Monthly Archives: February 2017

Japan by Night photo exhibit at Yume Japanese Gardens

Posted on by
Reply

Japan by Night photo exhibit by Louis Rivera at Yume Japanese Gardens, opening on Feb. 18 to March 28, 2017. Yume gardens is at 2130 N. Alvernon Way. Gallery opening reception  from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 18. 

Louis Rivera is a freelance photographer from San Diego, has studied  the Japanese language and traveled in Japan. He was the MC at the recent Tucson Japanese Festival (sponsored by SAJCC) on Jan. 14, 2017.

“Louis  was born and raised in San Diego, California where he first got exposed to Japanese culture thanks to the thriving community and local supermarkets. Wanting to share this culture’s beauty, Louis began practicing photography. He also co-founded a blog called Chasing Japan, where he writes about the Japanese culture and his take on photography. As a self-taught Japanese speaker, he also took a Japanese language class for a semester. Last year, Louis took a trip to Japan, covering half the country while recording photographs for the gallery, “Japan By Night.” The gallery features pictures of Japan’s unique spirit at various places during the summer months.”

More info: www.yumegardens.org.

Day of Remembrance (of E.O. 9066) at Tucson Desert Art Museum

Posted on by
1

Executive Order 9066 Day of Remembrance at Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson

February 18, 2017 11:00 am-2:00 pm
“Join us to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of over 100,000 Japanese Americans following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. War hysteria and racial prejudice allowed the government to institute a mass detention program based on “military justification.” Speakers include academic experts in history and politics from UA and ASU who have researched or have intimate knowledge of the camps.”

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Academic Panel discussion on Japanese American Internment during WWII featuring:
Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, former Legislative Aide to U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Prof. Kathryn Nakagawa, ASU Associate Professor in Asian Pacific American Studies, School of Social Transformation, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. Min Yanagihashi, UA (retired), East Asian Studies Dept.

“Acts of Translation” to be read by poet Heather Nagami at 12:30 p.m. whose work has been on display there since Nov.5, 2016. Heather’s family was interned at several of the camps.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Discussion on “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit: Triumphing over Adversity. Japanese American WWII Incarceration Reflections, Then and Now” featuring:
Paul Kitagaki, Jr., Photographer with Susie and Terry Matsunaga relating perspectives on incarceration from personal and family experiences.

More info about the 3 current exhibits on the WWII Japanese American camps, go to www.tucsondart.org.

Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit: Triumphing over Adversity. Japanese American WWII Incarceration Reflections, Then and Now; 

Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese American Incarceration in Arizona

Art of Circumstance: Art and Artifacts Created by Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII

UPDATE: Carolyn Classen (panelist/blogger) posted her remarks in Blog for Arizona: http://blogforarizona.net/former-u-s-senate-aide-carolyn-sugiyama-classen-creation-of-national-commission-which-investigated-the-wrong-done-to-wwii-japanese-americans/

Gila River Internment Camp during WWII, courtesy of Dr. Karen Leong