JACL National Youth Student Council- MDC Youth Summit
America's Black Holocaust Museum Milwaukee, WI, United StatesLearn about the mission and work of the American Black Holocaust Museum sponsored by the JACL National Youth Student Council.
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Learn about the mission and work of the American Black Holocaust Museum sponsored by the JACL National Youth Student Council.
Haddassah Minneapolis St. Paul presents "Sachiko: The True Story of a Child Survivor of the Bombing of Nagasaki". How many Americans know what happened to innocent civilian survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II? Stories of the hibakusha, the Japanese word for atomic bomb survivors, are important for us …
The Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK), is a comedy group that uses comedy to combat the invisibility and dehumanization of Asian women. For the first time since 2019, FAWK will be performing a live comedy show indoors FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. The lineup includes Naomi Ko, May Lee-Yang, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Tsuab Yang, Patti Kameya, …
Minnesota History Center Presents "Righting A Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II" April 23 - July 3, 2022 EXHIBIT OPENING PROGRAM FILM SCREENING AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS Saturday, April 23, 2022, 11 am - 3pm Minnesota History Center, 3M Auditorium Exhibit viewing for Minnesota Historical Society Members is free. Non-members will need to purchase museum …
JASM is very excited to announce a webinar: "Tattoo History" by Tattoo artist, Emi Nijiya on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6 p.m. Tattoo History: A talk about the connections between Japanese and Western tattooing and the growth to today’s tattoo industry How did tattooing originate in Japan and how did it become popular in the United States? …
Filmmaker Jon Osaki’s documentary, "Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066" takes an in-depth look at the legal rationale and evidence that undergirded the issuance of Executive Order 9066, which led to the wartime incarceration of almost 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, and Korematsu v. United States (1944), the subsequent U.S. Supreme Court Case …
Heitzeg: Green Hope after Black Rain Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) Featuring the world premiere of Saint Paul composer Steve Heitzeg’s Green Hope after Black Rain (SPCS’s 75th anniversary commission), with Grieg’s Piano Concerto, performed by Jacob Taggart, and Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Pianist …
Join Dale Minami for a recounting of how a fraud on the United States Supreme Court resulted in the upholding of the conviction of Fred Korematsu and the incarceration program of Japanese Americans during World War II. Forty years later, a group of young attorneys were able to overturn the conviction but history is repeating …
The San Diego Chapter of JACL is hosting a free, virtual dialogue-focused workshop on inclusive communication provided by the National Conflict Resolution Center. Part A is May 25 from 6-8 p.m. Part Bis on June 1 from 6-8 p.m. Both are on Zoom Online Workshop. The interactive workshop involves small group discussion, facilitated dialogue, and …
ABOUT THIS SHOW No-No Boy is the musical project of Vietnamese American singer and scholar Julian Saporiti. On his Smithsonian Folkways debut 1975, named after the year Saigon fell, Saporiti investigates his own family heritage as well as life in WWII Japanese internment camps, immigrant detention centers and refugee camps in 2020, and other stories …