Japanese American Cultural And Community Center

FY24 PROJECT ABSTRACT JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT TITLEASK THE MOUNTAIN FOR THE MENUA MULTISENSORY EXPLORATION OF THE FOODWAYS OF THE WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY CAMPSGRANT AWARD241997SITESMULTIPLE SITESDESCRIPTIONTHE JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER WILL RESEARCH AND INTERPRET THE FOODWAYS OF THE WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY CAMPS IN ORDER TO DEEPEN THE NATIONS COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES LITTLE TOKYO THE CENTER WILL ENGAGE THE PUBLIC BY SHARING THE WARTIME CREATIVITY AND DETERMINATION OF INCARCEREES IN IMPROVING CAMP CONDITIONS AND MEALS. A TEAM OF EXPERTS WILL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP ICONIC CAMP MEALS AND LATER RECREATE THEM WITH FORMER INCARCEREES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HANDSON WORKSHOPS AND CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS. THE CENTER ALSO WILL ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN RAISING A CROP OF RICE ON ONEACRE OF LAND AT THE NEARBY PLAZA ACCOMPANIED BY A YEARLONG SERIES OF PROGRAMS TO EXPLORE THE INGENUITY OF THE INCARCEREES WHO SUCCEEDED IN FARMING DESOLATE INFERTILE ENVIRONMENTS AT INCARCERATION SITES DURING THE WAR TO GROW RICETHE FOUNDATION OF JAPANESE MEALS. A SERIES OF SHORT VIDEOS WILL BE PRODUCED TO DOCUMENT THE RECIPES THE STORIES OF FAMILIES WHO FARMED WHILE IN CAMP AND TO CAPTURE THE THOUGHTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL FACILITIES AND SAFETY SUPPLIES EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT PUBLIC ART IN LOS ANGELES' LITTLE TOKYO'S TORIUMI PLAZA AND RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT SITE SPECIFIC MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES.