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Traditional Classical Japanese Dancers in Chicago

Early photos of traditional classical Japanese dance in Chicago beginning in the 1970's. Dancers continue to train at the JASC under the guidance of Fujima Shunojo.

Chicago dance Fujima Shunojo Japanese dance

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Mid America Japanese Club Japan Festival 2008

The Mid America Japanese Club holds an annual Japan Festival

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Organized Sports Leagues and Teams in Chicago

The Chicago Nisei Athletics Association was founded in the 1940's and was as an important part of the Japanese American community through the 1980's. Although the group was eventually dissolved, seve…

basketball bowling Chicago Chicago Nisei Athletic Association Grant Park Illinois parks resettlements sports track and field

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Japanese American Picnic Groups in Chicago

The Resettlers Picnic was founded in the 1950's. Traditional games, prizes and activities for kids are still enjoyed today.

Americans Asians Chicago Church of Christ Presbyterian Japan America Society Japanese American Citizens League judo Labagh Woods law picnics resettlers Tohkon Judo Academy

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Japan Festival Daley Center Plaza Chicago 1988

The Japan Festival held at the Daley Center Plaza in downtown Chicago in 1988, was part of the annual Asian / Pacific Awareness Month, held each May. This early performance included young dancers an…

1980s Asian Pacific Heritage Month Chicago Daley Center Plaza dance Japanese dance Japan Festival (Vashon Island, Wash.) (event) Mitsu Uchimoto Tadashi Ted Uchimoto

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CJAHS Cultural Connections Events

The Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) is proud to be in partnership with the Field Museum's Cultural Connections Program. This partnership provides CJAHS with opportunities every y…

American Indians Chicago drums Indian Americans Indian clothing Japanese language newspapers kimonos kirigami Obon origami Polish people saris taiko The Chicago Shimpo (newspaper)

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Pre- and Post- World War II Picnic Jackson Park Chicago

Jackson Park, located on the south side of Chicago, houses the only Japanese garden in the city. In 1890, it was the site of the World's Columbian Exposition. The park was designed by famous archite…

Chicago Jackson Park picnics postwar prewar

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Taiko Groups in Chicago

Taiko, a Japanese art of drumming, has moved far beyond Japan. Today several taiko groups practice throughout the Midwest, and especially in Chicago.

Chicago Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai matsuri (event) music taiko Tsukasa Taiko

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JASC Japanese American Sevice Committe of Chicago's Mural Project

The Community Mural Project began with workshops in January 2007 as part of the Japanese American Service Committee's 60th Anniversary Celebration. The project honors the legacy of the Japanese Ameri…