The Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St., Oakland, Calif., will present “Yone Noguchi in California: A Japanese Poet Among Oakland’s Famous Writers.” The exhibit features the early writings of Noguchi as well as the works of soshi-style calligraphy of Yoko Muroga and her student Mami Nomura and ikebana by B. Stevens Strauss. There will [...]

The San Diego Japanese American Citizen’s League, Assemblymember Marty Block and various Asian Pacific Islander student organizations will present a panel discussion on Fred Korematsu and “courage” at the San Diego State University’s Fowler Athletic Center, Room 1014, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: www.jaclsandiego.org/jacl-events/fred-korematsu-day.

The Pasadena Public Library will host a panel discussion on Fred Korematsu from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena Calif. Wendy Anderson of Wow Productions will conduct the panel. For info, (626) 683-8243 or wowproductions2@earthlink.net.

The University of California, Hastings College of the Law will host a panel and reception on Fred Korematsu at the UC Hastings Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister St., in S.F. Panel discussions from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m. Reception from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Event is open to the public. Info: korematsuinstitute.org/fredkorematsuday/fred-korematsu-day-events.

The Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland, Calif. will present the “OMCA Lunar New Year Celebration and Other Asian Traditions” from noon to 4:30 p.m. Included among the activities is a film screening and talk by Karen Korematsu. The event is included with museum admission or free to OMCA Members. Info: museumca.org or [...]

The Tule Lake Community Cookbook Project will host ‘Stories & Recipes from Tule Lake: Recipes of Resistance’ at the Sacramento Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside Blvd., at X Street, in Sacramento from 3 to 5 p.m. The community gathering offers an opportunity to listen to stories about Tule Lake Segregation Center there will also be a [...]

There will be a teacher’s workshop entitled “Fred Korematsu: Civil Liberties and the Constitution” by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education at the museum, 535 North Fifth St. in San Jose’s Japantown. Teachers are invited to learn content and instructional strategies to teach [...]

Sample Oshogatsu (New Year’s) ozoni (mochi soup) and join in a casual discussion about the way different families celebrate New Year’s Day, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, 1840 Sutter St. in S.F.’s Japantown. This event is free to the public. Info: (415) 567-5505 or info@jcccnc.org. [...]

The Sogetsu Bay Area Branch will hold its 39th New Year’s luncheon at noon at Yoshi’s Japanese Restaurant in San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore St. (at Eddy). Koto master Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and her son Brian Mitsuhiro Wong will provide the entertainment. A raffle will also be held. Yoshi’s chef Sho Kamio, a shining star among [...]

The Sacramento chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League will hold is annual Crab and Spaghetti Feed Benefit at the Sacramento Buddhist Church, 2401 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, Calif. Doors to the event open at 5 p.m. Admission: $45 general, $10 for ages 6-10, and free for 5 and under. The famous airplane-flying contest will also [...]