Category: Community

Community, Events, Remembering 3/11

EngageAsia’s Resilience Webinar Series Continues

Lessons from 9/11 and 3.11 Thursday, May 28 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Live via Zoom Admission: Free EngageAsia presents a conversation with 9/11 survivors who have played a significant role in healing survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011. In the aftermath of 3.11, a group of New Yorkers who survived 9/11 began traveling to Japan regularly. … Continue reading EngageAsia’s Resilience Webinar Series Continues
Susan
Community, Events

USJC Webinar to Explore Discrimination Against Asian Americans During COVID-19

Coronavirus and Discrimination Against Asian Americans Tuesday, May 26 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Live Webinar via Zoom Admission: Free (Suggested donation: $25) The coronavirus pandemic has seen an outbreak of racism and xenophobia targeted against Asian American communities, which has garnered critical media attention and has prompted a range of probing dialogues across local and virtual communities. Of course, this is not the … Continue reading USJC Webinar to Explore Discrimination Against Asian Americans During COVID-19
Susan
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Events

Catch Performances by Okinawan Americans in the “Save Okinawa Concert Series”

Save Okinawa Concert Series Chapter #2 Virtual Concert: Saturday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. Live Zoom Webinar: Saturday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. Admission: Fre The Save Okinawa Concert Series is a program of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation in collaboration with musicians all around the globe and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). Building on the global … Continue reading Catch Performances by Okinawan Americans in the “Save Okinawa Concert Series”
Susan
Community, Events

Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation to Host Interfaith Memorial

Interfaith COVID-19 Memorial and Healing through Meditation, Prayer, Music Saturday, May 23 from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Live via Zoom Admission: Free The Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation of New York is hosting an interfaith memorial on Zoom. As this Memorial Day weekend, it is time to remember our loved ones and all the people who have lost their lives. This service will let us … Continue reading Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation to Host Interfaith Memorial
Susan
Community, Features, Food & Drink

New York Japanese American Organizations Launch Project Bento

I’ve been working on an initiative during this COVID-19 pandemic, and I’m proud to share it with all of you. Project Bento officially launched on Monday, May 4! Project Bento is a program under the auspices of The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc. in partnership with Sunrise Mart that offers bento to seniors and disabled members in New York’s Japanese American community. With … Continue reading New York Japanese American Organizations Launch Project Bento
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