Saturday, December 21, 2024. Shop local at the Marketplace and meet the artist behind Shooley Art! Shirley creates digital illustrations inspired by animals and the humor in everyday life. Shooley Art aims to bring solace to adults by embracing childlike wonder. With a soft color palette and whimsical style, she blends surrealism with elements of […]
Saturday, January 11, 2025. Authentic mochi steaming over an outdoor fire Mochi pounding in a traditional usu (stone bowl) with locally-crafted kine (cherry wood mallets) Form your own mochi balls…then eat them with shoyu and sugar! Musubi for purchase provided by Sushiko Origami folding Group Obon Dance workshop from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Taiko drum performances by Seattle Kokon Taiko, shows at […]
Saturday, January 18, 2025. Join us as we welcome the Year of the Snake with a day full of festive art activities for the family, featuring community booths, storytime, and more! Watch our special Lion Dance celebration performed by Mak Fai beginning at 10 AM and check in early or purchase timed tickets for activities […]
Sunday, January 19, 2025. Experience Japanese culture and celebrate your coming-of-age with your fellow SEIJINs in Bellevue, WA! Eligibility for New SEIJIN 2025 Anyone born between 2003 and 2005 regardless of their nationality, ethnicity or Japanese language proficiency. New SEIJINs Free to attend (pre-registration is required), Space is limited to the first 150 registrants. General […]
Saturday, January 25, 2025. The Omoide team will be holding a public reading at the JCCCW in the Big Dojo. No admission! Anyone is welcome to come early and join for the New Year’s Potluck, which begins at noon, before settling in for stories of the Japanese American experience and the resilience of the community. […]
Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, 2025. Let your soul dance to the rhythm of life! Celebrating more than 40 years, Kodō returns to North America with One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe, a thrilling performance that revisits the ensemble’s early repertoire — lending simple forms of taiko expression that highlight its unique sound, resonance and physicality. With Warabe, […]
Sunday, February 16, 2025. Seattle University and the Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee is pleased to present the 2025 Japanese American Day of Remembrance marking over 80 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 that forced all persons of Japanese ancestry off the West Coast of the United States. The 2025 […]
The Book of Names National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration National Tour 2025-2026 On February 18, 2025, we launched an ambitious effort to bring the Ireichō, a book monument containing the names of 125,284 individuals of Japanese ancestry unjustly incarcerated during World War II, to different camps and communities throughout the US. The […]
Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The County invites you to join us in honoring and remembering the Japanese American community impacted by the signing of Executive Order 9066, 83 years ago. We will gather to solemnly reflect on this day in history, pay tribute to the resilience of the Japanese America community and the lessons learned […]
Through September 14, 2026. This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional journeys, to answer the timeless question: where and what defines “Home”? […]
