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SUMMARY:Manzanar Fishing Club Screening & GYOTAKU FISH PRINT DEMONSTRATION
DESCRIPTION:Manzanar Fishing Club screening.- FREE – Limited seating\nSaturday\, August 6\, 2022\, 6PM -8:00PM\nLocation: NJAHS Peace Gallery (1684 Post ST San Francisco CA 94115)\nco-sponsored with the SF Nisei Fishing Club\nTHE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB is a feature length documentary that chronicles the WWII internment of Japanese-American from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards\, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. By emphasizing the evacuees’ personal stories it is the first internment film to go beyond the confinement itself\, and instead highlight values – courage\, responsibility and cooperation – that enable the human spirit. Interviews with noted experts provide new insights in to the social political backdrop of the internment. This is the untold story of those who refuse to knuckle under and risked it all to go fishing just like other ordinary Americans.\n\n_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\n\nGYOTAKU FISH PRINT DEMONSTRATION By Kenny Ina\nSunday\, August 7\, 2022\, 12-3PM \nLocation: NJAHS Peace Gallery (1684 Post ST San Francisco CA 94115)\nCo-sponsored by the SF Nisei Fishing Club
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/manzanar-fishing-club-screening-gyotaku-fish-print-demonstration/
LOCATION:National Japanese Historical Society\, 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220925T090000
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SUMMARY:A Multicultural/Multimedia Book Presentation Featuring Asian American Women's Voices
DESCRIPTION:When: September 25\, 2022 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm\nWhere: Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center- 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 (By Crissy Field)\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-multiculturalmultimedia-book-presentation-featuring-asian-american-women-tickets-394739385127\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/a-multicultural-multimedia-book-presentation-featuring-asian-american-womens-voices/
LOCATION:Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center\, Building 640\, 640 Old Mason St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220718T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220915T100000
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CREATED:20220813T055022Z
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SUMMARY:San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/san-francisco-nisei-fishing-club/
LOCATION:National Japanese Historical Society\, 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220916
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
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SUMMARY:104 Years of the San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club
DESCRIPTION:The National Japanese Historical Society is happy to welcome our latest community curated exhibition by the San Francisco Nisei Fishing Club looking back at 104 years of family fun and community.  On display now until September 15\, 2022.  Come by and explore over one hundred and four years of fishing culture. \nDuring San Francisco Nihonmachi Street Fair\, on Saturday August 6 at 6:30 join us for a special screening of Cory Shiozaki’s “The Manzanar Fishing Club” and explore the uplifting tale of incarcerees who found their freedom fishing in the waters of the Eastern Sierra. \nFree and open to the public \nJuly 18 to September 15\, 2022 \nNational Japanese American Historical Society Peace Gallery at 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA in the heart of Japantown \nOpen M-F noon-5:00 pm and the first Saturdays of each month \nFor more information call 415-921-5007
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/104-years-of-the-san-francisco-nisei-fishing-club/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220705T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220726T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20220706T062830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220722T124430Z
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SUMMARY:We Are All Americans: Teachers coming together to make hidden histories visible in classrooms
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday July 26 from 1 – 2:30pm ET/10:00am PT – 11:30am PT\nVia Zoom hosted by the NWP Write Now Teacher Studio \nJoin 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 Americans” developed by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Bay Area Writing Project. The study group is where teachers from across the country have been able to support one another to make hidden histories visible in their classrooms and to support each other through a “really tough year.”  In this workshop\, these teachers will share their curriculum and ways of collaborating while foregrounding US Japanese Incarceration History and the work of their students. You are invited to join this workshop and\, in small and large groups\, work collaboratively  alongside the teachers to consider ways you might adapt and modify this curricula in your own context. Workshop participants will then be invited to connect to this ongoing study group and/or continue conversation into the school year via the NWP Write Now Teacher Studio. \n“We Are All Americans” is an online teacher workshop led by teachers from across the country who will share their curriculums with participants and provide support for creating lessons that make hidden histories visible. Developed through a partnership with the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Bay Area Writing Project. https://bit.ly/3OWeSg5\n\nDirections to sign-up\n\nThe link to RSVP for this event requires that you first sign up for the Teacher Studio.You may also join yourself and then RSVP at the event link: \nhttps://studio.nwp.org/posts/24675613?utm_source=manual
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/we-are-all-americans-teachers-coming-together-to-make-hidden-histories-visible-in-classrooms/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220701T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220706T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20220625T142058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220719T115206Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Spring Raffle- Winners!
DESCRIPTION:Congratulations 2022 Spring Winners!\nGrand Prize – Hawaii: Stuart Hirasuna\n2nd Prize -Transcontinental: Kay Shishima\n3rd Prize – Hotel Stay: Fred Furuta\n4th Prize – $1K Cash: Victor Ohashi
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/2022-spring-raffle/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T073000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20220521T053714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T060230Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Annual Members Program and Meeting by ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Sat\, June 25\, 2020 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific time \nLocation: Online through ZOOM \n1:00PM \n\nCall to Order\nApprove Annual Members Meeting\n\nMinutes of June 26\, 2021) \nIII. New/Old Business and Program Updates \n\nElections: Board of Directors\n\n1:30PM \nHighlights of Enemy Alien Files Exhibition \nGrace Shimizu -the Japanese Latin American Experience and its significance today. \nDirector\, Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project \nGrace Shimizu\, representing Campaign for Justice & advocate\, the late Art Shibayama honored at NJAHS 2017 Annual Awards. \nGrace Shimizu\, Project Manager of Japanese American Confinement Sites/ National Parks Service funded project\, Enemy Alien Files: Department of Justice Internment Sites\, presents visual highlights of this updated exhibition\, and discusses the hidden story of Japanese Latin American Internment\, their fight for justice and what we should know about its critical significance today. \n2:30PM \nQ/A \nRegister here\nClick here to download the fill-able form. Mail or email it back to us\nCurrent Members please take a moment to fill out the proxy
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/2022-annual-members-program-and-meeting-by-zoom/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220930T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20220602T071654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T063237Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Labor While Confined
DESCRIPTION:War Relocation Authority Incarceree Farm Labor Teacher Education Project\n  \n– Free Online Workshop for 4th Grade to 12th Grade Humanities\, History\, and Social Studies Teachers –\nDuring 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 their story is that the War Relocation Authority (WRA) expected them to grow food to feed themselves\, contribute to the war effort\, and make barren lands flourish under the most difficult of circumstances. How did the incarcerees grapple with these demands? \nMark your calendar for our next dynamic workshop – Farm Labor While Confined. Our case studies will take us from concentration camp farms to sugar beet fields to potato harvests across five states. We will focus on six incarceration sites: Tule Lake (CA)\, Minidoka (ID)\, Gila River (AZ)\, Poston (AZ)\, Amache (CO)\, and Heart Mountain (WY). Part of our discussion will address the Temporary Farm Leave Program and the Farm Labor Camps in which incarcerees worked on private farms and large agricultural tracts that were facing labor shortages due to the war. \nJoin your colleagues for open-ended inquiry into this important historic moment when the personal experience of imprisoned people of Japanese ancestry intersects with 1940s US labor history. What is the legacy of their agricultural labor on the Western American landscape? \n  \nJoin your colleagues for open-ended inquiry into Japanese American incarcerees’ farm labor during World War II \nThese two-day\, 3-1/2 hour online or 6 hour in-person interactive workshops\, (length depends on regional location)\, explores our topic through examination of primary source documents\, case studies\, images\, and secondary sources in the Farm Labor While Confined curriculum. Sessions will be broken up with 15-minute breaks. \nThe curriculum will focus the following:\n– Farming in the War Relocation Centers\n– Temporary Farm Labor\n– Department of Agriculture Farm Labor Camps \nSeparate curriculum is designed elementary and for secondary students. \nLimited Space! Apply Now\nClick here for more info\n  \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/farm-labor-while-confined/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T100000
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CREATED:20220511T053355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220626T072704Z
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SUMMARY:We are LGBT Nikkei Extended to July 15th
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nImage is “A Glimmer” By Julia LaChica (2020)\n\n\n\nJulia 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 Housing Project. \nFor lack of a better word\, Julia was a latchkey kid\, deeply immersed in street culture and free to play without supervision.  Her work is deeply informed by her upbringing as a Nisei daughter and her life within BIPOC and LGBTQI communities of San Francisco and Oakland. \nAfter several years as a working artist\, Julia returned to school and received her BFA in Industrial Design from CCA\, worked as a Product Designer for 20 years and is now dedicating all her time to Visual Arts. Julia works in Acrylic\, Mixed Media Collage\, Assemblage Art Printmaking and Digital Art. \n\n\nCuratorial Statement:\n\nExhibition dates: May 14 – July 15 \nThere have always been queer Japanese Americans. Since the earliest days of Japanese migration to the United States\, there have been Japanese Americans who defy traditional gender and sexualtiy. Whether it be the poet Yone Noguchi or 1960s activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya\, queer Japanese Americans have been among us. The Japanese American Citizens League famously became the first non-LGBT oriented civil rights organization to endorse gay marriage in 1994. \nYet\, there seems to be an invisible wall between the two identities. \nWhen operating within the Japanese American community\, the support for LGBTQ people seems to be an outward show of support rather than an embracement. Thus\, the identities almost seem mutually exclusive. As American queer scholar Eve Sedgwick described an “epistemology of the closet”\, Nikkei scholar Andrew Leong describes an “epistemology of the pocket.” As LGBTQ people in America have “a closet” to be themselves\, being a minority within a minority affords queer Nikkei even less space. \nThis exhibition aims to bring that issue to light and radically give Nikkei space to queer Nikkei. By doing so\, the exhibition intends to not only send a message that LGBTQ Nikkei they are welcome and embraced within San Francisco’s Japantown community\, but to show the greater Japanese American community that LGBTQ people are amongst them. \nLocation: NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post St San Francisco CA 94115 \nEmail: njahs@njahs.org \nPhone # 415-921-5007 \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/we-are-lgbt-nikkei/
LOCATION:National Japanese Historical Society\, 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220508
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
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SUMMARY:"SANSEI LIFE - The Art of Rich Tokeshi" Extended to May 7\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:“SANSEI LIFE – The Art of Rich Tokeshi” Through May 7\, 2022\n\n\nFree\n\n\n\n\nGallery hours:\n\n\nMondays to Fridays from 12 pm – 5 pm (April 2\, 9\, 10\, 16 & 17- During Nor Cal Cherry Blossom Festival)\n\n\nat NJAHS Post Street Gallery\n\n\n1684 Post Street\n\n\nSF\, CA 94115\n\n\n\nClick here to watch\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/richard-tokeshis-sansei-life-art-exhibit-opens-march-5/
LOCATION:NJAHS Peace Gallery\, 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="NJAHS":MAILTO:njahs@njahs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T103000
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CREATED:20220125T100235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T082222Z
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2022
DESCRIPTION:Click here to Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-bay-area-day-of-remembrance-tickets-244040811637
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/bay-area-day-of-remembrance-2022/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T110000
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CREATED:20220129T052354Z
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SUMMARY:Two Nails\, One Love Virtual Reading & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: February 3\, 2020 @6pm Via ZOOM \nJoin 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. \nAlden will be joined by Miko Lee\, lead producer of KPFA’s APEX Express\, to discuss the novel’s themes of immigration\, institutionalized racism\, family secrets\, and coming out. \nco-presented by Kearny Street Workshop\, the National Japanese American Historical Society\, and Tsuru for Solidarity \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-nails-one-love-virtual-reading-discussion-tickets-243379573857\nPurchase the book here: https://njahs.myshopify.com/collections/our-members-favorites/products/two-nails-one-love-pre-order\nEvent info: https://www.kearnystreet.org/events
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/two-nails-one-love-virtual-reading-discussion/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220108T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220228T090000
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CREATED:20220108T095140Z
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SUMMARY:NJAHS presents Oshogatsu Festival Posters Exhibit - Curated by Rich Tokeshi
DESCRIPTION: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\, including mochi- pounding\, amateur sumo tournaments\, cultural performances\, and arts and craft booths featuring Asian zodiac themed shirts.\n\n\n\nMochi is shown in many of these posters as it symbolizes the wish for a long life during Oshogatsu. Over the years as the Asian Zodiac cycles a new animal is used as the primary theme for each festival\, and for many years the dominant theme for its respective poster.\n\n\n\nThese colorful and bold screen-printed works of art express the innovative individual styles of their creators.\n\n\nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/njahs-presents-oshogatsu-festival-posters-exhibit-curated-by-rich-tokeshi/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210924T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20210918T024055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210930T034852Z
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SUMMARY:War Relocation Authority Incarceree Farm Labor
DESCRIPTION:Register Here
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/tadaima/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210904T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210904T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
CREATED:20210822T054841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T041705Z
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SUMMARY:NJAHS 40th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US THIS SATURDAY @ 5PM PT\, 7PM CT\, 8PM\, ET for NJAHS’ 40th Anniversary Kick-off!\n \nThanks to our sponsors\, the event is now FREE w/ REGISTRATION.\n(Of course\, donations are always welcome and appreciated!)\n \nTreat yourself and your friends & family to a Sneak Peek BROADCAST of film excerpts from Claudia Katayanagi’s latest work.\n\nEXILED: The Real Internment Story \n\nNJAHS 40th Anniversary Celebration Click here to watch\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/njahs-40th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210807T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251231T090000
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CREATED:20210829T194805Z
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SUMMARY:MIS Historic Learning Center - Self-Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nGALLERY IS NOW OPEN Monday\, Tuesday\, Friday\, Saturday & Sunday!\nWelcome! Join us on a self-guided tour at the MIS Historic Learning Center. One of the most poignant and iconic home front stories of World War II in the Presidio. Discover the untold story of the Japanese American soldiers who secretly trained for the war against Japan. Only a mile away\, Presidio officers issued military orders to exclude and eventually remove and incarcerate Americans of Japanese ancestry behind barbed wire. Learn the remarkable stories of courage\, sacrifice and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. \nDate & Time: Monday\, Tuesday\, Friday\, Saturday & Sunday 12pm to 5pm – Open to the Public\nSchool or Group Tours: Monday to Friday or weekends by Appointment.\nAdmission: $15 per person.\nchildren 12 and under\,  veterans\, NJAHS members\, Free \nGENERAL ADMISSION\n  \nRequest a Group Tour\nNational Japanese American Historical Society adheres to federal guidelines established for workplace and public safety.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/mis-historic-learning-center-re-opening-self-guided-tour/
LOCATION:Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center\, Building 640\, 640 Old Mason St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T070000
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SUMMARY:Search For Koseki : Family Registry in Japan (Annual Members Mtg Program)
DESCRIPTION:NJAHS Annual Members Program featuring – Search for Koseki- Family Registry in Japan\nJoin us for our Annual Members Meeting & Program featuring Hiroshi Yanagisawa’s on-line presentation on Koseki\, Japanese Family Registry.  \nDate & Time: June 26\, 2021 @ 2PM \nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-search-for-koseki-family-registry-in-japan-annual-members-mtg-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210627T110000
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SUMMARY:2021 Spring Raffle Winners
DESCRIPTION:Grand Prize: Airfare for 2 to Hawaii – Sherie Ann Hashimoto \nSecond Prize: Transcontinental Airfare for 2 – Juli Kodani \nThird Prize: 2-Night Hotel Voucher (U.S.) – Jani Iwamoto \nFourth Prize: $1000 Cash – Mary Ishisaki \nThank you all for participate in our 2021 spring raffle!
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/2021-spring-raffle/
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CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210623T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T053000
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CREATED:20210519T044555Z
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SUMMARY:Free Online Workshop for Elementary Teachers
DESCRIPTION:We Are All Americans\nSelect one workshop \n\nWednesday June 23\n\nSaturday June 26 – 09:00 to 12:30 Pacific Time\n\n Stipend of $150 \n Full Resource Packet \n Space Limited \n Apply by June 21\, 2021 \nHow did the experience of being forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated affect the choices made by people of Japanese ancestry as they responded to the government’s call for loyalty? \nMark your calendar for workshop–We Are All Americans. We Are All Americans is a multi-media inquiry curricula for teachers of grades 4 to 5. Our goal is to provide curricula that prompts students to ask questions\, to discern how and use evidence to support claims\, and to immerse themselves in the practice of historical thinking as they learn independently and through collaborations with their peers.  We want students to explore the decisions  faced by people of Japanese ancestry including the youth when confined in the WRA Centers and DOJ internment camps. \nJoin your colleagues for open-ended inquiry into what it means to be American – then and now. Why did some individuals believe civil rights should be restored before service\, while others were committed to proving themselves to gain back civil rights? \nPlease join us in a teacher workshop either on Wednesday\, June 23 or Saturday June 26 for a 3 hour and 30 minutes interactive workshops live online.  See page 3 for more details. \n             The project was funded in part\, by the California Civil Liberties Act.  \nDownload the registration form and flyer here
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/free-online-workshop-for-elementary-teachers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210611T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210612T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T153416
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SUMMARY:Join Us @ AMACHE -Virtually!
DESCRIPTION:Dear Folks\, \nThree exciting things happening with the Amache incarceration site near Granada\, CO. We encourage families to assist their elders in participating in all 3 engagements. \n\nJoin the Amache 2021 virtual Pilgrimage – all are welcome!\n(www.jampilgrimages.com/2021-amache-virtual-pilgrimage)\nSpecial Topic Discussion Groups (Saturday June 12\, 5 PM MDT) and Intergenerational Conversations (Sunday June 13\, 3PM MDT). Anyone can participate in any session.\n\n\nSubmit Public Comment by June 30 on the Amache Special Resource Study. This is super important!   \nAmache Presentation of the Study. & brochure (Download it here)\nOnline (preferred):  online comment portal\nSupport the legislation. A bi-partisan bill has been introduced to make Amache a National Historic Site!\n=> Write to your Congressperson: https://p2a.co/nyx7cij\n=> Preserve Amache Now (National Parks Conservation Association)\nhttps://www.npca.org/advocacy/92-preserve-the-history-of-amache  \n\n=> Watch Amachean Bob Fuchigami on News broadcast: shorturl.at/irARW \n\nAMACHE RESOURCE STUDY \nThe purpose of a special resource study is to evaluate Amache’s eligibility for designation as a new unit of the national park system. Iideas you share help the NPS better understand what the public values most about Amache\, how much support exists for preservation\, public use and potential designation\, and what the public envisions for Amache’s future. Comments also help identify any issues or concerns which the NPS should understand during the study process. Feedback is welcome and encouraged from any member of the public. \nSubmit Comments:  \nEmail: Amache_study@nps.gov (NPS Study Team) \nMail: Amache Special Resource Study \nNational Park Service \n12795 West Alameda Parkway \nPO Box 25287 \nDenver\, CO 80225-0287
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/join-us-amache-virtually/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T100000
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SUMMARY:Past NJAHS Events on YouTube
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/T-iS71hhDzA”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Past NJAHS Events\nThe Suitcase Project in the Age of COVID-19 Click here to watch\nNJAHS Annual Members Meeting 2020 Click here to watch\nNJAHS Annual Awards Tribute 2020 – Reflecting Back\, Moving Forward Click here to watch\n50 Objects: Ibuki’s Doll Click here to watch\n50 Objects: The Mihara Braille Board Click here to watch\nSat. 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 \nSat. 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 here to watch \nSat. May 15\, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Natsukashii: Writings on the Nisei Experience – Instructor Naomi Shibata and her Nisei storytellers share stories about growing up in Hayward\, CA. in the ’40’s – ’50’s. Click here to watch \n50 Objects: Kiyoshi Ina’s Toy Tank Click here to watch\n50 Objects: Takato Hamai’s Crutches Click here to watch\nBay Area Day of Remembrance 2021 Click here to watch\nJohn Tateishi\, Author of REDRESS: A Behind-the-Scenes Perspective Click here to watch\nSat. May 22\, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Finding Your Roots: Introduction to JA Genealogy and NJAHS Digital Archives. Click here to watch \nFri. June 4\, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Bay Area Go for Broke Forever Stamp Tribute. Click here to watch \nSaturday. June 26\, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – NJAHS Annual Members Meeting 2021. Click here to watch \nSaturday. June 26\, 2 – Search for Koseki: Family Registry in Japan. Click here to watch \nJanuary 8 to February 28\, 2022- Oshogatsu Poster Retrospective 1977-1999. Click here to watch \nMarch 15 to May 7\, 2022 -Sansei Life: The Art of Rich Tokeshi Click here to watch\nNJAHS 40th Anniversary Celebration Click here to watch\n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/past-njahs-events-2021-on-youtube/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Go for Broke Forever Stamp Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nBay Area Go For Broke Forever Stamp Tribute\nFriday\, June 4\, 2021 6PM PST
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-bay-area-go-for-broke-forever-stamp-tribute/
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CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210602T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T100000
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SUMMARY:SF Japantown United Against Hate PSA (Public Service Announcement)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTv_MBOOR8\n\nSan Francisco Japantown United Against Hate\, a project of the San Francisco Nihonmachi Community Coalition\, stands united against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate.\n\n \nGiven 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 to encourage the Japanese and Japanese American community to report incidents of hate.\n \n If you have questions\, contact API Legal Outreach for free hate violence legal services. 415 567 6255 (Japanese and 11 other API languages) \n無料でヘイトクライムに関する法的なサービスを受けることができます。質問はAPI Legal Outreach (415-567-6255)へ、日本語でも対応しております。\n \n Report incidents of hate to: https://stopaapihate.org/\n\n ヘイトクライムの報告はこちらから: https://stopaapihate.org\n\n\nS.F. NIHONMACHI COMMUNITY COALITION\n\nAsian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach\n\nJapanese American Citizens League\, NorCal Regional Office\n\nJapanese American Religious Federation\n\nJapantown Community Benefit District\n\nJapanese Community Youth Council\n\nJapanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California\n\nJapantown for Justice\n\nJapantown Merchants Association\n\nJapantown Task Force\n\nKimochi\, Inc.\n\nNational Japanese American Historical Society\n\nNichi Bei Foundation\n\nNihonmachi Little Friends\n\nSan Francisco Japanese American Citizens League\n San Francisco Japantown Foundation\n\n \nSF Japantown United Against Hate Video:\n\n Directed by Kenji G. Taguma\n\nEdited by Greg Viloria\n\nGraphic by Len Kori\n\nProduced by Nichi Bei Foundation / nichibei.org
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/sf-japantown-united-against-hate-psa-public-service-announcement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T050000
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Roots: An Introduction to JA Genealogy & NJAHS' Digital Archives
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nResearch At Home with Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai and Collections Manager Max Nihei\nSat. 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\nThis popular series continues with an introduction to conducting Japanese American Genealogical Research from the comforts of your home. Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai shows you a step by step process on how to get started on your family records search on-line. And there’s more than meets the eye\, as Collection Manager shows you the latest features in NJAHS Digital Archives and how-to conduct your research using finding aids\, all free and publicly accessible. \nSPEAKERS \n Rosalyn Tonai MA Public Administration\, USF and has a certificate in museum management from the Getty Leadership Institute. She has recently completed on-line coursework in genealogy from Boston University and conducted her own family research. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMax Nihei is NJAHS Exhibition and Collections Manager and holds a masters in Museum Studies from the University of San Francisco. He’s familiar with NJAHS’ extensive archives and collections for the past ten years. \n\n\n\n\n  \n \nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/finding-your-roots-an-introduction-to-njahs-digital-archives-and-genealogy/
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CATEGORIES:Events,Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T050000
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SUMMARY:Natsukashii: Writings on the Nisei Experience
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nNatsukashi: Writings on the Nisei Experience with Instructor Naomi Shibata and her Nisei storytellers. \nSat. May 15\, 11 AM to 12 Noon via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and the Hayward Area Historical Society\n\nGrab your morning buns and tea and join us for some literary delights of selected short stories with writing instructor\, and author Naomi Shibata of Bend With the Wind and her Nisei writing enthusiasts. Journey into past\, as they share stories growing up in Hayward\, California in the 1940s and 1950s.\n  \nNaomi Shibata is conducts writing workshops for Nisei seniors sponsored by  the Hayward Area Historical Society and NJAHS. She is the author/editor of Bend With the Wind\, the Life\, Family and Writings of Grace Eto Shibata (2014). \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/natsukashii-writings-on-the-nisei-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T113000
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SUMMARY:Facing the Mountain- Virtual book launch event
DESCRIPTION: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 conducted previous oral histories with many of the men  highlighted in the book. Facing the Mountain grew out of conversations Brown had with Ikeda in  2015. In his foreword to the book\, Ikeda writes: \n“Facing the Mountain comes to us during a time of deep unrest\, a time when our empathy for  others is so needed to guide the choices we will make. This book will open hearts.” \nFacing the Mountain is an unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Eu rope. Based on Brown’s extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep  archival research\, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese American families and  their sons. While some fought on battlefields as members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team\,  others fought to defend the constitutional rights of a community. Regardless of where their battles  played out\, these individuals were exemplifying American patriotism under extreme duress by  striving\, resisting\, standing on principle\, and enduring. \nFacing the Mountain exemplifies the sort of far-reaching creative work that we dreamed would be  possible when Densho was founded 25 years ago. The book draws upon the stories and words of  Japanese American elders and ancestors to tell this history in a way that can reach vast audiences. \nFind out more information about the event and register at densho.org/mountain. \n \nABOUT DENSHO \nFounded in 1996\, Densho is a trailblazer in the use of digital technology to preserve and share the first-person story. Today\, Densho hosts the largest online archive of oral histories and family collections on the Japanese American experience\, in addition to a wealth of educational resources to help every American know the history and understand the lessons of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/facing-the-mountain-virtual-book-launch-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T110000
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SUMMARY:Call to Action: Amache As An National Historic Site
DESCRIPTION:Internment camp survivor wants NPS to preserve his past\nRob Hotakainen\, E&E News reporter \nPublished: Thursday\, April 22\, 2021 \nBob Fuchigami was only 11 years old in 1942 when the military ordered his family living in California to report to the local train depot. \nEventually\, he said\, they ended up at Camp Amache in Granada\, Colo.\, where more than 7\,000 Japanese-Americans were imprisoned during World War II. \n“I did not understand what was happening\,” Fuchigami\, who’s now 90\, told a House Natural Resources panel during a virtual hearing yesterday. \n“I was told to leave my rabbits\, say goodbye to our dog\, and get on a truck with the rest of the family with a small suitcase my older sister had packed for me. I never saw my dog or rabbits again.” \nFuchigami\, a former special education teacher from Evergreen\, Colo.\, and a Navy veteran who served in the Korean War\, told lawmakers the site of the incarceration camp should become part of the National Park Service. He said that would help local high school students who keep watch over the cemetery and the land. \n“They cannot do it alone. They need the National Park Service’s help to ensure this place is protected\, preserved and interpreted for future generations\,” Fuchigami told the Subcommittee on National Parks\, Forests and Public Lands. \nFuchigami shared his story as the subcommittee heard testimony on H.R. 2497\, the “Amache National Historic Site Act\,” which would put NPS in charge of the site. \nThe legislation\, sponsored by two Coloradans — the panel’s chairman\, Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse\, and Republican Rep. Ken Buck — was one of four park-related bills considered by the subcommittee\, though no votes were taken. \nNeguse cited the Amache bill as an example of how Congress can help the park service tell the stories of more Americans. \nHe said the nation’s park sites historically have reflected only a “narrow slice” of the country’s history and haven’t reflected its full diversity. \n“All in all\, Amache tells a very important story\, and we stand ready to make sure that that story is protected and shared for many generations\,” Neguse told his colleagues. \nCamp Amache is one of 10 incarceration sites for Japanese-Americans who were forcibly removed from the West Coast. They were created by the War Relocation Authority under President Franklin Roosevelt. \nThe park service has already been studying the site as a possible addition. Congress ordered a “special resource study” in 2019 as part of its John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation\, Management and Recreation Act\, a legislative package that included more than 100 bills. \nUnder that process\, NPS would issue a report to the Interior secretary\, who would then make a recommendation to Congress. \n‘A traumatic subject’\nThe camp\, also known as the Granada War Relocation Center\, is now a national historic landmark. \nFuchigami said the foundations of the site have been preserved\, and the guard tower\, the water tower and a replica of one of the barracks have been reconstructed. But he said the site needs more resources from the park service. \nCamp Amache survivor Bob Fuchigami providing video testimony. Natural Resources Committee/YouTube \n“A visitors center is needed to explain what happened to these 7\,500 Americans during wartime\,” Fuchigami told the panel. \n“Along with many other survivors and descendants\, I have long advocated for Amache to be protected and preserved as a national park site so that this history can no longer be ignored\, forgotten or remain invisible\,” Fuchigami added. \nFuchigami called the incarceration camp “a traumatic subject” and said it’s “very personal to me and has been for most of my life.” \nHe recalled how his family had to leave their fruit and vegetable farm with little explanation. “No reason given except two vague words: ‘military necessity\,'” he said. \n“No charges were leveled against us. No trial. No hearings. We were loyal\, patriotic\, law-abiding citizens who had never done anything wrong. Why were we treated this way? Forty years later\, a congressional commission determined that ‘military necessity’ was false\, and we should have never been evicted and incarcerated.” \nAt the camp\, Fuchigami said\, his family of 10 members was assigned to two rooms — each 20 by 20 feet. \n“Each room held five canvas cots\, a single lightbulb hanging from the ceiling\, no running water or toilet\, and a potbellied stove for heat\,” Fuchigami said. \n“No furniture. The walls and windows were so poorly constructed\, they left a gap allowing dust and snow to blow in. Temperatures ranged from below zero in winter to well above 100 degrees in summer. Dust storms were frequent. Mess halls\, toilets\, showers were communal. No privacy.” \nHe added\, “The camp was surrounded by barbed wire\, with eight guard towers manned by military police on duty 24 hours a day. They had orders to shoot anyone trying to escape.” \nDuring their three-year incarceration\, Fuchigami said\, his mother had a stroke\, and his father suffered a debilitating spine injury after falling off a work truck\, and neither recovered. \n“While in Amache\, we lost everything: home\, furnishings\, land\, farm equipment — everything\,” he said. \nFuchigami said the Amache story “is not over\,” with Asians still suffering today from hate crimes and discrimination. \nBut he said his parents\, first-generation immigrants to the United States\, would be pleased to know that there’s now a bill in Congress to make Amache part of the park service\, and he’s hoping members will approve it quickly. \n“I have been waiting for this to happen for a long\, long time\,” he said. \nCall to Action! Amache Nat’l Historic Site\nFriday\, April 23 2:30PT/ 3:30 MT/ 4:30 CT/ 5:30 ET Amache virtual community roundtable \nPlease join us for a virtual community roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)\, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)\, U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)\, and U.S. Representative Ken Buck (R-Colo.) about the Amache National Historic Site Act\, legislation to establish Amache\, a former Japanese American incarceration facility near Granada\, Colorado\, as part of the National Park System. You will also hear from community leaders and Amache descendants about what this legislation means to them personally as well as to the future of our nation. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81421679524?pwd=NWRTZGxtTnFVT3dXci9iSzhyZ04wUT09 \nPasscode: Amache \nOr One tap mobile : \nUS: +16699009128\,\,81421679524#\,\,\,\,*764369#  or +12532158782\,\,81421679524#\,\,\,\,*764369# \nOr Telephone: \nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location): \nUS: +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799 \nWebinar ID: 814 2167 9524
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SUMMARY:Remembering Our Grandfathers' Exile - from Hawaii
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile: The Imprisonment of Hawai`i’s Japanese in World War II\, a book talk presented by Gail Okawa. \nSat. 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 \nJoin us for an illustrated talk and a live Q and A by Gail Okawa\, who was inspired by her grandfather Reverend Tamasaku Watanabe’s arrest and internment by the Department of Justice to embark on an 18-year journey to research the story of the over 600 Japanese internees from Hawai`i sent to the U.S. continent. Her story presents their arrest in Hawai`i\, arrival at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay\, and odyssey of detention across the American West. Okawa uses poetry\, letters\, and photographs to show the ordeals these men lived through\, including loss of sons in the U.S. Army. Author and scholar Gary Okihiro calls the book “remarkable and moving.” \nGail Y. Okawa is professor emerita of English at Youngstown State University\, Ohio\, and a visiting scholar at the Center for Biographical Research\, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. \n\nBuy book with 20% off Coupon code PACS21
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/remembering-our-grandfathers-exile-in-hawaii/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T050000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Voices of Angel Island
DESCRIPTION:Japanese Inscriptions and Poetry from Angel Island\, a book talk presented by Professor Charles Egan.\n \nSat. 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 \n You’re invited to a book talk and live Q and A by Professor Charles Egan\, who for almost twenty years has researched writings left behind by detainees on Angel Island. The island housed a U.S. immigration station from 1910 to 1940. Egan documented Japanese and other languages which are still visible on the barracks walls in his new book Voices of Angel Island. The Japanese writing includes that left behind by immigrants\, World War II “enemy aliens” from the U.S.\, and prisoners of war from Japan. Egan also documented works published in the Nichibei Shimbun\, including poetry and extensive prose including a suicide note from a picture bride. \nCharles Egan is Professor of Chinese and chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at San Francisco State University. \n \n\nClick here to purchase the book with 35% off promo GLR TW6
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/japanese-voices-of-angel-island/
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CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Past NJAHS Events 2021 on YouTube
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/T-iS71hhDzA”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Past NJAHS Events 2021\nSat. 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 \nSat. 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 here to watch \nSat. May 15\, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Natsukashii: Writings on the Nisei Experience – Instructor Naomi Shibata and her Nisei storytellers share stories about growing up in Hayward\, CA. in the ’40’s – ’50’s. Click here to watch \nSat. May 22\, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Finding Your Roots: Introduction to JA Genealogy and NJAHS Digital Archives. Click here to watch \nFri. June 4\, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Bay Area Go for Broke Forever Stamp Tribute. Video Coming Soon [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/upcoming-njahs-events-spring-2021/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Events
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