Bulletin Board – RAISING THE FLAG: COMING OF AGE IN WWII CONCENTRATION CAMPS
WHO/WHAT:The Japanese American National Museum will be highlighting a film by Yuka Murakami on Harumi “Bacon” Sakatani, a teenage incarceree and former Boy Scout during WWII, who is adamant on raising the U.S. flag...
Bulletin Board – HONOLULU AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FEST RETURNS
WHO/WHAT: For the first time in three years, the annual Honolulu African American Film Festival returns to an entirely in-person event with screenings throughout the month of February. Features, documentaries and shorts, regarding Black...
Bulletin Board – VOICES OF JAPANESE INCARCERATION
WHO/WHAT: Descendants and allies of incarcerees will bring life to voices featured in the book “When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During WWII” by Susan H. Kamei. The...
Bulletin Board – JAPAN WIZARDS COMPETITION
WHO/WHAT: The 20th Annual Japan Wizards Competition, JASH’s premier academic team competition for high school students, returns in-person! The competition tests Hawai‘i high school students who are studying Japanese or have an interest in...
Bulletin Board – WATCH “CARVING THE DIVINE” DOCUMENTARY
WHO/WHAT: The Hawai’i premiere of the award-winning documentary “Carving the Divine,” will be held at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist Temple and is also sponsored by Buddhist Study Center and the Hawaii Buddhist Council....
Bulletin Board – HoMA: PRINTS BY SUZUKI HARUNOBU
WHO/WHAT: The works of Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) will be on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Gallery 21, beginning Thursday, Feb. 2. Harunobu is known as the first Japanese artist to use...
Bulletin Board – JOIN AN ONLINE AAPI STUDENT INCLUSION WEBINAR
WHO/WHAT: The Regional Center Workshop with the Asian Studies Program at Belmont University hosts a free two-hour webinar exploring the dynamics of inclusion for Asian American and Pacific Islander students. Keynote speaker Karen Umemoto,...
Bulletin Board – MEET-AND-GREET: STACEY HAYASHI
WHO/WHAT: The Honolulu Museum of Art presents, From Comic Book to Screenplay, a workshop where attendees can interact with Stacey Hayashi, filmmaker and author of “Journey of Heroes: The Story of the 100th Infantry...
Bulletin Board – RECEIVE NEW YEAR’S BLESSINGS
WHO/WHAT: If you missed New Year’s service at the beginning of the new year, Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii is offering weekend service throughout the month of January. The services will be held all...
Bulletin Board – MEET KIKAIDA SUPERHEROES
WHO/WHAT: “Kikaida Forever!” will be the last Kikaida tribute event, held at the New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, where attendees will have one more chance to take photos with Kikaida and Friends. The free event...