In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, annual pilgrimages to sites of wartime Japanese American incarceration have been canceled. These pilgrimages provide important educational and community-building opportunities for descendants of those held at the camps, the Japanese American community as a whole, and the wider public. Recognizing the ongoing significance of these pilgrimages, the National Park Service and Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages have created Tadaima! A Community Virtual Pilgrimage, which takes place from June 13–August 16, 2020. The project is hosted on the Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages’ website and features different live presentations and pre-recorded short films.

Learn more and register for updates here: Tadaima!

The Judiciary History Center (JHC) is participating with a pre-recorded program titled “Law, War & Racism in the Pacific”

Mahalo to the National Park Service and Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages for including JHC in their programming. Tadaima! A Community Virtual Pilgrimage is funded, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. The views and conclusions contained in the programming are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Recent programs now available for online viewing:

Constitutional Law and States of Emergency: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by Robert H. Thomas

Shaping Okinawan Identity and Community in Hawaiʻi During World War II presented by Kelli Y. Nakamura and Brandon Marc Higa

How to Control the Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back Hawaiʻi’s Economy presented by Tim Brown and Sumner La Croix

Wilhelmine Dowsett: Hawaiʻi Suffrage Pioneer presented by Ralph Kam

For information on all upcoming events, visit the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center’s Public Programs web page at:

www.jhchawaii.net/public-programs