BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//NJAHS - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:NJAHS
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.njahs.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NJAHS
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20180311T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20181104T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20190310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20191103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20200308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20201101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20210314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20211107T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210610T070539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T112910Z
UID:10000069-1623286800-1654077600@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210525T011517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T063321Z
UID:10000147-1622804400-1622808000@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3.75x4-copy-RGB2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210602T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210602T085422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210605T102550Z
UID:10000067-1622595600-1622800800@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Picturesss.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T050000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210401T034953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T063511Z
UID:10000142-1621656000-1621659600@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events,Public Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Finding-Your-Roots-slide-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T050000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210401T034005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T063720Z
UID:10000140-1621051200-1621054800@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Natsukashii-May-15.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210511T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210501T035131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210501T035131Z
UID:10000148-1620727200-1620732600@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Facing-the-Mountain.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210423T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210423T023620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T042220Z
UID:10000146-1619163000-1619175600@www.njahs.org
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
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/internment-camp-survivor-wants-nps-to-preserve-his-past/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Amache-JPG.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T070000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210401T032155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T130636Z
UID:10000138-1618639200-1618642800@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Grandfathers-Exile-fr-Hawaii-Okawa.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T050000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210401T031010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T130614Z
UID:10000137-1618027200-1618030800@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Japanese-Voices-of-Angel-Island-Egan-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210408T091807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T070316Z
UID:10000144-1617854400-1622800800@www.njahs.org
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/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210116T080302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T064226Z
UID:10000136-1613728800-1613734200@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast: Bay Area Day of Remembrance 2021
DESCRIPTION:A Virtual ZOOM Event \nAll are welcome! ON-LINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED \nPROGRAM : Keynote Speaker: Rev. Arnold Townsend . Associate Minister\, Church Without Walls \, Vice President\, San Francisco NAACP \nEmcees: Dianne Fukami\, Award-winning filmmaker & Hillary Nakano\, Attorney and activist \nClifford I. Uyeda Peace & Humanitarian Awardee: Campaign for Justice: Redress NOW for Japanese Latin Americans! represented by Bekki Shibayama \nVirtual Candle-lighting Ceremony \nPerformance: Ito Yosakoi \nInterfaith Benediction: Japanese American Religious Federation (JARF) \nDOR FUNDERS: San Francisco Grants for the Arts\, Japanese American Citizens League\, San Francisco Chapter – In memory of Greg Marutani\, Union Bank\, \nSan Francisco Branch members of the National Japanese American Historical Society and BA DOR Consortium \nFor more info: (415) 921-5007 • grace@njahs.org \n \nDownload Flyer.
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-bay-area-day-of-remembrance-2021/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bay-Area-Day-of-Remembrance-810x400-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210123T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210123T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20210114T051428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T064709Z
UID:10000135-1611370800-1611374400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast: Mihara’s Braille Board program
DESCRIPTION:50 Objects and NJAHS invite you to “Mihara’s Braille Board”\nDate & Time: Sat. Jan. 23\, 11 a.m. to 12 noon PST\nGuests: Sam Mihara\, Nob Mihara and Linda Mihara with Nancy Ukai\, 50 Objects\, and Melissa Bailey\, NJAHS\n\n\n\nJoin us for slides and a live Q and A about Tokinobu Mihara\, who arrived in the U.S. in 1920 and worked as a journalist in San Francisco at the Shin Sekai (“New World”) newspaper before the family was expelled from California in 1942. He became blind while confined at Heart Mountain\, Wyoming\, and invented his own Braille code which was engraved on a handcrafted board he commissioned at the camp. His sons\, Sam and Nob Mihara\, who were nine and 11 years when they entered the camp\, and Tokinobu’s granddaughter\, origami artist Linda Mihara\, will be our guests. See you then!\n\n\n\n\n\nRead the related story\, “Mihara’s Braille Board\,” to be posted Jan. 19\, on the 50 Objects website\n\nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-miharas-braille-board-program/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201217T082424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T062443Z
UID:10000134-1608346800-1608350400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:John Tateishi\, Author of REDRESS\, A Behind-the Scenes Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: December 19\, 2020 from 11am – 12 noon. \nA leader in the JACL Redress campaign\, John Tateishi shares his intimate knowledge of the behind-the-scenes fight for redress\, beginning with an acutely divided community\, internal discord\, and an American public largely unaware of concentration camps on US soil. His latest book has lessons learned with powerful implications as the idea of black reparations shapes our national discourse. \nAuthor’s Signed copies available: $28 retail. 10% discount for ZOOM attendees. NJAHS Members Discount 20%  (NJAHS Members please email tim@njahs.org for the discount code). Shipping fees apply \nClick here to purchase the book
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-john-tateishi-presentation-redress-the-inside-story-of-the-successful-camp/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/REDRcover_web300-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201206T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201206T060000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201205T050411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T030530Z
UID:10000114-1607227200-1607234400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Race & Resilence: the Story of Buffalo Soldiers and Nisei Solders in Beyond Pearl Harbor\, a virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:LIVE Virtual Event: Race & Resilience: the Story of Buffalo Soldiers and Nisei Solders in Beyond Pearl Harbor LIVE Sessions\nSunday\, December 6\, 2020\n10AM HST\, 12 PST\, 2 MST\, 3 EST\n\n\n\nPlease Join Us For\n\n\nthis LIVE broadcast with NJAHS @ the Presidio LIVE with NPS Ranger emeritus Rik Penn\, Buffalo Soldiers\, and NJAHS’ Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai on MIS Nisei Soldiers – part of the Beyond Pearl Harbor Live Stream Broadcasts.\n\n\n\nClick & Subscribe to the broadcast here:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SHnQeG-UnA&feature=youtu.be\n\n\nother related programing\nhttps://www.pacifichistoricparks.org/livesessions
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/race-resilence-the-story-of-buffalo-soldiers-and-nisei-solders-in-beyond-pearl-harbor-a-virtual-event/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201205T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201205T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201130T205015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T065214Z
UID:10000133-1607137200-1607140800@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast: Ibuki's Doll Program
DESCRIPTION:50 Objects Sat. Dec 5\, 11 am to 12 noon \nGuest Ibuki Hibi Lee with Nancy Ukai\, 50 Objects\, and Melissa Bailey\, NJAHS \n  \nJoin us for an illustrated conversation with Ibuki Hibi Lee\, who carried her doll to Tanforan and Topaz in 1942. She still has the doll\, which was memorialized in a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange on May 9\, 1942\, in Hayward\, California\, during the mass roundup. We also will be joined by Ibuki’s older brother\, Satoshi Hibi\, for the live Q&A. See you then! \nRead the story here\n \nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcast-ibukis-doll-program/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201118T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201115T052012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T112920Z
UID:10000132-1605690000-1605693600@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Tokyo Rose Program- Nov 18
DESCRIPTION:The Mistrial of Iva Toguri and the Myth of “Tokyo Rose”\nOrphan Ann was a disk jockey on Japanese radio during World War II. She was a real person named Iva Toguri. This is her story. This also the story of “Tokyo Rose\,” who was not a real person\, but a myth—a press invention\, later turned political scapegoat. And this is the story of Iva Toguri’s conviction for treason\, following a two and a half month jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. That conviction\, as it turned out\, was based on perjured testimony extracted by the prosecuting U.S. Attorneys. Finally\, and most importantly\, this is the ennobling story of a brave and loyal American citizen mistreated by our justice system\, and the heroic efforts to defend Iva by lawyers of deep conviction and professional skill working for free to defend an innocent woman. \nPlease join us for a panel discussion on The Mistrial of Iva Toguri and the Myth of “Tokyo Rose” featuring the Honorable Jon S. Tigar\, Professor Charles Wollenberg\, attorney Wayne Collins Jr.\, Professor Naoko Shibusawa\, and author Michael Weedall. \nDate and Time (Virtual Event): November 18\, 2020 @5pm-6pm (PST)\nRegistration for the event will be FREE\, with the option to register for MCLE credit for $20 \nClick here to register \nProgram is presented by Northern District and Ninth Circuit Historical Societies in partnership with National Japanese American Historical Society
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/tokyo-rose-program-nov-18/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201114T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201114T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201112T052836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T161519Z
UID:10000131-1605322800-1605326400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast: VETERANS DAY 2020
DESCRIPTION:Happy Veterans Day from NJAHS!! \nJoin us for a FREE Zoom Broadcast (webinar format) on Saturday\, November 14 from 11 -12 NOON as we honor our Nikkei Veterans from past NorCAL and Salt Lake City Congressional Gold Medal ceremonies and other Veteran Day Tribute events all to the music composed by Dr. Anthony Brown and his Asian American Orchestra from his GO FOR BROKE album. Donated CDs will be distributed by drawing or available for sale.\n\nClick here to register\nCD available to purchase here \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/veterans-day-event-2020/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201107T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201107T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201103T034503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T065715Z
UID:10000130-1604718000-1604721600@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcast's: Toy Tank at Tule Lake
DESCRIPTION:Kiyoshi Ina\, a two-year-old boy with chicken pox\, was comforted by a handmade toy tank sent to him at Tule Lake\, California\, by his father. They were in different prison camps\, separated by 1\,000 miles. Learn about this wartime toy and how its story continues to be told. \nThis Saturday\, Nov. 7\, at 11 a.m. – noon\, we invite you to meet Kiyoshi and three family members: Satsuki Ina\, Michael Ina and Akemi Yamane Ina. \nKiyoshi\, Satsuki and Akemi were born in American concentration camps and Michael was born after the war. We will view slides and have a Q and A with the family. The program is co-sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society and 50 Objects. \nSee you then! \nPlease read the story here: \nCredits\nby: Nancy Ukai \nart direction: David Izu \nbanner cover images: David Izu\, various unknown photographers courtesy of the National Archives and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Photo illustrations by David Izu \nSpecial thanks to: Kiyoshi Ina\, Satsuki Ina\, Laura Haendel\, Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster\, Stuart Wheeler\, The Tank Museum (U.K.) American Armory Museum\, Pat Fitzpatrick\, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation\, Anthony Hirschel\, Rosalyn Tonai\, Max Nihei\, Melissa Bailey\, Tim Chen.\n \n       \nThis object/story presented in collaboration with 50 Objects/Stories & National Japanese American Historical Society \n  \nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcasts-toy-tank-at-tule-lake/
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibitions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201017T050000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20201014T030243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T070033Z
UID:10000129-1602907200-1602910800@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcasts: Takato Hamai's handmade crutches
DESCRIPTION:Date / Time  Sat. Oct. 17\, 11 a.m. – noon\nThose with physical disabilities were not exempt from being imprisoned. These crutches\, made by hand at Gila River\, Arizona\, are testimony to the hardships endured by the maker\, Takato Hamai. \nThis story is the first of four “objects of survival” which 50 Objects will introduce in collaboration with the National Japanese American Historical Society. \nThe next three artifacts will be a toy tank made for a quarantined child\, a girl’s comfort object at Topaz and a Braille Board created in Wyoming. \nEach story will be followed by a separate one-hour-long online program hosted by NJAHS on Saturdays during October and November. For dates and time\, please check the NJAHS website and 50 Objects Facebook page. We also will keep you posted through these email alerts. \nThis Saturday\, Oct. 17\, at 11 a.m. – noon\, we invite you to meet the five children of Takato Hamai. Three were incarcerated at Gila River as children and two were born after the war. We will view slides and have a Q and A. \n50 Objects: Takato Hamai’s Crutches \nSee you then! \n\n\n\n\nCredits\n50 Objects Project Director: Nancy Ukai \nart direction: David Izu \nbanner cover design: David Izu \nbanner cover images: David Izu\, the National Archives\, and the Hamai family archives \nSpecial thanks to: Ken Hamai\, Michiko Matsuura\, Takayuki Hamai\, Tomio Hamai\, Satoshi Hamai\, Bernice Hamai\, Henry Matsuura\, Yi-Shen Loo (Intern)\, Max Nihei (Broadcast producer)\, Melissa Bailey & Rosalyn Tonai (Grants & Budget)\, Tim Chen (Registration)\, Hiro Edeza (Ads and logo poster designer)\, Masako Nakada\, Malia Okamura\, Neil Burmester\, Densho \nThe project was funded in part\, National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites program\, Grants for the Arts\, San Francisco Japantown Foundation\, The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation \n       \nThis object/story presented in collaboration with 50 Objects/Stories & National Japanese American Historical Society \n  \nClick here to watch
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/virtual-broadcasts-takato-hamais-handmade-crutches/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200905T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200905T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200806T084612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T070238Z
UID:10000128-1599300000-1599303600@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcasts: ANNUAL AWARDS TRIBUTE 2020 LIVESTREAM SEPT. 5
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nFor the first time ever\, NJAHS will Livestream the Annual Awards Tribute on Sat. September 5\, 2020 at 5PM. \nGo to our Givebutter page to WATCH the Annual Awards Tribute and DONATE in real time to contribute to our Event Campaign! \nREFLECTING BACK\nMoving Forward \nJOIN US AS WE HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FORGED NEW PATHS FOR CHANGE IN THE 1970s\, INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF LEADERS\, AND REMAINED STEADFAST\nIN THEIR BELIEFS TO PROMOTE A JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. \nWE HONOR OUR CHANGE-MAKERS—WRITERS\, ACTIVISTS\, SPIRITUAL LEADERS\, AND PUBLISHERS—FOR THEIR PERSISTENCE AND POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE. \nThe safety of our honorees\, guests & volunteers are our top priority. Join us for a Virtual Awards Event that will be most memorable. The new date for our 2020 Annual Dinner is Sat. September 5\, 2020 at 5PM. Join us and your family for an evening dedicated to reflecting back and moving forward with John Tateishi\, Dr. Reiko True\, Rev. Ron Kobata\, and Asian American Curriculum Project. \nDATE: September 5\, 2020 \n4:00 pm Registration \n5:00 pm Program\, emcee Jana Katsuyama\, FOX-2 \n6:00 pm Film Previews set in Family Chat Rooms  \n(415) 921-5007\nnjahs@njahs.org \n2020 SPONSOR LEVELS\nAs Sponsors\, your contribution is 100% tax deductible. You will be fully acknowledged as a sponsor of this broadcast event. The deadline for program broadcast inclusion is Monday\, August 31. Your donation will support our Teacher Education Program to teach important lessons of our history. \nLegacy Sponsor $25\,000 will be named prominently on the MIS Historic Learning Center Donor Wall* with a 12.75” x 6.75” plaque and memento. You will be entitled to have your name and corporate logo published on our website and will appear prominently in broadcasts connected to NJAHS’s Annual Awards Tribute. Your company’s name and logo will appear in the Nikkei Heritage issue and a FULL screen color ad on Zoom and YouTube program. After the program\, you are welcome to gather with your invited guests to a VIP family/friends chat room where you can view film previews. We gladly accept pledges. \nCommemorative Sponsor $10\,000 Same as above\, 3”x 19.5” donor plaque. \nPatron Sponsor $5\,000 Same as above\, 3” x 12.75” donor plaque. \nGolden Gate Sponsor $3\,500 Same as above\, 3”x 6” donor plaque. \n*DONOR WALL PLAQUE INSTALLATION NOVEMBER 2020 \nTable of Ten $1\,750 will be recognized during the program broadcast\, Chat Room of 10 guests. \nIndividual $175 will be recognized as an Event Donor\, admit one person. \nJOIN US & DONATE NOW\nDownload Invitation \nDonate by Mail
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/njahs-annual-awards-tribute/
LOCATION:Futures Without Violence\, 100 Montgomery St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200627T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200627T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200611T072132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T070731Z
UID:10000127-1593246600-1593252000@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcasts: NJAHS Annual Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nJoin us Saturday for a late afternoon broadcast \n\n\n\nDate & Time: Sat\, June 27\, 2020 from 3:30 Pm – 5:00 PM Pacific time (5:30CT\, 6:30 ET) \nLocation: Online broadcast \n\n\n\nAnnual Members Meeting -Update & Elections \n\n\n\nNJAHS Virtual Gallery Tour \n\n\n\nPoetry Reading- The Journey Continues- Peter Yamamoto \n\n\n\nClick here to register for the event \nNJAHS Members\, to register\, fill out form and email it back to us \nNJAHS Members\, to submit PROXY ONLY one\, click here \nClick here to pre-order Journey Continues books of poems \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/njahs-annual-members-meeting-program-the-journey-continues/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200519T112645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220514T070728Z
UID:10000117-1590145200-1590148800@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Broadcasts: Kayla Isomura of The Suitcase Project - In the Era of Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:Click here to watch\nSPECIAL ZOOM BROADCAST EVENT \n\n\n\nFriday\, May 22\, at 6PM -7:00PM Pacific \n Standard Time \n\n\n\nAn International Conversation with Yonsei Canadian curator /photographer Kayla Isomura of The Suitcase Project – In the Era of Covid-19.  FREE. \nClick here to REGISTER for the ZOOM Broadcast \n\n\n\nThe Suitcase Project\, photographed by Kayla Isomura\, made its debut in February 16\, 2020 at the NJAHS Peace Gallery. With the onset of the Covid19  pandemic and mandatory shelter in place restrictions\,\,this exhibit takes on deeper universal meaning worldwide. Join us in conservation with curator\, photographer Kayla Isomura and her subjects. \n\n\n\nThis exhibit and programming is made possible by a generous grant from the Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation\, the SF Grants for the Arts and matching support from the members of the Nat’l Japanese American Historical Society. While we are still sheltering in place\, NJAHS makes the photographs in the current exhibit available on line and presents Kayla Isomura in a curator’s conversation about her work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      -More- \n         Past meets present in a new exhibit at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre\, as more than 50 fourth and fifth generation Japanese Canadians and Americans share what they would pack if forcibly removed from their homes today. \n\n\n\n        Context of the Exhibit. Stemming from the history of Japanese Canadians and Americans during the Second World War\, this multimedia exhibit highlights why this history is relevant more than 75 years later. \n\n\n\n          “What began as a photography project\, capturing subjects in their homes\, turned into conversations about contemporary issues\, whether political or personal\,” said Isomura\, 25\, who identifies as fourth generation Japanese Canadian. “In today’s landscape\, Japanese Canadians and Americans don’t necessarily face the same degree of racism and discrimination as our ancestors. However\, we remain affected by this history in many ways.” \n\n\n\n          “Struggling to understand and see ourselves is one aspect of that\, as well as recognizing the ongoing displacement and discrimination other minority groups and people of color face today.” \n\n\n\nIn 1942\, approximately 23\,000 Japanese Canadians and more than 100\,000 Japanese Americans living on the west coast were uprooted from their homes and placed in internment camps or incarceration. \n\n\n\nSubjects for The Suitcase Project were given 24 to 48 hours notice to assemble their things\, similar to what many Japanese Canadians faced in 1942. \n\n\n\n           “In the Canadian context\, Japanese Canadians were not allowed to return home and their possessions were sold by the government or looted\,” said Isomura. “If you were going to lose everything—your home\, your business\, your memories and personal possessions—what would you take outside of things for survival? Or would you focus on your practical needs?” \n\n\n\n             According to Isomura\, Japanese Canadians were limited to weight restrictions while Japanese Americans were limited to only what they could carry. \n\n\n\n            “I never knew what my grandparents or great grandparents packed with them when they were interned\, so I wondered what I could survive with sentimentally and how others would interpret this idea\,” she said. “The original idea wasn’t just about what or how people would pack\, but also what they are forced to leave behind.” \n\n\n\n             The Suitcase Project subjects range from infants to 51-year-olds\, and they were photographed in the Lower Mainland\, Vancouver Island and Western Washington. \n\n\n\nKayla hopes to collect more stories and subjects in the US. For more information about the exhibit project contact njahs@njahs.org \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/kayla-isomura-of-the-suitcase-project-in-the-era-of-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200402
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200401T085655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T085829Z
UID:10000098-1585674000-1585760399@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Census Day
DESCRIPTION:TODAY IS CENSUS DAY! For the first time ever\, The Census can be completed online at 2020census.gov! Check out our video below on how responding to the Census will benefit your community. Do you need assistance completing your Census questionnaire online? Please contact us at njahs@njahs.org or melissa@njahs.org with your questions. We are here to help.  \nhttps://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Census2020_60s_English_api-leaders_032320_final.mp4\nHave you completed your Census yet? It’s easier than ever with online submission. Watch our video below and visit 2020census.gov for more information and to complete your questionnaire! Your response matters for your community.  \nhttps://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Census2020_60s_Japanese_Kids_032320_final.mp4
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/census-day/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200718T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200310T064040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T055607Z
UID:10000061-1580529600-1595066400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:THE SUITCASE PROJECT at the NJAHS Peace Gallery- Due to Covid-19 our office is closed
DESCRIPTION:THE SUITCASE PROJECT\nBy Kayla Isomura\nWhat would you pack if forcibly removed from your home today? \nThe Suitcase Project is a multimedia exhibition asking yonsei and gosei (fourth and fifth generation) Japanese Canadians and Americans what they would pack if uprooted from their homes in a moment’s notice. \nWhile these descendants of the internment and incarceration may never have to endure the same forced uprooting as their ancestors\, Kayla Isomura’s work examines how they\, and those descended from families who experienced other forms of discrimination\, remain affected by this history today. More than 80 subjects ranging in age and background share their stories from cities in British Columbia\, Canada and Washington\, US through a series of photographs\, short films and interviews. \n\nClick here for more information\n \n\n\n\nWhere: National Japanese American Historical Society Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street. San Francisco\, CA. 94115 \nFebruary 1\, 2020 – July 18\, 2020 \nOpen Monday – Friday\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm And First Saturdays of the Month\, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/the-suitcase-project/
LOCATION:National Japanese Historical Society\, 1684 Post Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Exhibitions,Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Suitcase-Project-2400x1350.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="NJAHS":MAILTO:njahs@njahs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200101T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201231T090000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20200105T090221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200310T065757Z
UID:10000059-1577851200-1609405200@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:NEW! DISLOCATION & DIVERGENCE: E. O. 9066 at the MIS Historic Learning Center
DESCRIPTION:NEW INSTALLATION- Dislocation & Divergence: Causes & Consequences of E.O. 9066\nat the MIS Historic Learning Center\n2020\nNJAHS presents 3 new wall-installations capturing 5 episodes of World War II: War Clouds Brewing\, America Enters the War\, Exclusion & Removal\, Hidden Truths\, Hidden Treasures\nThis completes a two & a half year exhibition project funded in part by grants from the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant program administered by the National Park Service and the JA Community Foundation and CA Civil Liberties Public Education Program.\nThe period scenarios with artifacts allow for an intimate “walk back in time\,” matched with IPAD pro interactive technology which allows for a “deeper” dive into the analysis of what happened and why. There’s a new addition that looks at the discovery of key evidence from the 1980’s coram nobis legal cases of Korematsu\, Yasui\, & Hirabayashi which revealed suppression of evidence\, a cover up\, and fraud upon the Supreme Court. Step inside and discover!\n                    \n                           \n9-19-2018: The National Japanese American Historical Society announced the completion of a simulated horse stall barrack for its Dislocation and Divergence new installation at the MIS Historic Learning Center\, located at Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco. The mock-up replicates the WWII experience of some 110\,000 Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their homes due to military orders pursuant to the signing of Executive Order 9066.\nReal Stories\nAccording to project director Rosalyn Tonai\, “We decided to introduce audiences to the compelling experiences of two families\, one of famed artist and essayist Miné Okubo\, and the other of MIS First Class Nisei soldier Tsuneo Gary Kadani.” Miné Okubo\, in her illustrated publication Citizen 13660\, relays her personal removal and incarceration with painstaking detail to a horse stall at Tanforan “Assembly” Center\, in San Bruno\, California.  “We wanted to replicate the cramped quarters and the sense of humiliation felt by the author\, according to Tonai. In addition\, the plight of Gary Kadani’s parents are revealed in his oral history excerpts compiled in First Class: Nisei Linguists of World War II\, Origins of the Military Intelligence Service Language Program of World War II (David Swift\, Jr.\, NJAHS\, 2008).\n\nTsuneo Gary Kadani was an early enlistee into the US Army. A month prior to Pearl Harbor\, he was assigned to the top secret US Army intelligence school at the Presidio of San Francisco in preparation for war against Japan. When WWII broke out\, he along with 59 other MIS servicemen continued their studies at the Presidio while their families were subjected to curfew and forcibly removed from their home\, and incarcerated in makeshift\, hastily built barracks and horse stalls in fairgrounds and racetracks.  Gary disobeyed curfew\, and drove to see his parents at the Salinas fairgrounds. His famous quote at the front of the display recounts his feelings that day “Then came the saddest day of my life…They wouldn’t let me into the camp. My parents were sleeping in a horse stall! It smelled so bad\, they couldn’t sleep\, so my mother asked me to get all the Clorox I could find.”  A vintage 1940’s brown glass Clorox bleach bottle helps depict the circumstances in which many Japanese Americans found themselves.\nReal Objects & Evidence\nAdding to the overall visitor experience is Miné Okubo’s illustrations from Citizen 13660. The visitor can follow along\, seeing Miné’s camp life depictions and reading excerpts of her journal\, through digital displays on an iPadPro. Interwoven into the pages of Citizen 13660 are National Archives photographs of life in repurposed horse stalls and barracks of Tanforan\, Santa Anita\, and Salinas “Assembly Centers.” The iPad also helps guide audiences to explore the stories behind real camp artifacts on display inside the horse stall barrack\, many of them\, personal items belonging for former inmates. Some featured objects include Ken Nihei’s US Army-issued military green wool blanket laid over a hay-stuffed mattress\, personal shaving kit\, 4 year old Pat Kimura’s of Maryknoll Children’s Home child’s suitcase\, a diaper pail\, and a pair of mud- caked hand-carved Japanese wooden clogs (geta).\n \nSupplementing the Horse stall barrack display is a comprehensive Camp Map of where Japanese Americans were incarcerated. The map includes the ten War Relocation Authority centers\, the fifteen “Assembly Centers – the temporary detention facilities.as well as the numerous Department of Justice internment camps for Japanese immigrants deemed “enemy aliens.” \n\n\nPerseverance\n\n“We wanted to show how some inmates coped within the stifling conditions of their confinement\,” noted Tonai. While many were subjected to family separations due to the earlier FBI raids\, and met with unhealthy conditions of open sewers\, others tried to find solace relying on friends and community. Among the few belongings of only what they could carry\, many Issei women stashed their vegetable garden seeds into their pockets. In time\, little front porch “victory” gardens would sprout along the stoops of barracks. Later\, inmates were moved again in six months to the permanent camps in desolate regions of the US. Despite the trauma\, children would find time to play\, collect and trade marbles. One former incarceree\, Toru Saito\, rediscovered his prized marbles buried beneath the silt desert floor where the stoop of his barrack once stood. Toru’s marbles and his story of survival are on display.\nThe horse stall barrack replica of the Dislocation and Divergence new installation is now on display at the Military Intelligence Historic Learning Center\, at the Presidio of San Francisco\, Building 640\, 640 Mason Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94129. The interpretative center is open to the public. General admission is $10. Admission is free to veterans\, NJAHS members\, and children 12 and under. Free education programs are available to teachers. The project has been funded by a grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program\, administered by the California State Library and the JA Community Foundation.\nMarye Kimoto\nKaoru Ito\nMiho Endo Ohashi\n\n###
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/dislocation-divergence-real-stories-e-o-9066-exhibit/
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Exhibitions,Exhibitions
ORGANIZER;CN="NJAHS":MAILTO:njahs@njahs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191215T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191215T080000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20191123T060257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T062741Z
UID:10000056-1576389600-1576396800@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Genealogy Series 2
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n#2 WWII CAMP RECORDS  \nSunday\, December 15\, 2019\, 2- 4PM \nNJAHS Gallery \n1684 Post Street \nSan Francisco CA 94115 \nNJAHS Executive Director Rosalyn Tonai will speak about accessing your family’s Japanese American camp records for War Relocation Authority centers and “Enemy Alien” Internment sites available at the National Archives. \nRSVP Online Here
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/genealogy-series-1-and-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Public Programs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T040000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20191012T062858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191012T063713Z
UID:10000054-1573264800-1573272000@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of our Veterans Day Event committee\, we are writing to you to invite you to “TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019” our annual Veterans Day weekend ceremony and concert featuring Anthony Brown  and Janice Mirikitani. On Saturday\, November 9\, 2019\, 10 – 12 noon\, followed by a private lunch reception to celebrate our veterans who served in World War II\, Korea\, and Vietnam. The event is hosted at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center\, Building 640\, 640 Mason Street\, at Crissy Field\, in the Presidio of San Francisco\, CA 94129. \nAs proud descendants of the veterans of these wars\, we are honored to share in the tribute of these veterans at the MIS Historic Learning Center! We have a strong connection to this historically significant site\, and vow to preserve the legacy of valor and sacrifice for future generations of Americans. As you know\, Building 640 is the site of the original US Army language school where Nisei linguist soldiers secretly trained one month prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor on November 1\, 1941. From its humble beginnings\, the school grew to what is now known as the renowned Defense Language Institute and Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) at the Presidio of Monterey. \nToday\, we call attention to these men and women who showed through their sacrifice their loyalty to America\, in spite of their familys’ incarceration during WWII. A special ceremony will feature the US Honor Guard led by Sgt. Stan Kamiya (RET)\, keynote speaker DLI Commandant Greg Hausman\, with representatives with the National Park Service and The Presidio Trust\, followed by a concert. In honoring our very special guests of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team\, the Military Intelligence Service\, and our Asian Pacific Islanders veterans who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars\, please join us in paying tribute to them by attending this Veterans Day event or by making a gift in honor or in memory of your loved one. Gifts can be pledged for our Commemorative Donor Wall. Your support will preserve all of our history in the most meaningful way! \nCeremony is free and Bento is $15 per person. Honored Veteran are FREE. Sponsor can donor toward donor wall\nRSVP Online Here\nRSVP Card Here
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/tribute-to-asian-pacific-islander-american-veterans-2019/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190803T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190803T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20190731T024716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T024716Z
UID:10000053-1564837200-1564844400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:National Japanese American Historical Society & Nihonmachi Street Fair Presents
DESCRIPTION:FREE Movie Night at the Peace Plaza\nSATURDAY\, August 3\, 2019 from 8:15pm (sun down) – 10:00pm\n“MIRAI” a lm by Mamoro Hosoda\n★ 91st Academy Awards Nominee\nBest Animated Film\n★ Golden Globe Awards Nominee\nBest Motion Picture – Animated \nwww.nihonmachisf.org \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/national-japanese-american-historical-society-nihonmachi-street-fair-presents/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190622T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190930T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20190622T050638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190622T050638Z
UID:10000051-1561179600-1569837600@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:Moving Walls: The Barracks of America’s Concentration Camps
DESCRIPTION:Location: MIS Historic Learning Center \nBuilding 640\, 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 \nTime & Date: Sat. & Sun. 12PM-5PM \nENDS September 30\, 2019 \n 
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/moving-walls-the-barracks-of-americas-concentration-camps/
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Exhibitions
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.njahs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Moving-Walls-Nichibei-ad-061419-fixed-copy.pdf
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190622T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190622T080000
DTSTAMP:20260423T171614
CREATED:20190622T040947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190622T040947Z
UID:10000049-1561176000-1561190400@www.njahs.org
SUMMARY:NJAHS Annual Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on our annual member meeting. All are welcome! \nDate & Time: June 22 at 11:00am-3:00pm \nLocation: 640 Mason St San Francisco CA 94129 (Presidio of S.F.) \nFeaturing guest speaker: Sharon Yamato \nNew exhibit: What happened at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain concentration camp when hundreds of barracks built to house 11\,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during WWII were sold for a dollar apiece to veterans-turned-homesteaders is the subject of a photograph exhibition\, Moving Walls: The Barracks of America’s Concentration Camps \nBento Order Online \nProgram & Registration \nPlease fill out the Proxy
URL:https://www.njahs.org/events/njahs-annual-members-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR