tanega
06-02-2007, 12:32 AM
My Friend Brian Sato is having a Show at theJapanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Lots of Free Food!!! Here is in the info.
GOKUROSAMA
Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawaii
Photography by Brian Y. Sato
The Issei (first generation Japanese Immigrants) placed their hopes for a better life upon a string of tiny islands centered within the vast Pacific Ocean. Isolated both in place and spirit, for those who did not succumb to the harsh realities of plantation life and return to Japan, Hawaii would become the birthplace of their children – the Nisei, the second Japanese American generation.
The Nisei Experience would entail a world war, battles against racism and prejudice, along with internal struggles with issues such as cultural duality, allegiance and, in some cases, dissolution of family due to internment.
Grand Opening – Saturday, June 16 at 4pm. JCCH Community Gallery
Open until Aug. 3, 2007
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
2454 South Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96826
Ph: (808) 945-7633 Email: info@jcch.com
This exhibition represents the culmination of a four-year long documentary of the Nisei in Hawaii by Yonsei photographer Brian Y. Sato.
It is dedicated to the Issei and their offspring, whose sacrifices and accomplishments will hopefully be remembered and recognized by generations yet to come.
GOKUROSAMA
Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawaii
Photography by Brian Y. Sato
The Issei (first generation Japanese Immigrants) placed their hopes for a better life upon a string of tiny islands centered within the vast Pacific Ocean. Isolated both in place and spirit, for those who did not succumb to the harsh realities of plantation life and return to Japan, Hawaii would become the birthplace of their children – the Nisei, the second Japanese American generation.
The Nisei Experience would entail a world war, battles against racism and prejudice, along with internal struggles with issues such as cultural duality, allegiance and, in some cases, dissolution of family due to internment.
Grand Opening – Saturday, June 16 at 4pm. JCCH Community Gallery
Open until Aug. 3, 2007
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
2454 South Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96826
Ph: (808) 945-7633 Email: info@jcch.com
This exhibition represents the culmination of a four-year long documentary of the Nisei in Hawaii by Yonsei photographer Brian Y. Sato.
It is dedicated to the Issei and their offspring, whose sacrifices and accomplishments will hopefully be remembered and recognized by generations yet to come.