Preserving and Sharing the Legacy Celebration

2 pm - 4 pm - Reception for nisei veterans. Come see the exhibit and learn how the Hawaii nisei legacy is being preserved and shared using digital storytelling.
RSVP to Shari Tamashiro at 808.734.9562 or sharit@hawaii.edu by March 24th. Parking instructions will be provided. Please indicate if handicap accommodations are required.

2:30 pm – Presentation: Digital Storytelling and the HI Nisei Story web site. Shari Y. Tamashiro, Cybrarian - http://nisei.hawaii.edu

Successive generations have no framework for the stories of their grandparents; they have difficulty understanding the meaning and relevance of these personal narratives. Digital storytelling seeks to connect the past to the future, by providing a framework for successive generations to better understand the stories of the past.

The Hawaii Nisei Story, a Web-based exploration of the experiences of local Americans of Japanese Ancestry leading up to, during and following the Second World War, is an example of digital storytelling.

It comprises the life stories of Hawaii-born Nisei veterans. Some well-known, some less so, these stories – drawn from oral interviews with veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd RCT, the 1399th Engineering Construction Battalion, the Military Intelligence Service and the Varsity Victory Volunteers – are deepened, complemented and complicated by the seldom heard stories of the veterans' wives and families.

5 pm – Panel Discussion: Hear from the veterans themselves. Moderator: Ted T. Tsukiyama
This panel discussion with 100th/442nd RCT veterans will cover their experiences from the attack on Pearl Harbor to their return home. Hear their stories and meet these heroes. Panelists include: Genro Kashiwa, Bert Nishimura, Ron Oba and Don Shimazu.

7:30 pm – Honoring the Legacy: Award-winning storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung performs a tribute to the 442nd RCT. http://www.altonchung.com/

Coming off of his sold-out, standing room only show Okage Sama De (I am what I am, because of you), Alton Chung returns home to perform a tribute to the 442nd RCT. Alton gives voice to the stories of the men of the 100th/442nd in a mesmerizing performance.

Event Sponsor
Library and Learning Resources, Kapi'olani Community College

More Information
Shari Tamashiro, 734-9562, sharit@hawaii.edu, http://nisei.hawaii.edu/page/exhibit

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