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SENIOR MOMENTS Notable Japanese American Women By Phil Shigekuni...Continue reading

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=683582962592148

Read about Oxnard's Japanese American laborers who were also known as buranke katsugi (blanket carriers because they were migrant laborers) at the turn of the 20th century. https://densho.org/japanese-mexican-americans-agricultural/

In case anyone wants to see this exhibit from the Smithsonian, "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II." https://americanhistory.si.edu/righting-wrong-japanese-amer

The updated exterior exhibit panels at Block 14's mess hall, which we posted about last week, are now up on the site! The material used to create these new panels is intended to withstand Manzanar's harsh climate.

https://abc7.com//roger-shimomura-confronts-racis/6663947/

WATCH "ATOMIC CAFE: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town" The film is available at a pay-what-you-wish rate now until September 30. Click on this link to watch: http:/.../ow.ly/ST2J50BzkLr And don't forget to tune in for a special live Q&A on our YouTube channel this Sunday at 2pm PDT. Join Nancy Sekizawa aka Atomic Nancy, her daughter and artist Zen Sekizawa, Remy De La Peza, and Nakamura and Boch for a conversation in celebration of the Atomic Café. This program is presented in partnership with Little Tokyo Service Center and Visual Communications as part of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Keiro is offering a free webinar on home gardening with a focus on Japanese crops and vegetables next week. Register by September 22! https://give.keiro.org//speaker-series-managing-a-/e295518

Former Keiro facilities have high percentage of infected staff and residents with COVID-19!

The Ruth Asawa stamps are here!

Don’t forget to fill out the Census! We have until September 30. Hard-to-count communities are often the ones who need to respond. Approximately $2000 of federal funding per person per year in California for 10 years and even a Congressional seat is at stake.

Rest in power, Lane Hiryabayashi. Thank you for all of your scholarship, commitment, and for leaving a legacy for the Japanese American community. https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx

Rest in Power, Professor Hirabayashi.

If you need to buy stamps, there are a few Japanese American artists who have stamps from the USPS coming out this month: Ruth Asawa and Dana Tanamachi.