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SUMMARY:Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes
DESCRIPTION:August 16\, 2024 through May 11\, 2025. \nSeattle’s pre-WWII nihonmachi\, or Japantown\, looked very different than it does today. \nIn the decade before the war\, three Issei artists flourished in the thriving Japanese community before the mass incarceration changed the face of the neighborhood forever. Kamekichi Tokita (1897-1948)\, Kenjiro Nomura (1896-1956)\, and Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) received widespread recognition and praise for their paintings\, which provide an intimate view of what nihonmachi’s familiar streets\, alleys\, storefronts\, and houses looked like before the war. \nIn the American post-war years\, the three artists fell into obscurity as the Japanese community struggled to rebuild their lives\, but recently their life stories and artistic achievements have gradually been brought back to light. Side By Side features their work from the 1930s during the height of their artistic recognition and is the largest exhibition featuring the three artists’ work.
URL:https://seahiro.org/event/side-by-side-nihonmachi-scenes/
LOCATION:Wing Luke Museum\, 719 S. King Street\, Seattle\, 98104
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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SUMMARY:Ireicho National Tour 2025-2026
DESCRIPTION:The Book of Names National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration National Tour 2025-2026\nOn 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.\nThe tour kicked off at the National Archives/Navy Memorial Visitors’ Center in Washington DC\, where the Book of Names was displayed alongside the original copy of Executive Order 9066. The 100-year old Masaharu Ishii stamped his sister’s name in the Ireichō to officially kick off the national tour which continued with stamping opportunities to commemorate the Day of Remembrance at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History from February 19-21\, 2025. \n\nNamed after the Japanese term for “consoling the spirits\,” the Ireichō monument honors both those who have gone before us as well as those who carry on the memories and legacies of forced removal\, unjust incarceration\, and family separation. Every visitor to the monument is invited to contribute to the creation of the monument by marking one or more names in the Ireichō with a blue hanko stamp. For many camp survivors and descendants\, leaving this mark has been a way to honor the personhood of a family member who suffered the indignities and losses of the wartime incarceration. \n\nYou are the monument to this history. By participating in the stamping of the book during the national tour\, you\, too\, become part of the permanent record of the names and the honoring of them. The tour will run to late summer 2026\, when the Ireichō will be formally gifted to the Japanese American National Museum by the Irei Project. JANM is our partner for the national tour\, as part of JANM on the Go.
URL:https://seahiro.org/event/ireicho-national-tour-2025-2026/
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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SUMMARY:Lost & Found: Searching for Home
DESCRIPTION: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”? \nExpressed in a variety of media including painting\, video and installations\, this uniquely AANHPI perspective inspires conversation to both empower and challenge our perceptions of home and highlight the challenges to finding belonging in diaspora. The exhibition features captivating work from a diverse range of artists including including Eric Chan / 陳志宇 / 진지유\, Lauren Iida\, Ravleen Kaur\, and Kyler Pahang.
URL:https://seahiro.org/event/lost-found-searching-for-home/
LOCATION:Wing Luke Museum\, 719 S. King Street\, Seattle\, 98104
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:International Children's Friendship Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 5 and Sunday\, April 6\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\nInternational 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 event is free and open to the public. \nThe event is currently looking for Japanese children as participants to perform on their stage. Check out their website to learn more. The deadline is January 17\, 2025. \n 
URL:https://seahiro.org/event/international-childrens-friendship-festival/
LOCATION:Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall\, 305 Harrison St\, Seattle\, 98109
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSeattle Center Festál presents Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival in partnership with Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival Committee (SCBJCF). The festival deepens the understanding and serves as a vehicle for sharing Japanese and Japanese American culture and heritage through hundreds of performing and martial arts\, exhibits and demonstrations\, hands-on children’s activities\, culinary treats\, and more! \nSeattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival is the first ethnic festival held annually at Seattle Center and the oldest in the Festál series. It distinguishes itself through innovative and in-depth outreach to the public through traditional/contemporary Japanese art\, new scientific and technological innovations\, and cultural examinations\, especially race and social justice of Japanese in America\, Japanese Americans\, and Japanophiles. \nThe festival strives to deepen and expand mutual understanding\, serve as a vehicle for people to exchange ideas\, and promote as well as recognize cultural contributions and achievements of the Japanese American community. \nThe first festival was initiated by Mayor Wes Uhlman and community leaders to commemorate a gift of 1\,000 cherry trees to Seattle on the occasion of the U.S. Bicentennial by Japan’s former Prime Minister\, Takeo Miki. It was held at Seward Park for three years. \nIn 1979\, the festival moved to Seattle Center and has now grown into a three-day celebration enjoyed by thousands of people each year.
URL:https://seahiro.org/event/cherry-blossom-japanese-cultural-festival/
LOCATION:Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall\, 305 Harrison St\, Seattle\, 98109
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events
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