Please read this fascinating article from the Monterey Herald, A name nearly lost to time–Monterey resident discovered a new species, but he wasn’t credited. In 1939, Roy Hattori was diving for abalone off the coast of Point Conception when he first discovered a white abalone. As the first to report a new species, the expectation …
Please join us for our Nakayoshi Gathering on Saturday, December 2 to start the holidays with making Japanese mochi. The event starts at 1:00pm at the JACL Hall in Monterey. Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The steamed …
Please join us for 2023 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture on Wednesday, November 8 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Sanctuary Exploration Center 35 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA. The 2023 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award will be presented to Tim Thomas and Linda Yamane, Monterey area cultural historians who have made significant contributions to the field of historical ecology. …
Please join us for our Nakayoshi Gathering on Saturday, November 4. You will learn how to make Japanese holiday ornaments with shells and kimono fabric. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. The event is free but donations are gratefully accepted. It will start at 1:00pm at our JACL Hall, 424 Adams Street, …
Please join us on Wednesday, September 20th at 7:00pm for a free virtual presentation, History of Diving Museum: The Monterey Abalone Divers by Tim Thomas, author and fisheries historian. Tim Thomas, fourth-generation native of the Monterey area who has researched the fisheries of Monterey Bay for close to thirty years. He has written and lectured …
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 we hosted a special presentation, Diving For History: Roy Hattori and the Monterey Abalone Fishery. Please read the Nichi-Bei News Feature article, A deep dive into history restores credit where it’s due for Nisei diver. Click here to download the full article.
Please join us for our BBQ on September 02 Nakayoshi from 1:00-2:30pm at our JACL Hall, 424 Adams Street, Monterey. The theme is “Friends of JACL”. Please come, bring a friend, meet your Board members, meet community members, make new friends, and visit our Heritage Museum. We will serve hot dogs, beans, potato salad, green salad …
Please join us on Saturday October 07, 2023 for our bingo fundraiser event from 1:00pm at our JACL Hall, 424 Adams Street, Monterey (across the street from Jack’s Park, by the Monterey Sports Center). Come early and get your lunch at the Hapa Brothers food truck. www.hapabrothers.co Kids welcome. Please bring your kids, grandkids, friends …
The Japanese American Citizens League of the Monterey Peninsula is pleased to announce a Bonsai demonstration by Mr. Katsumi Kinoshita, a well-respected California Master Bonsai instructor. Bonsai is the Japanese art of tree miniaturization. The demonstration will take place at the JACL Hall at 424 Adams Street in Monterey at 1:00 PM on Saturday August 5, …
Life’s Angles: Camp Art BoxesJapanese American Camp Arts and Crafts of WWII – Workshop for Teachers with $150 Stipend Workshop Times and DatesFresno, CA – June 20, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PMSpecial online history workshop and demonstration by artist Na Omi Shintani. Workshop includes asynchronous art work – June 22, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMPriority given …
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