Chandler Museum: Nov. 1 event marks Japanese internment
On Nov. 1, the Chandler Museum will be partnering with the Japanese American National Museum in presenting a full-day event in honor of the 125,284 persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated without due process during World War II.
Courtesy of Chandler Museum
On Nov. 1, the Chandler Museum will be partnering with the Japanese American National Museum in presenting a full-day event in honor of the 125,284 persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated without due process during World War II.
This event will take place at the Chandler Museum from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The day’s program includes:
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Chandler Museum: Nov. 1 event marks Japanese internment
Courtesy of Chandler Museum
On Nov. 1, the Chandler Museum will be partnering with the Japanese American National Museum in presenting a full-day event in honor of the 125,284 persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated without due process during World War II.
On Nov. 1, the Chandler Museum will be partnering with the Japanese American National Museum in presenting a full-day event in honor of the 125,284 persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated without due process during World War II.
This event will take place at the Chandler Museum from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The day’s program includes:
-Taiko drumming performance by Ken Koshio, 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
-Common Ground: Reading the Shared Landscape of Gila River as a Story of Hope and Resilience (lecture) by Adrian Mulligan, 11 a.m. to noon
-Tending History: Remembering the Japanese American Flower Farms of Phoenix (lecture) by Kathy Nakagawa, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Ireichō, currently on tour from the JANM and presented in partnership with the Irei Project, is a mobile monument containing the first comprehensive listing of more than 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated without due process during World War II.
“Each individual act of stamping a name in the Ireichō becomes part of this ever-growing monument. By bringing the book to various corners of our nation we come closer to honoring each and every incarceree,” said Duncan Ryuken Williams, founder of the Irei Project and director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.
Visitors with appointments will be able to stamp the book in remembrance. Walk-ins will be accommodated as time allows.
Click here to get more information about book-stamping appointments.
This event is presented in conjunction with "Gaman: Enduring Japanese American Internment at Gila River." That's a exhibit that will be on view through Jan. 25, 2026, at Chandler Museum.
Chandler Museum is at 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, just south of the Chandler Fashion Center mall. The hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays. Admission is free.
Find more information on the exhibitions and programming online at this link or by calling 480-782-2717.
