presidio Officers’ Club

In Conjunction with the 10 Year Anniversary, NJAHS is Launching a National Campaign to Honor Nisei Veterans of the Military Intelligence Service
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31, 2023
MIS Families are urged to submit photos of their veterans to help fill a missing chapter in WWII history
NJAHS seeks your help in honoring the 13,000 MIS service members and their affiliates whose covert intelligence work and operations helped speed the end of World War II and the advancement of a democratic government in post-war Japan.
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, NJAHS will launch the MIS Veteran Photo Tribute at the MIS Historic Learning Center. A digital photo kiosk that includes your veteran’s photo will be unveiled at the 10 year anniversary event on Sunday, November 12, and we welcome your attendance. This digital kiosk will be located on the MIS Historic Learning Center’s existing MIS Honor Wall, which lists the names of some 13,000 MIS and affiliates who served in various capacities from 1941-1952 The task of collecting the photos of these MIS and MIS-related veterans and their affiliates (civilian instructors, support staff, Naval Intelligence, Counter Intelligence Corp (CIC), WACS, Korean War MIS) is expected to take some time because of the wartime shroud of secrecy and the fact that many have passed away since the end of the war.
The task of collecting thousands of veteran photos is daunting, and that’s why NJAHS seeks your help. Whether you are an MIS veteran family member or descendant or you know of someone who should be honored, we encourage you to submit a scanned digital image of a vintage photo of your veteran in military uniform for inclusion in the MIS Veteran Photo Tribute.

Here’s how you can help:

Scan an image (300dpi) of a vintage enlistment photograph of your MIS veteran in his/her military uniform at the time of service ideally. Headshots are preferred, but not necessary.
Fill out the attached information form, including the use of photo consent form Your contact information is required should our NJAHS staff need to contact you with follow up questions. Information submitted will be used for purposes of the photo exhibit only.
Email your photo to mis@njahs.org no later than October 31.
A suggested donation of $100 will be used to prepare your photo for inclusion in this permanent photo display.

MIS Historic Learning Center - 10th Year Anniversary - Nov. 12, 2023
2023-11-12 11:00 - 16:00 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
The 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 Nisei Linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II
An optional sit-down lunch in the Presidio Officers’ Club’s beautiful Ortega Ballroom
Tours, presentations and the public unveiling of a brand new photo kiosk honoring the Nisei Veterans of the Military Intelligence Service at the MIS Historic Learning Center, Bldg. 640, on Crissy Field

The deadline for registration for the 10 Year Anniversary Event is October 31.
UPDATE: ALL EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT EXCEPT FOR JAMES MCNAUGHTON SECOND LECTURE AND MISHLC OPEN HOUSE.
Registration for James McNaughton Second Lecture and MISHLC Open House
The Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center (MIS Historic Learning Center) is a 13,000 square foot educational center devoted to the history of Japanese Americans and dedicated to the MIS Japanese American veterans. It is situated along the Presidio of San Francisco’s Crissy Field at the site of the original MIS language school, and is within walking distance of the newly created Presidio Tunnel Tops. Visitors from around the world have the opportunity to learn about the MIS, as well as the history of Japanese Americans, including WWII incarceration at the MIS Historic Learning Center.

Full schedule below:

10 AM: Registration and Refreshments at Presidio Officers’ Club
11 AM – 12 PM: James McNaughton Lecture #1 at Presidio Officers’ Club, Moraga Hall
12 PM -1:45 PM: Luncheon Program at Presidio Officers’ Club, Ortega Ballroom
2 PM – 3 PM: James McNaughton Lecture #2 at Presidio Officers’ Club, Moraga Hall
2 PM – 5PM: MIS Historic Learning Center Open House at MIS Historic Learning Center
2:30 PM – 3 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas Presentation #1 at MIS Historic Learning Center
3:30 PM – 4 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas 2nd Presentation #2 at MIS Historic Learning Center
3:30 PM until Closing: James McNaughton Meet n Greet at MIS Historic Learning Center
4 PM – 4:30 PM: Karen Tanaka Lucas Presentation #3 (if needed) at MIS Historic Learning Center

Locations:
Presidio Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640 (MISHLC)
640 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94129

In Conjunction with the 10 Year Anniversary, NJAHS is Launching a National Campaign to Honor Nisei Veterans of the Military Intelligence Service
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31, 2023
MIS Families are urged to submit photos of their veterans to help fill a missing chapter in WWII history
NJAHS seeks your help in honoring the 13,000 MIS service members and their affiliates whose covert intelligence work and operations helped speed the end of World War II and the advancement of a democratic government in post-war Japan.
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, NJAHS will launch the MIS Veteran Photo Tribute at the MIS Historic Learning Center. A digital photo kiosk that includes your veteran’s photo will be unveiled at the 10 year anniversary event on Sunday, November 12, and we welcome your attendance. This digital kiosk will be located on the MIS Historic Learning Center’s existing MIS Honor Wall, which lists the names of some 13,000 MIS and affiliates who served in various capacities from 1941-1952 The task of collecting the photos of these MIS and MIS-related veterans and their affiliates (civilian instructors, support staff, Naval Intelligence, Counter Intelligence Corp (CIC), WACS, Korean War MIS) is expected to take some time because of the wartime shroud of secrecy and the fact that many have passed away since the end of the war.
The task of collecting thousands of veteran photos is daunting, and that’s why NJAHS seeks your help. Whether you are an MIS veteran family member or descendant or you know of someone who should be honored, we encourage you to submit a scanned digital image of a vintage photo of your veteran in military uniform for inclusion in the MIS Veteran Photo Tribute.

Here’s how you can help:

Scan an image (300dpi) of a vintage enlistment photograph of your MIS veteran in his/her military uniform at the time of service ideally. Headshots are preferred, but not necessary.
Fill out the attached information form, including the use of photo consent form Your contact information is required should our NJAHS staff need to contact you with follow up questions. Information submitted will be used for purposes of the photo exhibit only.
Email your photo to mis@njahs.org no later than October 31.
A suggested donation of $100 will be used to prepare your photo for inclusion in this permanent photo display.

NJAHS Debuts New Exhibit “The Go For Broke Spirit” by Shane Sato, at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center
2023-11-11 12:00 - 2024-03-31 17:00 | CA
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 Learning
Center | Building 640, 640 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129
$10 General Admission | Free for veterans and children under 12
FREE Admission during opening weekend.
Additionally, the book series, including “The Go For Broke Spirit: Portraits of
Courage” and “The Go For Broke Spirit: Portraits of Legacy”, will be
available for purchase in person on opening day.

About the Exhibit
NJAHS is excited to announce the newest exhibit at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center: The Go For Broke Spirit, an over twenty year long photography project by Shane Sato that explores both his Japanese American identity, and the “untold” histories of the Nisei and Japanese American veterans of World War II.
The series of portraits features Nisei and Japanese American veterans, dressed in military uniforms similar to the ones they once donned during the war. The juxtaposition between their age and their vintage dress offers viewers a chance to “see into the past” and “equate these men, in the twilight of their lives, to the vets who fought in WWII” (Sato, The Go For Broke Spirit). Each portrait captures the feelings of these men, and what it might have been like fighting for a country that imprisoned their family and friends, the racism they endured for looking like the enemy, and their ultimate triumph.
Sato aims to inspire the audience through the triumphs of the Nisei, and also show the complex range of emotions these men must have felt fighting for this country . . . a country that did not fight for them.
The Go For Broke Spirit now also includes Japanese Americans who fought after WWII, in the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars. Simultaneously, it provides awareness to the Japanese American War Memorial Court in Little Tokyo, CA., and the MIS Historic Learning Center in the Presidio of San Francisco. Through his portrait series and gallery exhibitions, Sato hopes that everyone will remember the diversity of the American soldiers who served this country, as well as those Japanese Americans who gave their lives for this country’s freedom.

About the Artist
Shane Sato is a Los Angeles based photographer who has been photographing for the past 30 years. His works range from more somber and historical themes such as The Go For Broke series, to creative and experimental fashion shoots. Find his portfolio at Shane Sato Photography + Video, and learn more about The Go For Broke Spirit here.

Enemy Alien Files at Southwest Texas Junior College Crystal City Texas Campus
2023-11-09 - 2024-01-01 | Southwest Texas Junior College, 215 W. Zavala St., Crystal City, TX, 78839, United States
We are happy to have Enemy Alien Files hosted at Southwest Texas Junior College campus in Crystal City, located at 215 W. Zavala St.
The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of World War II examines the history of civilian
Federal High School at Crystal City Internment Camp, Carroll Brincefield
internment during the second world war by the American government, and explores the
complex history of who gets to be a citizen and why and who is afforded the protections
of due process.

Open from now until January 1st, 2024 Enemy Aliens Files finds a home at SWTJC near by
the Crystal City Camp, one of the largest internment centers for ‘enemy aliens’ and non-citizens
during the war. Crystal City was the family camp and confined upwards of three thousand people at its most populous and was a staging center
for repatriation and deportation.

2024 Winter Raffle
2023-11-03 08:00 - 2024-01-31 17:00 | CA
The NJAHS 2024 Winter Raffle is now open!

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE

Benign Neglect: Conversation and Book Signing w/ Takeshi Moro, Dennis Makishima, and Kenny Murakami
2023-09-24 13:30 - 15:00 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
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 Kenny Murakami, two legendary figures in the Bay Area garden universe, to celebrate the release of Takeshi Moro’s photo book and accompanying photo exhibit, Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai. The Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai book will be available for purchase and can be signed after the event. For those who cannot make the trek, we hope to livestream the event and have the event video recorded.

Click here to RSVP for this FREE Event

About the Exhibit (on view September 16 – October 22)
Artist and photographer Takeshi Moro’s Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai features sixty bonsai photographs that were cultivated by Issei (first generation) and Kibei (born in the U.S., educated in Japan, and later returned to the U.S.) Japanese Americans. These bonsai were started after the Japanese Americans returned from WWII American concentration camps. Some of the plants were likely started from seeds.
Dennis Makishima, a bonsai and aesthetic pruning master, inherited the bonsai after the initial creators of the bonsai passed away. He took care of them for over thirty years, trying to honor the style envisioned by the original practitioners. By the time Dennis received these historic bonsai, many were in poor condition. He dealt with dead branches, forms that were far from ideal, and some that were just barely alive. Dennis resuscitated them and called them “old fashion style” in contrast to the “contemporary style,” which is more common today.
Aside from the living descendants of the Issei and Kibei generations, the 60-70-year-old bonsai are likely all that remain alive from that period. In 2022, Dennis retired and donated his entire bonsai collection. The bonsai have likely dispersed all over the state and country, flourishing, just like so many other aspects of Japanese American culture.

About the Panelists
Takeshi Moro is Associate Professor of Studio Art at Santa Clara University. For the past decade, he has focused on working with communities and the collaborative process of art making. He is the founder and director of tmoro projects, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community art space in the Bay Area. Moro’s work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Serlachius Museot, Finland.
Dennis Makishima (b. 1947) was born and raised in Berkeley, California. A Sansei (third generation Japanese American), his mother and father were Kibei (born in the U.S., educated in Japan, and later returned to the U.S.). A graduate of Berkeley High School, Dennis served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, and graduated from U.C. Berkeley, where he majored in Political Science.
Dennis is a pioneer of Aesthetic Pruning (ornamental tree pruning up to 15 feet in height) and coined the term and its definitions (ladder was 10 feet tall and he was 5 feet tall). He created the now nationally renowned Aesthetic Pruning Program at Merritt College and has mentored over 100 apprentices during his illustrious career. A revered celebrity practitioner, he has pruned over 10,000 trees, including in San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden, a tree that Walt Disney personally planted in Disneyland, and Ruth Bancroft’s Garden. In addition to their much sought-after commissioned work, he and his students continue to volunteer their time pruning trees in Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Berkeley and many other temples with Japanese garden-style trees in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Approximately two years into Dennis’ aesthetic pruning practice he had the good fortune to meet Mas Imazumi, a bonsai master in Northern California. They were both at a family party in Hayward, CA —Mas’ son married into Dennis’ wife’s family. Dennis overheard Mas talking about bonsai and soon after Dennis signed up for Mas’ bonsai class.
In 1990, he was selected to apprentice under Bonsai Master Yasuo Mitsuya 三ツ矢 又生 for 18 months in Toyohashi, Japan. After returning from his training in Japan, Dennis taught aesthetic pruning and bonsai to students, and then travelled the world giving workshops. He was active in the bonsai community and served in leadership roles for the Golden State Bonsai Federation for 20 years, including as President from 2002 to 2004.
Dennis’ works may be found in the prestigious Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA, the Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, Japan, and also in the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.
Kenny Murakami is a third generation Cal grad with over 50 years in the horticulture industry. Former owner of the Moraga Garden Center, he is now retired and working on his long neglected garden. Go Bears!

Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai Photo Exhibit at the MISHLC
2023-09-16 12:00 - 2023-10-22 17:00 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
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 to 5PM
General Admission is $10, Veterans and children under 12 are free
Very limited parking; consider arriving via Muni 30

About the Exhibit
Artist and photographer Takeshi Moro’s Benign Neglect: Historic Japanese American Bonsai features sixty bonsai photographs that were cultivated by Issei (first generation) and Kibei (born in the U.S., educated in Japan, and later returned to the U.S.) Japanese Americans. These bonsai were started after the Japanese Americans returned from WWII American concentration camps. Some of the plants were likely started from seeds.
Dennis Makishima, a bonsai and aesthetic pruning master, inherited the bonsai after the initial creators of the bonsai passed away. He took care of them for over thirty years, trying to honor the style envisioned by the original practitioners. By the time Dennis received these historic bonsai, many were in poor condition. He dealt with dead branches, forms that were far from ideal, and some that were just barely alive. Dennis resuscitated them and called them “old fashion style” in contrast to the “contemporary style,” which is more common today.
Aside from the living descendants of the Issei and Kibei generations, the 60-70-year-old bonsai are likely all that remain alive from that period. In 2022, Dennis retired and donated his entire bonsai collection. The bonsai have likely dispersed all over the state and country, flourishing, just like so many other aspects of Japanese American culture.

About the Artist
Takeshi Moro is Associate Professor of Studio Art at Santa Clara University. For the past decade, he has focused on working with communities and the collaborative process of art making. He is the founder and director of tmoro projects, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community art space in the Bay Area. Moro’s work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Serlachius Museot, Finland.

Dennis Makishima (b. 1947) was born and raised in Berkeley, California. A Sansei (third generation Japanese American), his mother and father were Kibei (born in the U.S., educated in Japan, and later returned to the U.S.). A graduate of Berkeley High School, Dennis served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, and graduated from U.C. Berkeley, where he majored in Political Science.
Dennis is a pioneer of Aesthetic Pruning (ornamental tree pruning up to 15 feet in height) and coined the term and its definitions (ladder was 10 feet tall and he was 5 feet tall). He created the now nationally renowned Aesthetic Pruning Program at Merritt College and has mentored over 100 apprentices during his illustrious career. A revered celebrity practitioner, he has pruned over 10,000 trees, including in San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden, a tree that Walt Disney personally planted in Disneyland, and Ruth Bancroft’s Garden. In addition to their much sought-after commissioned work, he and his students continue to volunteer their time pruning trees in Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Berkeley and many other temples with Japanese garden-style trees in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Approximately two years into Dennis’ aesthetic pruning practice he had the good fortune to meet Mas Imazumi, a bonsai master in Northern California. They were both at a family party in Hayward, CA —Mas’ son married into Dennis’ wife’s family. Dennis overheard Mas talking about bonsai and soon after Dennis signed up for Mas’ bonsai class.
In 1990, he was selected to apprentice under Bonsai Master Yasuo Mitsuya 三ツ矢 又生 for 18 months in Toyohashi, Japan. After returning from his training in Japan, Dennis taught aesthetic pruning and bonsai to students, and then travelled the world giving workshops. He was active in the bonsai community and served in leadership roles for the Golden State Bonsai Federation for 20 years, including as President from 2002 to 2004.
Dennis’ works may be found in the prestigious Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA, the Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, Japan, and also in the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.
Kenny Murakami is a third generation Cal grad with over 50 years in the horticulture industry. Former owner of the Moraga Garden Center, he is now retired and working on his long neglected garden. Go Bears!

Annual Members Meeting & Program -Sat. Jul 15 @11AM
2023-07-15 11:00 - 13:30 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
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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
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Queer Reflections
2023-07-11 - 2023-08-05 | CA
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.

Two scrolls from Midori’s Evoco Project are artifacts of memory created in originally with an incident, the creation sometimes public often private where guests are asked to enjoy the moment and creation as live performance is transformed into scrolls that represent both the moment, and the memories of that moment.

Tina Kashiwagi’s search for mt. fuji renders abstract what is normally a cliched image of Japanese tourism culture, Mt. Fuji at once iconic of Japan, symbol of the culture of Japanese tourism and its shifting of the rest of Japanese culture. In this video piece Kashiwagi uses the technology through which we now consume culture to render distorted one of the most recognizable landscapes on the planet, and asks us what are we actually looking at?

Tunnel Tops Concert 5/27/2023
2023-05-27 01:00 - 10:00 | CA
AKIRA TANA, & FRIENDS PERFORM AT NEW PRESIDIO TUNNEL TOPS
with Kim Nalley & Jimi Nakagawa Duo
Music Makers; Bands Behind Barbed Wire

(Video Credit: NJAHS/Biosphere Productions. Claudia Katayanagi)

(Mark Shigenaga, Photographer)
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Redress Reckoning and Recover Exhibit at B640
2023-05-10 - 2023-05-11 | Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
The National Japanese American Historical Society is happy to announce the opening of our oral history booth at Building 640, along with excerpts from our Redress, Reckoning, and Recovery project.
Made possible by funding from the National Writing Project’s “Building A More Perfect Union” recovery grant, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Japanese American Historical Society and Biosphere Productions and Claudia Katayanagi interviewed Nikkei Civil and Human Rights activists from those who campaigned for redress for Japanese American incarceration to those on the front lines of fighting for immigrant rights, lgbtq rights, and to build a more perfect union.

The Oral History Booth invites visitors to engage with the ongoing struggle for racial and social
justice. To reflect on their struggles and their community’s struggles in achieving the American Dream. As well as the work they have done in their community to move forward the struggle for a more just America. Though the power individual storytelling to illuminate our shared humanity and history the oral history booth invites all of us to reflect on the injustices of the past and now and how we can through shared effort and civic engagement change the world for the better.

Amache National Historic Site Foundation Document
2023-04-21 01:00 - 2023-07-23 13:30 | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
The 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 national park system. The new legislation directs the National Park Service to preserve and protect Amache and to interpret Amache’s history and continuing relevance for current and future generations. As the National Park Service works toward those goals, one of the first steps is developing a foundation document. A foundation document identifies a national park unit’s core purpose and significance, its most important resources and values, and the key interpretive themes or concepts that tell its unique story. Foundation documents also identify important issues to be addressed in future planning and data collection efforts. A foundation document is not intended to provide specific recommendations for how the park will be managed but will instead inform future decision making by documenting what is most important about Amache and what efforts are needed to protect and preserve its resources. Foundation documents are a required first step before comprehensive management and development planning.
The National Park Service would like to hear from you and gather your perspectives in several ways as the foundation document is developed.
Attend a public meeting. Meet with the National Park Service to learn more about the foundation document process and share your thoughts and ideas on the future of Amache by attending a public meeting. Meetings will be held in California and Colorado. Each meeting will follow the same format, beginning with an informational presentation and followed by opportunities to ask questions and share thoughts and ideas with NPS staff in an open house setting. Please consider joining us at the location and on the day that is most convenient for you. Information on public meetings is listed below, as well as on the project web page (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/AMCH_Foundation)
Attend a virtual information session. This virtual meeting will begin with the same informational presentation as the in-person meetings, followed by a moderated question-and-answer session about foundation documents and the best methods for submitting written comments. This meeting will be recorded and remain available on the project website to view at your convenience. The meeting date and link is included below.

Download the flyer to learn more ways to participate!

Music Makers: Bands Behind Barbed Wire - Memorial Day Weekend Concert -FREE
2023-04-14 17:00 - 2023-05-27 10:00 | Presidio Tunnel Tops –, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
Join 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, your goza (lawn tatami) and blankets for a most enjoyable concert in honor of the late musician and educator George Yoshida.
While limited seating will be available, we recommend you bring your own picnic gear, blankets and low profile lawn chairs (No tents or umbrellas).
Registration is encouraged for general headcount: https://bit.ly/43TKlro
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Threads of Remembrance: Asian American Quilts of Memory at Peace Gallery
2023-04-07 - 2023-05-19 | CA
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, 11am to 5pm). Featuring quilts from the East Bay Nikkei Quilters, Donna Kotake, Jeanie Low and Carolyn Hayashida. Gallery is free and open to the public. Funded by San Francisco Grants for the Arts.
