Minoru ”Min”Tonai who dedicated his life to preserve the history of pre-war Japanese fishing community Terminal Island in Los Angeles and Ameche Wartime Relocation Center, passed away on Sep. 3, 2023 at the age of 94. Tonai, a native of…
The Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition Biennial Luncheon will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. at the Friendship Auditorium in Griffith Park, 3201 Riverside Dr. (off the 5 Freeway), Los Angeles. The coalition will honor the Japanese,…
The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, August 26 from 10:30 a.m. t0 11:30 a.m. According to the 2023 Nisei Week President David Yamahata, the 2024 Nisei Week President…
LOS ANGELES (Cultural News: Forwarded for Japanese American National Museum) Don’t Fence Me In March 04 – October 01, 2023 Japanese American National Museum 100 North Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in…
The Japanese American National Museum presents virtual reality recreation “Aki’s Market: A Project by Glenn Akira Kaino” from June 30, 2023 – January 28, 2024, at 100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market is inspired…
The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, August 26 from 10:30 a.m. t0 11:30 a.m. The Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize winner was announced as following: 2023 Nisei Week…
Evergreen, the sequel to Naomi Hirahara’s historical mystery Clark and Division, will be released on August 1, 2023. Clark and Division, which follows a fictional Nisei woman’s travails from Manzanar to Chicago in 1944, was the recipient of the Mary…
In order to support Maui Fire Relief, numerous Japanese American organizations in Los Angeles co-present stage show “Defining Courage: Celebrate the Legacy of True American Heroes” at the Marsee Auditorium in El Camino College, Torrance, on Saturday, Sept. 9, at…
Hirahara will speak at two community events in September. First, the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, September 9 at 2 PM and J-Sei in Emeryville on Sunday, September 24. + Evergreen, the sequel to Naomi Hirahara’s historical mystery Clark…