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SUMMARY:Japanese Hall events at Legacy of the Plains Museum
DESCRIPTION: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. The Japanese Hall exhibit will be open without charge for anyone attending events throughout the day. Below is the schedule for events at Legacy of the Plains Museum. \n10:30 Julie Ushio presents Graves of Early Immigrants in the LPM Great Hall; afterwards she will lead a walking tour of Fairview Cemetery. (Transportation on your own to the cemetery.) Meet at the parking lot nearest the cemetery office. \n1:30 p.m. Vickie Sakurada Schaepler will give a presentation “The Legacy of Japanese Immigrants in Nebraska including stories of WWII.” \n2:45 p.m. Sharon Ishii-Jordan and Kim Hachiya will present on Japanese and Japanese American Incarceration Camps of WWII \n4 p.m. Dedication of a Nebraska State Historical Society Historical Marker at Japanese Hall
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/japanese-hall-events-at-legacy/
LOCATION:Legacy of the Plains Musuem\, 2930 Old Oregon Trail\, Gering\, NE\, 69341\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nebraska Stories: Rescuing Japanese Hall
DESCRIPTION: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. \n5-6 p.m. Meet and Greet \n6-7 p.m. Nebraska Stories Preview Screening and Panel discussion with: \n– Vickie Sakurada Schaepler\, Japanese Hall and History Project coordinator \n– John Miyoshi\, Japanese Hall and History Project construction manager \n– Sharon Ishii-Jordan\, retired Associate Dean and Professor Emerita of Education at Creighton University\, and Japanese Hall and History Project advisor \n– Julie Ushio\, author\, historian\, and Japanese Hall and History Project advisor \n– Kim Hachiya\, author\, Japanese Hall and History Project editor and advisor (moderator) \nIf 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.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/japanese-hall-events-at-midwest-theater/
LOCATION:Midwest Theater\, 1707 Broadway\, Scottsbluff\, NE\, 69361\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:Exploring Japanese History and Culture in Nebraska VETERANS HOME AUDIENCE ONLY
DESCRIPTION:Curated discussion on the play “Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan” with Courtney Cairncross led by Vickie Sakurada Schaepler. \nThis event is for an invited audience only. \nMomotaro is a beloved Japanese folktale about a boy who is miraculously born from a giant peach. An elderly\, childless couple discovers the peach floating down the river\, and when they try to eat it\, it splits open to reveal a baby boy inside. They name him Momotaro\, meaning “Peach Boy\,” and raise him as their own.  As he grows up\, Momotaro becomes strong and brave. When he learns about a band of ogres who are terrorizing nearby villages\, he sets out on a journey to defeat them. Along the way\, he befriends a dog\, a monkey\, and a pheasant by offering them delicious millet dumplings and they join him on his quest.  Together\, they travel to Oni Island\, work as a team to outsmart and defeat the ogres\, and return home victorious\, bringing back treasure and peace to the land.  The story is narrated in the traditional clown style by beloved Japanese figures\, with iconic tricksters bringing chaos and cleverness along the way.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/exploring-japanese-history-and-culture-in-nebraska-veterans-home-audience-only/
LOCATION:Scottsbluff\, Scottsbluff\, 60194
CATEGORIES:Grants
ORGANIZER;CN="Circle Theatre":MAILTO:circle.theatreomaha@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Great Plains lecture: “Rescuing” Japanese American Histories of Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the vibrant histories of Japanese Americans in Nebraska from the late 19th Century to the present and the community-led efforts to maintain them in this screening and panel discussion. \nThis event begins with a screening of Nebraska Public Media’s recently aired “Nebraska Stories: Rescuing the Japanese Hall” episode (30 minutes)\, followed by a panel of Japanese American community members\, Vickie Sakurada Schaepler (Japanese Hall and History Project Coordinator)\, Kim Hachiya (community descendant)\, and Sharon Ishii-Jordan (Professor Emerita at Creighton University and community descendant)\, and the senior producer of “Nebraska Stories\,” Kay Hall. This event will be moderated by Dr. Donna Doan Anderson. \nThis is part of the Paul A. Olson Great Plains lecture series by the Center for Great Plains Studies.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/great-plains-lecture-rescuing-japanese-american-histories-of-nebraska/
LOCATION:Lied Commons\, 301 N 12th St East Doors\, Lincoln\, Nebraska\, 68508
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SUMMARY:Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan - performance and cultural activities
DESCRIPTION:Prior to performances of “Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan”\, there will be a festival of games and cultural activities for families and a presentation on Japanese settlers in Nebraska by Vickie Sakurada Schaepler. \nThe games and cultural activities will be at 6pm on Nov. 22 and 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Omaha Jewish Community Center (JCC) – Eisenberg Gallery. \nThe presentation by Vickie Sakurada Schaepler will be in the Omaha Jewish Community Center (JCC) – Alan J. Levine Theater before the performances of “Momotaro” on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. \nTickets are $20 in advance\, $24 at the door. For more information\, or to buy tickets\, visit https://circletheatreomaha.org/mainstage-season/ . \nMomotaro is a beloved Japanese folktale about a boy who is miraculously born from a giant peach. An elderly\, childless couple discovers the peach floating down the river\, and when they try to eat it\, it splits open to reveal a baby boy inside. They name him Momotaro\, meaning “Peach Boy\,” and raise him as their own.  As he grows up\, Momotaro becomes strong and brave. When he learns about a band of ogres who are terrorizing nearby villages\, he sets out on a journey to defeat them. Along the way\, he befriends a dog\, a monkey\, and a pheasant by offering them delicious millet dumplings and they join him on his quest.  Together\, they travel to Oni Island\, work as a team to outsmart and defeat the ogres\, and return home victorious\, bringing back treasure and peace to the land.  The story is narrated in the traditional clown style by beloved Japanese figures\, with iconic tricksters bringing chaos and cleverness along the way.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/momotaro-the-peach-boy-of-japan-performance-and-cultural-activities/2025-11-22/
LOCATION:Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the Jewish Community Center\, 333 S 132nd Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68154\, United States
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SUMMARY:Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan - performance and cultural activities
DESCRIPTION:Prior to performances of “Momotaro: The Peach Boy of Japan”\, there will be a festival of games and cultural activities for families and a presentation on Japanese settlers in Nebraska by Vickie Sakurada Schaepler. \nThe games and cultural activities will be at 6pm on Nov. 22 and 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Omaha Jewish Community Center (JCC) – Eisenberg Gallery. \nThe presentation by Vickie Sakurada Schaepler will be in the Omaha Jewish Community Center (JCC) – Alan J. Levine Theater before the performances of “Momotaro” on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. \nTickets are $20 in advance\, $24 at the door. For more information\, or to buy tickets\, visit https://circletheatreomaha.org/mainstage-season/ . \nMomotaro is a beloved Japanese folktale about a boy who is miraculously born from a giant peach. An elderly\, childless couple discovers the peach floating down the river\, and when they try to eat it\, it splits open to reveal a baby boy inside. They name him Momotaro\, meaning “Peach Boy\,” and raise him as their own.  As he grows up\, Momotaro becomes strong and brave. When he learns about a band of ogres who are terrorizing nearby villages\, he sets out on a journey to defeat them. Along the way\, he befriends a dog\, a monkey\, and a pheasant by offering them delicious millet dumplings and they join him on his quest.  Together\, they travel to Oni Island\, work as a team to outsmart and defeat the ogres\, and return home victorious\, bringing back treasure and peace to the land.  The story is narrated in the traditional clown style by beloved Japanese figures\, with iconic tricksters bringing chaos and cleverness along the way.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/momotaro-the-peach-boy-of-japan-performance-and-cultural-activities/2025-11-23/
LOCATION:Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the Jewish Community Center\, 333 S 132nd Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68154\, United States
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