HSU Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties 2020
January 2020
Photo Courtesy of the Fred T. Korematsu Family / Wikipedia
San Jose Taiko brought their exciting stage performance of Swingposium on the Road to Humboldt State University in commemoration of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, with the HSU Jazz Orchestra. A free event provided through a grant from HSU's Office of Diversity and Equity. 10 concentration camp banners displayed in lobby of the HSU Van Duzer auditorium where the performance was held.
Pieces of Our Lives Exhibit, Humboldt State University
January 2020
This pop-up exhibition at the Clarke Museum explored the social and personal impact of the mass incarceration of 120,000 American Japanese during World War II. President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 authorized the mass forced removal of Japanese Americans on the West Coast.
In this exhibition family objects were displayed from the Humboldt County Japanese American Community whose grandparents, mothers, fathers, uncles and aunts were imprisoned in Internment Camps during WWII.
Ebb and Flow of immigration in Humboldt
December 2019
Stories of Latinx and Asian Communities
Community gathering, potluck and open discussion about immigration in Humboldt County with Centro del Pueblo and Taiko Swing Humboldt.
Rockin' Ramen
October 2019
Major fund-raising event toward bringing San Jose Taiko's "Swingposium On the Road" immersive-experiences to Humboldt County. Offered were various types of ramen in bowls, beverages and sweets, hand-made ceramic bowls, silent auction and Dutch raffle items, free local music entertainment. Held at Bayside Community Hall, Bayside, CA.
OLLI Presentation
October 2019
A Osher Life Learning Institute (OLLI) lecture by Jack Bareilles and Mitch Higa who discussed Humboldt County history during WWII and resistance by Japanese Americans at the Crystal City Detention Center in Texas. Event included a pop-up museum of family objects from WWII Japanese Concentration Camps.
Lights for Liberty Humboldt
July 2019
Humboldt Swing Taiko was a co-sponsor with Centro del Pueblo in this community event that highlighted the inhumane treatment of conditions faced by border migrants and to foster solidarity for refugees being used in concentration camps at our southern border. Vigils were held nationwide in protest.