WHEN: April 5 from 4pm to 9pm
WHERE: Student Union Courtyard
Featuring food, games and performances!
Community film premier, based on Akiko Mikamo’s book, about survivor’s message of resiliency and love to the next generations for peace.
WHEN: April 12 (W) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
WHERE: The UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas – Hazard Center
“8:15 Hiroshima | From Father to Daughter” is a 51 minute documentary/narrative hybrid film (directed by J.R. Heffelfinger) based on AkikoMikamo‘s book “8:15 – A True Story of Survival and Forgiveness from Hiroshima” (the original title was “Rising from the Ashes” and is also available in Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, and German).
The film won the Audience Award at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival (Oscar qualifying film festival) and was an official selection at the Nashville FF, Association of Asian Studies Film Expo, and Hiroshima International Film Festival.
It illustrates Akiko’s father Shinji’s actual experiences of Hiroshima as a teen at only 3/4 mile from the epicenter of the first atomic bomb explosion over mankind in 1945, and his miraculous survival, love for humanity, and message for world peace, also revealing a shocking event in modern days, discovered in NYC.
Produced in the USA in 2020, Cinescope size, Dolby 5.1ch surround sounds, filmed with a 5K camera in NYC and Hiroshima, in English with Japanese subtitles (reenactments are in Japanese with English subtitles).
In cooperation with the Consulates General of Japan in San Francisco and in Los Angeles, CJSCN is proud to announce the 2022 Fall Workshop in San Diego. The event will be held on November 19 at the Balboa Recital Hall (2130 Pan American Rd W, San Diego, CA 92101) and focus on the theme of “Connecting Sister City Youth with Your Community”. The attendees will enjoy a networking session, information sharing, and educational workshops on establishing internship programs for youth with local businesses, especially Japanese-owned businesses. All California-Japan sister cities stakeholders in your communities are encouraged to attend. Please also invite your colleagues and youths who are interested in building a bridge between your two cities through sister city relationships.
An invitation to this event was sent to each sister city organization already; if you think your sister city organization did not receive the invitation, please contact info@caljapansistercities.org. RSVPs are due by November 14.
The San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society is celebrating its 65th Anniversary this year and our society, together with Alcalá de Henares (Spain – 40 years), Perth (Australia – 26 years), Edinburgh (Scotland – 45 years) and Tema (Ghana – 46 years) are sponsoring a colorful, tasty, and rhythmic celebration on Saturday, November 19, 2002, at the House of Pacific Relations Lawn Program area at the world famous Balboa Park, from 11:30-3:30.
11:45am San Diego-Edinburgh Sister City Society
San Diego-Edinburgh Sister City Society, (Scotland - since 1977)
12:15pm Danjiir Dance Group
San Diego-Garowe Friendship City (Somalia - since 2022)
12:30pm David De Alva, Flamenco Fusion Guitar
San Diego-Alcalá de Henares Sister City Society (Spain - since 1982)
1:15pm Panama Mola Pollera Y Tambor
San Diego-Panama City Sister City Association (Panama - since 2015)
1:30pm Akayaa Atule
San Diego-Tema Sister City Society (Ghana - since 1976)
2:15pm Podkovicka and Karicka Czech dancers
Carlsbad Sister City Ambassadors (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - since 1992)
2:30pm Buddhist Temple of San Diego Taiko
Chula Vista-Odawara (Japan - since 1981)
3:00pm BonDance Joy
San Diego-Yokohama (Japan- since 1957)
3:30pm San Diego Korean American Folk Dance Association
San Diego-Jeonju (South Korea - since 1982)
Join us as we celebrate San Diego´s international presence and outreach and our sister cities.
For more information, please contact us at info@sdyscs.org or by phone at 760.444.4164
This event is free and open to the public.
The Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin-shiki) is an important rite of passage for many young Japanese adults.
The Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin-shiki) is an important rite of passage for many young Japanese adults.
The Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin-shiki) is an important rite of passage for many young Japanese adults.
The Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin-shiki) is an important rite of passage for many young Japanese adults.
The Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin-shiki) is an important rite of passage for many young Japanese adults.
