HAPI at Zero to Fierce Festival
March 2022
HAPI fundraiser for an Odaiko drum for Humboldt Taiko and sponsor for “An Evening with Aireene Espiritu”
Humboldt Asian Histories & Futures Panel
May 2021
Historians, artists and community members come together to remember Humboldt County's Chinese expulsions & their reverberations today.
Love Over Hate: Vigil for Georgia Victims
March 2021
A meditative walking vigil co-hosted by the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to honor and mourn the victims and their families of the 3/16/21 shootings in Atlanta, GA, and provide a contemplative space for community members to share grief, reflection, and healing. Over $2,700 was raised in donations to send to the victims; families, via AAJC-Atlanta.
Rockin’ Ramen 2 Go
March 2021
Zero to Fierce: Womxn's Festival with Arcata Playhouse. Ramen lunch fundraiser for Centro del Pueblo.
HSU Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
January 2021
A virtual event co-hosted by the HSU Library. San Jose Taiko streamed a video of 2020's Swingposium on the Road Humboldt, a performance by Humboldt Taiko and discussion with Stan Yogi of the Seen and Unseen Online Exhibit, and Franco Imperial, Artistic Director of San Jose Taiko. Moderated by Dr. Michihiro Sugata and Dr. Christina Hsu Accomando of HSU.
Arcata Floating Lantern Ceremony
August 2021
Humboldt Taiko and Taiko Swing Humboldt Video Submission for the 2020 virtual Floating Lantern Ceremony by the City of Arcata.
KEET-TV Project - PBS Asian Americans- Panel Discussions
May–July 2020
KEET-TV’s first discussion panel for Asian Americans with host Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Sue Lee Mossman, Malina Syvoravang, Ali Ong Lee.
KEET-TV’s second discussion panel for Asian Americans with host Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Roger Wang, Shomik Mukhejee, and Pata Vang.
KEET-TV’s third discussion panel for Asian Americans with host Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, Stewart Kwoh (AAJC-LA), Angela Chan, and Alex Ozaki-McNeill.
Pieces of Our Lives Exhibit, Clarke Historical Museum
March–December 2020
A condensed version of the larger HSU Library exhibit “Pieces of Our Lives”. Featured a replica of WWII Japanese American incarceration camp guard watchtower, art and furniture made in camp. Displayed in the Clarke Museum's Gun and Sword vault.
America’s WWII Japanese Concentration Camp (Banners)
January 2020
Ten 3’x 8’ banners highlight the history of the ten US Japanese American concentration camps and the other incarceration camps holding Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans during World War II.
Swingposium On the Road Immersive Performance
January–February 2020
Three 90-minute performances of San Jose Taiko's Swingposium on the Road with HSU's Jazz Orchestra, Epic Immersive actors, Humboldt Swing Taiko and community members. A slice of life in a Japanese American concentration camp during WWII seen through the eyes of teenagers involved audience members in a 360 degree immersive experience. SJT Artistic Director interviewed former camp internees in "Talk Story" sessions before the performances.
Additional educational outreach included a stage performance of Swingposium at the Humboldt State University Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties event and two performances for Eurkea, Arcata and McKinleyville High Schools.