Artists Dismantling Capitalism Moves Online

By Kali Cozyris on February 25, 2021 at 6:30AM

Fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties and the Constitution

By Kali Cozyris on January 29, 2021 at 8:00AM

Jan. 30 is civil rights leader Fred Korematsu’s birthday and California honors his legacy with the annual Fred Korematsu Day Of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. This year, join Humboldt Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI, formerly Taiko Swing Humboldt) and Humboldt State University’s Asian Desi Pacific Islander Collective, the HSU Library, and the critical race, gender and sexuality studies department on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. for an online “multi-faceted streamed event and facilitated discussion,” including a condensed version of Swingposium on the Road, featuring San Jose Taiko and the HSU Jazz Orchestra.

KEET's 'Asian Americans' Panel Kicks off Series

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 9, 2020 at 8:32PM

Nobody knows what day it is anymore but it's definitely May, and that means Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. KEET is kicking off a series of programming about the history and cultural impact of Asians and Pacific Islanders with an Ovee preview screening and panel discussion this Sunday, May 10 at 4 p.m.

Swing Time Travel: Photos and Video from the Taiko Swingposium

by Mark Larson on February 9, 2020 at 11:41AM

Last weekend, the San Jose Taiko Swingposium Immersive Theater Experience's On the Road show transformed the Bayside Community Hall into a World War II-era dance hall in a Japanese-American incarceration camp. While under armed guard and having lost their homes, possessions and rights as Americans, those in the camps played music and held dances like these within their barbed-wire confines to maintain a sense of hope and community.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.: Photos

by Mark Larson on January 22, 2020 at 6:14PM

A large crowd of all ages gathered in the Adorni Center for a "Celebration of Service in our Community" at the Eureka NAACP's Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was co-sponsored by the City of Eureka.