Discover Japanese American History in Monterey
Friday, February 6, 2026
Join us for a chartered bus trip to explore Japanese American History in Monterey. Visit the JACL Heritage Museum, located at the historic JACL Hall. Founded in 2008, the JACL Heritage Museum is committed to developing a local resource center that houses artifacts and documents that explain the Issei and Nisei contributions in many fields: fishing oceans for abalone and sardines; farming the rich land; working in canneries on Cannery Row; operating retail fish businesses on old Fisherman’s Wharf; mixing business and social life in old nihonmachi, and competing in sports. A current, unfolding project will present historical photographs, artifacts, and architectural models that document life in the internment camps during WWII.
Then, visit the Monterey Museum of Art to see “Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo” curated by ShiPu Wang. This exhibition reveals a broader picture of the American experience through artworks and life stories of three Japanese American women from the pre–World War II generation. With paintings and drawings by Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, the exhibition spans eight decades and reveals both the range and depth of these artists’ careers and connections that have not been explored previously.
Join J-Sei for an engaging trip to the Monterey Museums. The trip is $75 per person for a roundtrip chartered bus trip and bento from Ocean Sushi.
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