UW Day of Remembrance

UW Intellectual House 4249 Little Canoe Channel NE, Seattle

Saturday, February 22, 2025. UW Nikkei Student Union Day of Remembrance will be held at Intellectual House on the UW campus which can be accessed via public transit or by car. Free parking is available on Saturday afternoon in the Padelford Garage and N6 lot on campus. Admission to the event itself is free, and […]

Free

KINTSUKUROI Film Screening

University of Washington’s Architecture Hall 3943 W Stevens WY NE Room Arc 147, Seattle

Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025. The JCCCW has partnered with Ikeibi Films to bring the film Kintsukuroi to Seattle! This emotional film shares the injustices and hardships experienced by Japanese American families as their lives were forever changed by the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Join two families from […]

June Kuramoto and Kimo Cornwell

Terry's Kitchen 5625 119th Ave SE, Bellevue

Saturday, March 29, 2025 and Sunday, March 30, 2025. June Kuramoto with Kimo Cornwell of the group Hiroshima will be performing at Terry's Kitchen in Bellevue. There will be two shows for you to relax, order food from Terry's and enjoy the performances.

Densho Mobile Collections Event

Bainbridge Island Museum of Ar 550 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island

Sunday, March 30, 2025. Calling All Legacy Families: Bring Your WWII-Era Photos and Heirlooms to the Densho Mobile Collections Event. Densho, in partnership with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, has arranged to bring its new mobile collections team to Bainbridge Island for an afternoon of scanning and documenting historical photos and heirlooms to […]

International Children’s Friendship Festival

Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall 305 Harrison St, Seattle

Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, 2025. International Children’s Friendship Festival is an event that is well-established and recognized in the Northwest as a volunteer-run festival with a loyal crowd and an increasing number of new children every year. The festival is annually recognized by proclamations of several elected officials in Washington State. The […]

Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall 305 Harrison St, Seattle

April 11-13, 2025. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series and takes place at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion. It is free and open to the public. Seattle Center Festál presents Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival in partnership with Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival Committee (SCBJCF). […]

Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Burke Museum 4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle

Thursday, May 1, 2025. Aloha Mai Kakou! Noah Lum and I am a current student at the University of Washington in Seattle. I work with many Pacific Islander students at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture through a research group we call Research Family. Attached you will find a flyer of our Oceanic […]

Free

Saigon to Seattle

Hoa Mai Park 1224 South King Street, Seattle

Saturday, May 3, 2025. Friends of Little Sài Gòn invites community members, organizations, institutions, and advocacy groups to join us in commemorating the stories of Vietnamese refugees in King County and their journey over the past 50 years. ​​This event series includes the premier screening of the FLS-produced short film Sàigòn to Seattle: 50 Years After the War. […]

Free

Kodomo no Hi

JCCCW 1414 South Weller Street, Seattle

Sunday, May 4, 2025. Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 4th and get ready to delve into the mysteries of yokai at Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the JCCCW! Yokai are supernatural beings from Japanese folklore - some are said to inhabit everyday objects, some are mimics, and some even more closely resemble humans! […]

Free

UW JSA Matsuri

UW Student Union Building (HUB) 250 Schmitz Hall 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle

Saturday, May 10, 2025. UW JSA’s Matsuri is back again this year on May 10th! The theme is this year, “Edo-Jidai” will transport you back to the Edo period of Japan, full of extraordinary art and culture. You’ll be able to experience the traditional feel of a Japanese Matsuri, or festival, through game booths, raffle […]

Free