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July 2025 Issue 1 |
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In this issue |
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Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) will present
a virtual program on August 9, 2025, 5:00pm -
5:30pm, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Featured are the Reverend Nobuaki Hanaoka, a
Nagasaki survivor, and the Reverend Takashi
Tanemori, a Hiroshima survivor, who have dedicated
their lives to peace and the end of nuclear war.
Reverend Tanemori speaks of his experiences in a
short film by Jason Cordis, “The World I Want to
Live In.”
Also featured is “Drawings from Hiroshima Bomb
Survivors,” a short film produced by NOC
member Will Kaku.
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Visit
the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee website on the day of the event
to view program. |
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Cupertino - Toyokawa Sister Cities
Community Bell Ringing for Peace
6:00 PM August 6, 2025
Cupertino Memorial Park |
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The Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister
Cities and City of Cupertino hosts a Bell
Ringing for World Peace ceremony recognizing 80
years of peace between the US and Japan. In addition to the well-known atomic bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki during WWII, Cupertino’s sister city of Toyokawa, Japan
was also bombed as it was the location of Japan’s Naval Armory.
This is an annual event to ask the community to come together to ring
bells for world peace. |
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Click
here for more information on the rally at the
Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab |
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Tsuru for Solidarity, in
partnership with the ICE out of Dublin Coalition and Bay
Area Japanese American organizations, calls on our
communities to say NO to new detention centers in
Northern California and across the US. This
family-friendly action will feature powerful speakers,
arts and crafts for kids, and opportunities to plug in
and take action together.
Bring your signs, water, sun protection, and POWER!
There is no parking at Don Biddle Park. If you plan to
drive, please park at Dublin BART and walk to the rally
location (10 minutes). Shuttle is available for those
who have trouble with walking. Please look for the
signs. Register at link below to get updated
information.
Visit for more information:
All Out Against ICE in Dublin - Action Network |
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Representatives from the
Campaign For Justice: Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans
have been featured speakers at several San Jose Day of Remembrance
programs. You can read their
statement opposing President Trump’s invocation and use of
the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an outdated and
discriminatory wartime law that devastated their families during
WWII.
One of their current projects is to share the story of how 31,000
people of Japanese, Italian, and German ancestry were imprisoned
under the Alien Enemies Act, often without evidence or due
process.
Read a description of the project and watch the film
trailer below. |
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JAMsj 2025 Summer
Sake Fundraiser
Saturday, August 16, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
535 North 5th Street,
San Jose, CA, 95112 |
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Back for another year, tickets are now
available for our 2025 Summer Sake Fundraiser! Join us
at JAMsj as we close out summer with chilled sake and
cold beer, refreshing soft drinks, delicious small bites
from local Japantown establishments, live entertainment,
and a lively, selective raffle, all in a festive setting
and for a good cause!
This year, we will be featuring local shamisen musician,
Kyle Abbot, along with sakes and beverages presented by
Sake Trend, Omurasaki & Koda Farms, Choya, Takara Sake,
Hapa’s Brewing, and Deauratus Wines, along with food and
small bites from Tcho Chocolates and local Japantown
restaurants.
Tickets are now available and can be purchased through
this link! |
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Register
here for Songs & Dances of Resilience, Gratitude, Joy and
Hope |
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San Jose Nihonmachi
Outreach Committee (NOC)
P.O. Box 10643
San Jose, CA 95157E-Mail:
info@sjnoc.org
Website:
www.sjnoc.org
"In the End, we will remember not the words of
our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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