On February 8, 2025, Discover Nikkei celebrated its the twentieth anniversary with a day-long festival of activities honoring Nikkei family stories. Discover Nikkei Fest kicked off a year of celebrations of the website’s milestone anniversary with a Community Fair, Family Stories Workshops, International Nikkei Family Stories Panel Discussion (in-person and virtual), and Reception with special musical performances by John Azama, Gus Hokama, and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Los Angeles Branch.
Watch the full panel discussion:
https://youtu.be/GtAYY5JtmiA (English)
https://youtu.be/a76NDmsOExQ (Japanese)
https://youtu.be/6vXyKd3ISXU (Spanish)
https://youtu.be/CRxB4DbwDG8 (Portuguese)
Watch the festival highlights: https://youtu.be/Svhx8BIlGfc
Learn about Discover Nikkei's 20 for 20 Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY8OO89nGTBdubjWiG3X0fiqeu1lXA-_4
DONATE NOW: https://5dn.org/20for20
Many thanks to the sponsors who made Discover Nikkei Fest possible:
The Nippon Foundation, Port of Long Beach, Orion Breweries LTD
With generous support from Akira and Hisako Nerio Imamura and family
Media Sponsor: The Rafu Shimpo
In-kind donations generously provided by Yakult, Morinaga, Aquamar, Day-Lee Foods, ITO EN, Bandai Namco, and Kings Hawaiian
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ABOUT DISCOVER NIKKEI
Beyond just a website, Discover Nikkei is an international network that celebrates cultural diversity and explores both global and local identities. The project connects generations and communities by sharing stories and perspectives of the Nikkei, people of Japanese descent who have migrated and settled throughout the world.
For more information about upcoming and past Discover Nikkei programs: http://discovernikkei.org/en/events/dn-programs/
Support Discover Nikkei so that we can continue to share more stories and programs like this: https://discovernikkei.org/en/special/20-for-20/
Discover Nikkei is a project of the Japanese American National Museum (https://janm.org), with major funding from The Nippon Foundation.
https://DiscoverNikkei.org