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2025 Discover Nikkei Fest | Free Community Fair: Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Discover Nikkei-Activities Horing Honoring Nikkei Family StoriesNEW

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Date: Saturday, 8 February, 2025       Time: 12:00 pm
Map of Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles, Japantown Little Tokyo, 100 N. Central Avenue

Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Discover Nikkei with a day-long festival of activities honoring Nikkei family stories. Meet Nikkei organizations from around Southern California, make family-friendly crafts, pick up tickets for an opportunity drawing, and participate in a rubber stamp rally. The fair is free but registration is required to receive tickets for the opportunity drawing and participate in the stamp rally. 

Date
Feb 8, 2025

Start Time
12:00 pm 

Tickets


12:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST: Discover Nikkei Fest: Celebrating 20 Years of Our Global Community

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Community Fair
• Meet Nikkei organizations from Southern California
• Journal decorating activity
• Opportunity drawing (two tickets for JANM Members)
• Rubber stamp rally

Workshops
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Preserving Family Artifacts
• Led by Kristen Hayashi, JANM Director of Collections Management & Access
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Intergenerational Delight - Poetry Workshop
• Led by traci kato-kiriyama
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Nikkei Genealogy 101
• Led by Melinda Crawford Yamane and Linda Harms Okazaki of the Nikkei Genealogical Society
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Senior Memory Collection
• Led by Let’s Talk Story Club
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Video Life History Interviews
• Led by JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Family Stories Journaling
• Led by Mia Nakaji Monnier

3:30 pm-5:30 pm: Sharing International Nikkei Family Stories Panel Discussion
• Moderated by Naomi Hirahara
• Featuring Mitch Homma (USA), Andrew Hasegawa (Australia), Harumi López Higa (Peru), Gus Hokama (Argentina), and Jorge Okubaro (Brazil)
• Simultaneous translations provided in English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese
• Virtual Option: Register by Friday, February 7, 10:00 AM PST for the free Zoom link.

5:30 pm-7:30 pm: Reception
• Musical performances by Gus Hokama, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Los Angeles Branch, and John Azama
• Nikkei-inspired food and drinks
• Photo booth and silent auction

Location
Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For more details or to register for specific sessions, visit JANM’s website.

 

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