• OSHOGATSU | Saturday, January 21 @ 4:30pm
Welcome the New Year with a special Japanese Tea Ceremony hosted by the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association. Green tea and sweets will be served. Part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation.
$5 admission, $3 children and members, includes tea and sweets | In Community Hall at The Wing
• FILM SCREENINGS | Saturday, February 18
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19th, 1942 that led to the imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, we bring you a day of film highlighting a few personal experiences.
Free | In the Tateuchi Story Theatre at The Wing
DVD RELEASE EVENT: Conscience and the Constitution @ 1pm
Join us for the world premiere of the new Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD of Conscience and the Constitution, the award-winning film on the largest organized resistance to the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. Producer Frank Abe will screen the one-hour film plus a new DVD featurette, "The JACL Apologizes," on events that occurred after the film's release.
At the American concentration camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 85 young men declared they were ready to fight for their country, but not until the government restored their rights as citizens and released their families from camp. Through their eyes audiences see into the heart of the Japanese American conscience and a debate that is still alive today.
With Honors Denied @ 4pm
Japanese bombs hit Pearl Harbor on a Sunday. Monday marked the start of a young girl's war. With Honors Denied, narrated by George Takei, is the true story of Yukiko Kubo Shiogi, an American betrayed by America. But when her own son finds a way to reclaim a special day stolen decades ago, Yuki can finally face her past, and let regret give way to reconciliation. Directed and produced by Mimi Gan. Written and produced by Mimi Gan and Jim Dever. (15 minutes, 2003)
Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story @ 4:20pm
A documentary film about Wat Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted into what is now the NBA, by the 1947 Knicks. A Nisei who was born, raised and is still living in Utah, he was the very first collegiate draft pick, and the first draft pick ever of the New York Knicks. Overcoming the national political climate during World War II, Wat was a star player for the University of Utah 1944 and 1947 championship teams, taking 2 years off in between to serve in the U.S. Army. His perseverance and loyalty to his teammates, other Nisei friends (including those in concentration camps at Topaz) and his family are a testament to the unflappable Japanese American spirit. This film includes in depth interviews with Wat and his family, teammates from his championship teams, sports authorities, and many who continue to look up to him as both a role model and personal hero. Directed by Bruce Alan Johnson and Christine Toy Johnson. First time screened in the Pacific Northwest. (84 minutes, 2010)
• BOOK READING: Voices of the Second Wave: Chinese Americans in Seattle by Dori Yang | Saturday, April 21 @ 4pm
Author Dori Yang will read from her book on the second wave of Chinese Americans, those who came during the 1950s and 1960s. Get a chance to speak with a few of the participants from the book.
Free | In Tateuchi Story Theatre at The Wing
