Nikkei Legacies - LA
57th Annual Manzanar Committee’s Pilgrimage Returns April 25: Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center Opens April 24 -26, 9AM-4:30PM
INDEPENDENCE, CA — Manzanar National Historic Site will host the 57th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage April 24-26.
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Min Tonai’s book “UNBREAKABLE: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp” Available Now Nationwide: Illustrator Chris Sasaki and Tonai Family Appear at Los Angeles Times Book Festival on USC Campus April 18, 1-2PM
LOS ANAGELES (March 24, 2026) — Illustrator Chris Sasaki will be joined by Susan Tonai Drews, John Tonai, and Teresa Ton…
Schedule Updated | Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Little Tokyo Saturday, March 28, 11AM-8:30PM
The program features 10 films commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.…
Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Gardena Sunday, March 29, 11:30AM – 7:15PM
Forwarded for Nichi Bei Foundation
After record Bay Area screenings last month, the 15th annual Films of Remembrance i…
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Opens Applications for High School and College Scholarships; Deadline Is April 6
GVJCI High School Seniors Scholarship Application
The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) awards an…
Japanese American National Museum to Preview Interactive StoryFiles of George Takei and Others on Saturday, March 21, 10AM-1PM: Public is Invited
StoryFiles use hours of recorded interviews and AI technology to allow visitors to engage with first-person stories.…
Ventura County JACL and USC Day of SCervice Host Annual Historic Japanese Cemetery Clean Up in Oxnard on Saturday, March 21, 10AM – 12PM
The community service event will take place at the Historic Japanese Cemetery, located at the corner of Etting Road and…
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Provides Bus Transportation to Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25
The annual community-wide Manzanar Pilgrimage at the Manzanar Historic Site will be held on Saturday, April 25th.
Man…
Costa Mesa Historical Society Hosts Speaker Program Featuring Henry Ernie Nishii about “Japanese American History & Historic Wintersburg” on Saturday, March 14 at 2PM at Norma Hertzog Community Center, Costa Mesa
Despite the recent designation, the future of Historic Wintersburg remains uncertain.…
Seinan Koreisha Adult Day Care Opens in Early 2026
The Center is located in the South-Central District of Los Angeles with deep historic roots in the Japanese American co…
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute to Hold “Day of Remembrance 2026 –Then and Now – From WWII Incarceration to Today’s ICE Raids” on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2PM
GARDENA, CA – The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) will hold its annual Day of Remembrance (DOR) on S…
