The Asian American Women Artists Association and API Cultural Center’s United States of Asian America Festival presents “A Place of Her Own,” an art exhibit of works by Asian American women artists that answers the question, “If you had a place of your own, what would it be?” at the SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan [...]

60th annual Community Memorial Day Service will be held at the Colma Japanese Cemetery, 11 a.m., 1300 Hillsdale Blvd. in Colma, Calif. Various community representatives will participate in the annual service, held under the auspices of the Japanese Benevolent Society of California with support by the Japanese American Religious Federation. Remarks will be given by [...]

The 38th Annual Inter-Religious Memorial Service, sponsored by Sacramento JACL and coordinated by Rev. Ichiyo Fukuda of the Northern California Koyasan Temple, will be held at the Issei Pioneer Memorial Monument located at Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery, 2720 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, Calif., 9 a.m. The public is encouraged to attend a service featuring services by [...]

Sullivan Gloss: An American Gallery announces its first exhibition from the estate of Nikkei artist Frank Taira (1913-2010). This exhibition, located at 7 East Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, Calif., features paintings from the 1950s to the 1970s. On display are seven paintings of Taira’s experiments with abstraction. Taira’s body of work reflects his journey as [...]

The Japanese American National Museum will host the “Fighting for Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We, the People” exhibit at 369 East First St. in L.A.’s Little Tokyo. Info, including cost of admission and hours: (213) 625-0414.

The Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing will celebrate Isadora Duncan’s 134th birthday with its annual Dionysian Festival at 45 Fifth St., Studio 314, SF (between Howard and Folsom). Mary Sano and Her Duncan Dancers will perform Chopin, Gluck, Schubert, ongoing work on the Kanrin Maru Project, including Sano’s new work inspired by her experience [...]

Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Community Senior Service will host Sake San Jose from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in San Jose’s Japantown. The opening ceremony and registration will be held at 5 p.m., the sake tasting will begin at 5:30 p.m., and will be held on Jackson Street between Third and Seventh Streets. Participants will visit [...]