Japanese American Community Events
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The Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) will hold its 32nd annual Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 640 North Fifth St., in San Jose’s Japantown. The theme for this year’s event is “Civil Liberties Under Siege.” Karen Korematsu, co-founder of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, Zahra Billoo, executive Director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations San Francisco Bay Area chapter, and Rep. Mike Honda will speak. The event will include a candlelight procession through San Jose’s Japantown. San Jose Taiko will perform. The event is free and open to the public. Info: info@sjnoc.org; (408) 505-1186.