Upcoming Events
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11 Jul, 20UpcomingTadaima! Week 4 Film Festival: A Question of Loyalty
RELEASED ON JULY 5, 2020 442 NEWSREELS This video contains three newsreels telling the story of the 442nd RCT. Includes battle footage from the Italy…
11 Jul, 20UpcomingDiscovering Your Japanese American Roots: FAMILY NAME & FAMILY CREST
Learn how to trace your Japanese family name, family tree, and family crest (kamon) with Chester Hashizume as part of the Genealogy Series during the…
15 Jul, 20Upcoming“We Are All Americans”–Free Online Workshop for Teachers of History and the Humanities
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and BIJAC, in partnership with the National Japanese American Historical Society (San Francisco), are sponsoring a…
News
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28
Jun
BI Features Prominently in Virtual Pilgrimage
Read moreMany members of the BIJAC family have had the opportunity to experience the annual Minidoka Pilgrimage, a road trip to Twin Falls, ID followed by
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04
Jun
Tell A Story Without Saying Anything
Read moreCollege application assignment: “Submit a 3 minute silent video telling a story without saying anything.” Easy peasy, right? This was one of the daunting tasks
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07
May
Op Ed: Fight Back in the War Against Expertise
Read moreSoon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, rumors spread that some of the Japanese American residents of Hawaii had blocked the path of emergency
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01
Mar
Remembrance Ceremony: Bellevue College
Read moreAct of Bellevue College vice president defacing a mural of two Japanese American children in a World War II incarceration camp leads to a remembrance
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06
Feb
Bainbridge Island’s Mochi Tsuki Festival
Read moreHot off the presses! The Kitsap Sun featured these photos on Saturday, January 4th, 2020, immediately after the close of the 31st Annual Mochi Tsuki
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06
Feb
A SAKAI CELEBRATION: Bainbridge community hosts 100th birthday bash on school’s 20th anniversary
Read moreThey shared their family name, and so much more. The extended Bainbridge community gathered Saturday at Sonoji Sakai Intermediate School to mark its 20th birthday
History of BIJACIn April 1945, the first members of Bainbridge Island's Japanese American community returned from the WWII internment camps. In all, over half the pre-war Nikkei population returned. In April 1952 these Nikkei formed the Bainbridge Island Japanese Community Club to sponsor social events and provide community support.
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Annual EventsCurrently, BIJAC hosts three traditional events that honor our history, promote community connections, and celebrate our culture. These events serve as joyful reunions for survivors and long-time community supporters, and as fun and educational events for folks who are new to BIJAC. Explore Mochi Tsuki, Day of Remembrance, and our Summer Picnic.
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Join UsDocents, mochi-makers, planners, origami artists, and storytellers...we want you! Are you nisei, sansei, Nihonjin, or just interested in participating in BIJAC projects? Check our calendar and join us the second Wednesday of each month at the Bainbridge Island Historical Musuem. Or contact us for more information: info@bijac.org.
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