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Movement Building, Activist Art and YOU!
We are challenged today with the same questions ignited by the exhibit, Then They Came for Me: “What does an American look like? Who gets to decide?” Today, each of us has the opportunity to speak out and join national efforts to defeat the U.S.
Shared Footsteps – From Exclusion to Injustice
A procession and Sansei arts experience Share in the footsteps with Sansei artists and musicians in this multi-site experience connecting the two powerful exhibitions at the Presidio. The artists work is a reflection and response to their families’ incarceration during WWII.
Starshine and Clay
Starshine and Clay, an award-winning screenplay written by Kendra Arimoto, will be presented for the first time as a live reading with an ensemble cast of local performers. Starshine and Clay is a story about a Japanese American family’s struggles with identity,
Minidoka Swing Band
The Minidoka Swing Band tells the story of WWII’s Japanese American Internment using the Big Band music of the era, actual home-videos taken from inside the camps, and narration by actual survivors! The Minidoka Swing Band uses original poetry by former Oregon Poet Laureate (2006-2010) Lawson Inada as well as personal stories by jazz musicians Larry Nobori and Nola Sugai Bogle (all three are former internees) and band members whose parents and families were incarcerated.
Ikkai: Once
Ikkai: Once is a dance exploring the expression of culture-based stories and events related to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII while questioning our current state of democracy. What does democracy really mean? KAMBARA + DANCERS has partnered with Japanese-American visual artist Dana Kawano to support this work in design.
Hold These Truths
Hold These Truths—A special theater reading of the one-person play by Jeanne Sakata, performed by Joel de la Fuente of Amazon’s hit show The Man in the High Castle.
American Sutra: Multimedia Performance
American Sutra: Multimedia performance by No-No Boy and Duncan Ryuken Williams takes a look at the WWII Japanese American incarceration from the inside out, highlighting how Buddhists behind barbed wire drew on their spiritual traditions to survive dislocation,
