by Jill Shiraki | Jan 30, 2020 | News
Flavors of Spring – 4/24 event cancelled
Sadly, we have decided to cancel this year’s Flavors of Spring event. While this news is not so surprising, given the pandemic, we are all very disappointed to not be able to enjoy an evening with you and acknowledge our event sponsors and donors for all the support given to J-Sei.
Although Flavors of Spring is cancelled, over half of the event sponsors have generously allowed us to utilize their gifts to support immediate program needs. Let’s take a moment to applaud their active involvement in helping us meet emerging community needs. A full list of these wonderful businesses and individuals can be found below.
Cancelled: Flavors of Spring
Friday, April 24th
Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue
A tasting event to support J-Sei’s Senior Services and Cultural Programs
For more info, call (510) 654-4000. Go to Flavors of Spring on Facebook.
Sponsorship Opportunities – We are seeking support for Flavors of Spring with details provided on the Sponsorship Form. We look forward to speaking with you on how you would like to get involved. Please contact Diane Wong at flavorsofspring@gmail.com or call directly (510) 654-4000, ext. 18..
by Jill Shiraki | Jan 29, 2020 | Classes & Events, Other News
Support for the Family Caregiver
Wednesday, February 5th, 12:30-2
J-Sei, 1285 66th St, Emeryville (510) 654-4000
Giving back and taking care of a loved one requires energy, stamina, and constancy for the family caregiver. We are fueled by love, but often at a sacrifice. Hear from individuals who will share their experiences as family caregivers and the type of support that is needed to sustain themselves. Learn how you can help or participate.
Alan Maeda, a retired therapist and family caregiver, facilitates a weekly Family Caregiver Support Group at J-Sei. RSVP requested. Contact jill@j-sei.org or call 510-654-4000.
by Jill Shiraki | Jan 29, 2020 | Classes & Events
Who Are the Japanese American Millennials?
A book event presented by Berkeley JACL and J-Sei
Sunday, February 9th, 2 pm
J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville
Hear from contributing writers Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani and Jane Yamashiro with editors Michael Omi and Dana Nakano.
Whereas most scholarship on Japanese Americans looks at historical case studies or the 1.5 generation assimilating, Japanese American Millennials captures the experiences, perspectives, and aspirations of Asian Americans born between 1980 and 2000.
The editors and contributors present multiple perspectives on who Japanese Americans are, how they think about notions of community and culture, and how they engage and negotiate multiple social identities. The essays by scholars both in the United States and Japan draw upon the Japanese American millennial experience to examine how they find self-expression in Youth Basketball Leagues or Christian youth camps as well as how they grapple with being mixed-race, bicultural, or queer.
Book sales, signing and refreshments to follow. RSVP requested to jill@j-sei.org
Editors
- Michael Omi is an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and the co-author (with Howard Winant) of Racial Formation in the United States (3rd edition).
- Dana Y. Nakano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Gender Studies at California State University, Stanislaus.
- Jeffrey T. Yamashita is a Ph.D. Candidate in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. (unable to attend)
Presenting Contributors
- Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani is a Lecturer in the Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies Program of the UC Berkeley Department of Ethnic Studies and co-editor of Mountain Movers: Student Activism & The Emergence of Asian American Studies(UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press, 2019).
- Jane H. Yamashiro is a Research Justice at the Intersections Fellow at Mills College, and author of Redefining Japaneseness: Japanese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland.
