Remnants of the Tanforan Incarceration

1150 El Camino Real,San Bruno CA 94066

20 August, 2022

Description

Remnants of the Tanforan IncarcerationWhen an entire racial group was banned from the West Coast during World War II, an ocean of objects was lost forever. Through an examination of objects that have survived, Nancy Ukai and art director David Izu explore the lives and stories of people connected to them on the 50 Objects website. https://50objects.org/ In this program, Nancy will display and talk about selected artifacts with Tanforan stories: Kay Sekimachi’s paper dolls, Kiyoshi Uchida’s Cal diploma mailed to a horse stall, a secretly-packed box in Berkeley that was opened in Tanforan to disappointment, Ibuki Hibi’s doll immortalized by Dorothea Lange’s photograph and a handmade Quaker quilt that was thrown over the fence to Shizuka Ina. The event will open with a short musical performance by Naoko Amemiya and Lori Honjiyo. Honoring Identity and Ancestors, through the Rhythm of Taiko Drumming"One of the most important musical instruments of Japanese tradition are the taiko drums, known as the heartbeat of Japan. Two notable Bay Area musicians, Naoko Amemiya and Lori Honjiyo, will share their skills on the taiko and the bamboo flute or fue, bringing forth the powerful spirit of American taiko, grounded in the essence of its Japanese roots. Through taiko, fue and movement, they honor the artistry, activism and struggles of Japanese Americans and also pay tribute to their identity and ancestry."