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Improve Your Qi – Try Qi Gong
Improve Your Qi – Try Qi Gong at J-Sei
Mondays, 10 – 11 am
Try a new practice and get grounded by learning Qi Gong.
Improve your overall health, reduce stress and practice movement. Breathe easy, meditate, and improve the flow of Qi – life energy. Lois Brady is a practitioner and teacher of Qi Gong Dayan or Wild Geese style.
This class will continue as an in-person offering. Sign up for this on-going class.
Harvest Lunch 2025
Harvest Lunch
Thursday, November 13
Join with Congregate Diners, J-Sei volunteers & staff, and invite friends to celebrate all that we are thankful for. Enjoy sultry smooth jazz music by The Larry Walter Trio, featuring Larry Walter (piano), Wayne Samdahl (bass) and Glen Iwaoka (drums). We are grateful for the many hands that plant, grow, harvest, prepare and deliver the foods that sustain us. We are thankful for your health, nourishment, and connection to J-Sei.
The special luncheon will feature roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing, spring mix salad, and dessert. Suggested donation: $12.
To reserve your lunch, please pay online or send a check to J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608. Include the names, contact info, and number of meals. If you have any questions, call (510) 654-4000 or email tara@j-sei.org
Connecting Across Generations: Nikkei Stroll at UCB
Connecting Across Generations – Nikkei Stroll @ UC Berkeley
Sept. 21, 2025
With over 60 people gathered, a curated dialogue on the Japanese American experience on the UC Berkeley campus through the decades was held. View the reflections from guest speakers from the community as they remember campus life for students and faculty, as the different generations found their voice and community through challenging times.
Nancy Arata-Fong: 1931-1942 Nikkei student life before 1942, purchase of men’s and women’s dorms for JAs, 2013 cherry tree project
Kimi Kodani Hill: 1930-1954 – History of Professor Chiura Obata before professorship, during WWII, after WWII
Evelyn Nakano Glenn: 1958-1962 undergrad, 1990-2013 faculty Ethnic Studies and subsequent struggles to keep Ethnic Studies and the Center for Race and Gender alive
Peter Horikoshi: 1969-1973 Creation of Asian Studies after the Third World strike, working in Asian American communities, starting East Bay Japanese for Action, which became Japanese American Services of the East Bay and later J-Sei. Working with Professor Ron Takaki and writer Toshio Mori, and starting the Yokohama, California band.
Alec Macdonald: 1992-2007 Hapa Issues Forum
Making Motherhood: A Creative Workshop with Mia Ayumi Malhotra – rescheduled
Making Motherhood: A Creative Workshop with Mia Ayumi Malhotra
Saturday, September 13, 2025, 10 AM – 12 PM
In this creative writing workshop, we will think about what it means to make art from life, drawing from family practices (gardening, mending, seamstressing, cooking, origami, ikebana, etc.) that have been handed down for generations by mothers and makers of every kind. Led by local poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra, we will reflect on these practices and respond through a series of written exercises inspired by the life and art of Ruth Asawa and The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon.
Come join us for a morning of making, remembrance, and—best of all—make new friends and memories in a warm, supportive circle of artist-makers. No previous writing or art experience needed; all are welcome at the table! Sign up required. Limited space.
J-Sei Family Festival – Save the date
J-Sei Family Festival – Save the Date!
Sunday, September 28, 12 to 3 pm
From the beat of the taiko to the intergenerational singers and hip-hop dancers, we celebrate the J-Sei Family Festival each year. Enjoy an array of festival foods, music, activities, and celebrate our elders. Our festival is held in recognition of Keiro no Hi, respect for the aged day.
Discover “Belly Like Drum”, recipes for building community from Nikkei Progressives, on sale for $30. Try a dish, be part of building bridges, and creating new connections.
Check back for the schedule of performances, list of activities, and to order bento. More info to come.
