Nikkei Legacy – Cultural News

Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake | Sushi chefs Jay Chen and Ernie Nishii

Historic Wintersburg Nikkei Community Nikkei Legacy Orange County CA Sushi & Sake Event

Conservation of First Japanese American Church in Orange County, CA ***** Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser “Sushi and Sake” Event at St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 7, 5-7PM

November 2, 2026

San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Screening Story of Taro Higa Flyer

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NIKKEI Community 2026 ***** San Fernando Hongwanji Temple Presents Screening of “The Story of Taro Higa” Who Saved Thousands of Lives During Battle of Okinawa on Sunday, November. 1, at 11:30 AM

November 1, 2026

Little Tokyo Legacy Foundation Preserving Culture Under Pressure Flyer

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NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Preserving Culture Under Pressure: Japanese American Arts and Identity During World War II Incarceration | Koto Performance, Classical Dance, and Conversation at Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo | October 20, 2026

October 28, 2026

PUBLIC CONFERMENT CEREMONY: Los Angeles’ Consul General Kosei Murora, left, claps after presenting the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays to Denver-area resident Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki at the Tateuchi Democracy Center in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on October, 23, 2026 (Source: Facebook @ Heart Mountain Interpretive Center)

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WARTIME Experience & Decoration 2026 | Former Heart Mountain Draft Resister Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki, 101-Year-Old and Denver-Area Resident, Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays at Los Angeles Ceremony | October 23, 2026

October 26, 2026

20261015 Manzanar Baseball Project Grand Opening Doubleheader Flyer

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NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Manzanar Baseball Project Presents Grand Opening Doubleheader on Saturday, October 17, 9:30AM – 5:30PM | Manzanar National Historic Site

October 15, 2026

Nikkei Legacy Obituary Oda Kyoko Nancy 1945-2026

Celebration of Life for Kyoko Nancy Oda, Educator and Community Leader in Los Angeles, Attended by Several Hundreds at Hompa Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo

June 24, 2026

Nikkei Legacy Obituary Oda Kyoko Nancy 1945-2026

Educator & Community Leader Kyoko Nancy Oda of Van Nuys passed May 15 at 80 | Celebration of Her Life Set for Sunday, Jun. 7 at 3PM at Nishi Hongwanji, Little Tokyo

June 6, 2026

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Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute | HistoryCraft Workshop: Interactive World War II Experiences To Be Created By You, Not For You | Saturday, May 30, 2-4PM

May 29, 2026

Book Cover Unbreakable by MIn Tonai

Book Little Tokyo Nikkei Legacy Tonai Minoru 1929-2023

UNBREAKABLE: Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp | Book Signing Events at Kodomo no Hi May 3 & Nikkei Children’s Book Festival May 9

May 8, 2026

Nikkei Legacy Obituary

Obituary | Mary Kageyama Nomura | Songbird of Manzanar Passes Away Peacefully at 100 in Huntington Beach

May 8, 2026

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57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Set for Saturday, April 25 with Theme of “Lessons from Manzanar: Vigilance is the Price of Democracy

April 25, 2026

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Manzanar Pilgrimage Nikkei Legacy

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Provides Bus Transportation to Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25

April 25, 2026

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Manzanar Committee Manzanar Pilgrimage Nikkei Legacy

Manzanar Committee Provides Facebook Live Streaming of 57th Annual Pilgrimage Program Saturday, April 25 from 11:30AM

April 23, 2026

Manzanar Pilgrimage Nikkei Legacy

57th Annual Manzanar Committee’s Pilgrimage Returns April 25: Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center Opens April 24 -26, 9AM-4:30PM

April 23, 2026

Book Cover Unbreakable by MIn Tonai

Book Nikkei Legacy Tonai Minoru 1929-2023

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

April 17, 2026

Films of Remembrance 2026

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Schedule Updated | Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Little Tokyo Saturday, March 28, 11AM-8:30PM

March 27, 2026

Films of Remembrance 2026

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Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Gardena Sunday, March 29, 11:30AM – 7:15PM

March 27, 2026

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nikkei Legacy Scholarship

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Opens Applications for High School and College Scholarships; Deadline Is April 6

March 27, 2026

Japanese American National Museum - JANM Nikkei Legacy StoryFiles

Japanese American National Museum to Preview Interactive StoryFiles of George Takei and Others on Saturday, March 21, 10AM-1PM: Public is Invited

March 18, 2026

Ventura County JACL Historical Japanese Cemetery Clean-Up Volunteers

Historic Japanese Cemetery Nikkei Legacy Ventura County JACL

Ventura County JACL and USC Day of SCervice Host Annual Historic Japanese Cemetery Clean Up in Oxnard on Saturday, March 21, 10AM – 12PM

March 18, 2026

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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

March 10, 2026

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Day of Remembrance Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nikkei Legacy

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

February 27, 2026

Film - Tashima Chris Nikkei Legacy Visas and Virtue

Ventura County JACL Announces Academy Award-Winning Director Chris Tashima and “VISAS AND VIRTUE” Screening at California Lutheran University on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30PM

February 26, 2026

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Day of Remembrance Nikkei Legacy San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center

2026 Feb. 22 | San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center to Host Day of Remembrance Event

February 22, 2026

Day of Remembrance Nikkei Legacy

2026 Feb. 21 | Annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance Attended with 300 People at Hompa Hongwanji Temple

February 21, 2026

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Academy Museum Day of Remembrance Nikkei Legacy Wartime Experiences

2026 Feb. 19 | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Presents Short Films Honoring “Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066’

February 19, 2026

Day of Remembrance Nikkei Legacy Wartime Experiences

2026 Feb. 19 | Stories of Japanese American WWII Solders “Defining Courage” with New Stories and New Music Returns to Aratani Theater

February 19, 2026

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2026 Feb. 19 | Japanese American National Museum Issues Statement on the 2026 Day of Remembrance

February 19, 2026

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Manzanar Pilgrimage Nikkei Legacy

2024 April | Yonsei’s Essay: The 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage—Finding Family in a Photo at Recreated Barracks Evokes the Power of Memory

February 16, 2026

Centenary United Methodist Church Day of Remembrance Little Tokyo Nikkei Legacy

Nikkei Legacy | Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo Hosts “Day of Remembrance” with Short Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion | February 15, 2026

February 15, 2026

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