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Japantown Task Force

JOB OPENINGS: The Japantown Task Force is seeking qualified candidates for a Community Design Consultant and a Community Outreach Consultant, contractor positions to support the Osaka Way/Buchanan Mall Upgrades Project. Click here to learn more.

 

NEXT WEEK! RSVP TODAY! Osaka Way/Buchanan Mall Upgrades Project Open House, Wed, 5/31, 5-8 pm @ The Center, 1840 Sutter! The Planning Department will give a short presentation at 6 pm (will be recorded) Please join us for refreshments and door prizes! For those of you with children, kid's activities will be provided. Interpretation and printed materials will be available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP here. RSVP to receive a link to the recording of the presentation as well. Hope to see you there!

ポスト ストリートとサター ストリートの間に位置する、ブキャナン モール/大阪ウェイの歩道部分の改良・改善に置いて、何かアイデアがありますか?オープンハウスに参加して、ぜひそのアイデアをお聞かせください。

今回のオープンハウスは巨匠ルース・アサワ先生の相続人が彼女のオオサカウェイ作品に関するスケッチや写真の公開と対談をしていただく予定です。

  • 午後6時 ショートプリゼンテーション(録画予定)

  • 茶菓のご用意

  • 子供向けの活動や賞品もご用意!

 

THIS SATURDAY! A message from the National Japanese American Historical Society: Join us Saturday, 5/27, 1-3 pm at Presidio Tunnel Tops for MUSIC MAKERS: Bands Behind Barbed Wire, a FREE outdoor jazz concert. Presented by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this Memorial Day Weekend event is in conjunction with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Bring friends and family, your picnic gear and your goza (lawn mat), and experience this special performance as the Akira Tana Ensemble performs music in honor of the legendary Nisei (second generation) jazz musician George Yoshida. This presentation is funded in part by a grant from the Japanese American Confinement Sites, administered by the National Park Service. RSVP for this free event here.

 

THIS MONDAY! The Japanese Benevolent Society of California (Jikeikai), with the support of the Japanese American Religious Federation (JARF), will hold its Annual Memorial Day Service at 11 am, Mon, 5/29, at the Japanese Cemetery, 1300 Hillside Boulevard, Colma. Each year, over 200 people attend this annual service.

 

Note the June 1 deadline to sign up for the San Francisco JACL Annual Fishing Derby scheduled for Sat, 6/10. The time of the event is 8 am - 3 pm. RSVP here.

 

The Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival, a celebration of the joy of soy, returns Sat, 6/3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., to San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza, Post at Buchanan streets. Details here.

 

Endorse this important community event! Sign on for yourself or an organization at this link.

 

Announcement from the

Kearny Street Workshop

APAture, KSW’s annual multi-disciplinary arts festival, is now accepting submissions! Be a part of the only festival that puts the focus on emerging Asian Pacific American artists! We are accepting submissions in Film, Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and Comics, Zines, and Illustration! 7/2/23 DEADLINE for submissions. Details here.

 

JUNE JTF MEETINGS

For agendas and Zoom links, go to the JTF website.

  • Mon, 6/5/23, 5:30-7 pm: Cultural Heritage Sustainability Committee

  • Thurs, 6/8/23, 6-8 pm: Land Use & Transportation Committee

  • Mon, 6/12/23: 5:30-6:30 pm: Ad-Hoc Japan Center Malls Technical Committee

  • Wed, 6/21/23, 6-8 pm: JTF Board Meeting

  • Tues, 5/23/23, 5-6 pm: Peace Plaza Committee

         

    JTF各委員会の6月定例ミーティングの開催日と時間のお知らせです。議題内容やZoomリンク等は、JTF website からどうぞ。

 

Photo credits: Official event, organization websites.

 

Japantown Task Force, Inc.
1765 Sutter Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
USA

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