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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tomodachi to Bunka o Manabimashō—
Let’s Learn About Culture with Friends!
Cultural Day Camp for Children
March 17–18
The cultural center presents for the first­time ever a cultural day camp for children
(ages 7–11) this spring on March 17 and 18 from 8:30 am–3:00 pm. The program is
designed to teach our youth about the local Japanese culture in a fun and exciting way.
The program is designed to engage the youngsters through a range of first­hand
cultural experiences including games, food, folktale, songs, dance, make­and­take
crafts, language, and history.
Parents will be invited to a celebratory sharing and showcase of the campers’
experiences on Friday, March 18 at 3:00 pm.
Cost per child is $30 for JCCH members and $40 for non­members. There are only 30
spots available for this program. Registrations forms are available online at www.
jcch.com or call Derrick Iwata at (808) 945­7633 Ext. 25 or email at iwata@jcch.com.
Deadline is January 31. Enrollment will be on a first­come, first­serve basis. Confirmation
will follow upon acceptance into the program.
Wish
Kibo -
CORNER
Looking Like the Enemy:
The Case of Japanese
americans in WWII
Maui workshop • October 8 and 9
The Cultural Center along with the Go for
Broke National Education Center and Nisei
Veterans Memorial Center presented a twoday
workshop that welcomed teachers from
Maui, Moloka‘i, and O‘ahu, WWII veterans
and the general public. The Maui workshops
were the last in a series of workshops in
2010 held throughout the state.
Teachers were introduced to useful
resources and tools to educate their
students about the Nisei soldiers and
internment in World War II. They also had
the opportunity to speak with Nisei soldier
veterans, gathered together by veteran
Stanley Izumigawa.
Informational presentations to the
public included an overview of Hawai‘i’s
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Thanks to all who have contributed to our Kibō (wish) corner!
The Cultural Center is in need of several items for our gallery tours.
If you are interested in donating any of the following items,
please call derrick iwata at 945-7633 ext. 25.
Sugar cane plants
Pineapple plants
Planting pots
Job’s tears seeds
Job’s tears plants
Fertilizer
Daruma
Baseball and bat
WWII Internment story, a short video
presentation Honouliuli: Hawai‘i’s Hidden
Internment Camp, and information about
the Maui internment.
The teachers found value in the information
they received and commented that the
workshop was “well presented (by)
knowledgeable staff” and that they
emerged with an “awareness of the Hawai‘i
internment and the Maui involvement.”
The Cultural Center would like to thank
the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation,
Education Through Cultural and
Historical Organizations (ECHO), 442nd RCT Foundation, and the Maui Sons &
Daughters of the Nisei Veterans for their
generous support of this workshop.
Day of Remembrance
(Continued from page 1)
Honouliuli Pilgrimage
March 2, 2008
(e) “Early Honouliuli
History” by Shad
Kane, author of the
Cultural Kapolei blog
(f) A public scoping
session led by
National Park Service
Planner Suzanne Bott
(g) A teacher workshop
highlighting the
Hawai‘i internment
instructional units
Note: All attendees will
have the opportunity to visit the Honouliuli site.
Days of Remembrance are held annually around the
country on or around February 19 to commemorate
the issuing of Executive Order 9066 by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. This
Executive Order authorized the mass exclusion and
detention of all Japanese Americans on the west
coast during World War II. In Hawai‘i, the event is
held between February 19 and March 1, the latter
date marking the anniversary of the opening of the
Honouliuli detention camp on March 1, 1943. This
pilgrimage follows the successful first pilgrimage to
Honouliuli in 2008.
Due to space restrictions, reservations are required
to attend the event. First priority for the event goes
to teachers and internee family members, then to
JCCH members. The cost of the event is $10, $8 for
JCCH and JACL members, and includes lunch and
bus transportation from the Cultural Center or the
Royal Kunia Park and Ride. For reservations or
more information, call 945-7633 Ext. 25 or e-mail
iwata@jcch.com. You may also download a copy of
the registration and waiver form at www.jcch.com.
Funding for the Day of Remembrance/Honouliuli
Pilgrimage 2011 is provided by a grant from
the Education through Cultural and Historical
Organizations program, Monsanto Hawaii and from
the Japanese American Citizens League–Honolulu
Chapter. Working partners for the event include
Monsanto Hawai‘i, the Honolulu Japanese Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and the ‘Iolani Community
Action Network. This project/program is part
of Education through Cultural & Historical
Organizations (ECHO), a collaborative education
partner ship of museums and cultural institutions
in Hawai‘i, Alaska, Massachusetts and Mississippi.
Support is provided by the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.
Funding for the wayside exhibition is provided by
a grant from the Japanese American Confinement
Sites Grant Program and from the Island Insurance
Foundation.