Japanese American Museum of San Jose

Join us via Zoom on Saturday, October 24 at 1PM PDT, for an online discussion on Asian Pacific Islander American voting and civic engagement. Adena Ishii will moderate a panel for a non-partisan discussion of the laws and policies that impacted our involvement in politics, including the 19th amendment and immigration acts. https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_pAJn6c-MSf2Jx_uqkQSK8Q

This virtual event will include MC Jana Katsuyama, Speakers: Norma Callender, May Mineta, as well as Supervisor Cindy Chavez. Special Taiko performance by PJ HIrabayashi (Taikopeace.love) and Yurika Chiba (taiko.org). For more detailed information on the speakers and to register click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-shine-we-vote-tickets-11589

Join us for a Facebook Live stream on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 1-2PM PDT for a conversation with author John Tateishi and Steve Doi as they discuss Joh...n’s book Redress, the true and untold story of the Japanese American Citizens League’s fight for an official government apology and compensation for the imprisonment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. See more

Join us for a Facebook Live stream on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 1-2PM PDT as we talk to author, John Tateishi, about his book, Redress. Learn about the true and untold story of the Japanese American Citizens League’s fight for an official government apology and compensation for the imprisonment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.

Join us for a Facebook Live stream for a Book Talk with Mike Malaghan - Author, Historian, Researcher - as he talks about his novel, "A Question of Loyalty". "A Question of Loyalty" is the sequel to his best-selling novel "Picture Bride". This page turning novel is based in Hawaii during WWII, celebrates the no retreat Japanese Americans who fought the war on two frontsfrom the heroics of the famed 100th Battalion on the battlefields of Italy to the bitter struggle against... dishonor and humiliation at home. Mike will feature the 5 either/or inflection points on the road to Proof of Loyalty. "A Question of Loyalty" and "Picture Bride" are available at Nikkei Traditions (408) 297-7554, and online at www.bookshawaii.net. https://mikemalaghan.com/

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In this episode, historian Robert Ragsac and artist-scholar Tony Santa Ana, both Filipino Americans, explore the colorful history of San Jose Pinoytown as well as what happened to the Filipino American community after Pinoytown ended in the 1950s. ----- By the early 1930s San Jose’s Heinlenville Chinatown declined due to the Great Depression and other factors. The Filipino immigrants followed the Chinese businesses that moved into North Sixth Street. Enterprising Filipinos established shops and took up residence in Sixth Street, establishing a vibrant Filipino enclave, Pinoytown, that flourished from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Join us on Aug 8th for the episode 3 of "Discovering the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown"! In this episode, historian Robert Ragsac and artist-scholar Tony Santa Ana, both Filipino Americans, explore the colorful history of San Jose Pinoytown as well as what happened to the Filipino American community after Pinoytown ended in the 1950s. -----... By the early 1930s San Jose’s Heinlenville Chinatown declined due to the Great Depression and other factors. The Filipino immigrants followed the Chinese businesses that moved into North Sixth Street. Enterprising Filipinos established shops and took up residence in Sixth Street, establishing a vibrant Filipino enclave, Pinoytown, that flourished from the 1930s through the 1950s. See more