Current projects

PROJECT: updating our First ever documentary of the 150 years of Japanese American history here in America

From early immigration at the dawn of the Meiji era to the present-day efforts to protect the historic Japantown’s, the saga of the Nikkei community will be chronicled in a documentary film. The film, entitled Paper Chase -Japanese American History Through the Lens of Vernacular Newspapers, will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Wakamatsu tea and silk colonists to the mainland United States and the first immigrants to Hawaii in1868.

Donations go towards: Producers, Directors, Video Interviews, Editing, Voice over talent, Researching, Various Archives, Public Screenings

San-Times.com

Thanks to your support for Save the Papers, we’ve launched San-Times.com with the goal of keeping the values and traditions of our Issei and Nisei ancestors alive and continuing to tell Japanese American stories for future generations to learn from.

PROJECT: Broken Branch

Researching the disconnect of Japanese Culture and how this pertains to today's younger generation of Japanese Americans who want to know how the erosion took place within their family tree.

Donations go towards: Hosting various group meetings with college aged individuals, video interviews, writers and editors.