Alongside a special “Japanese Hall” episode for season 16 of Nebraska Public Media’s cultural series “Nebraska Stories”, several in-person events surrounding the story of the Japanese Hall and History Project on the Legacy of the Plains Museum campus will take place in Gering and Scottsbluff. Below is the schedule for events at Legacy of the Plains Museum.

5-6 p.m. Meet and Greet

6-7 p.m. Nebraska Stories Preview Screening and Panel discussion with:

– Vickie Sakurada Schaepler, Japanese Hall and History Project coordinator

– John Miyoshi, Japanese Hall and History Project construction manager

– Sharon Ishii-Jordan, retired Associate Dean and Professor Emerita of Education at Creighton University, and Japanese Hall and History Project advisor

– Julie Ushio, author, historian, and Japanese Hall and History Project advisor

– Kim Hachiya, author, Japanese Hall and History Project editor and advisor (moderator)

If you miss the in-person event, the broadcast premiere of “Nebraska Stories: Rescuing Japanese Hall” will be Thursday, May 15 at 8pm CT / 7pm MT on Nebraska Public Media or stream on-demand on PBS.org or the PBS app.