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Japanese American Incarceration Memorial Legacy Project: Flag Signing Event

  • Japanese American Museum of San Jose (Parking Lot) 535 North 5th Street San Jose, CA, 95112 United States (map)

The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is honored to host a Flag Signing event in the JAMsj parking lot. 

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Johnny Cepeda Gogo obtained a WWII era, 48-star, American flag with the goal of inviting ALL Japanese American incarceration camp internees to sign the flag.   Judge Gogo has graciously offered to donate the signed flag to the Japanese American Museum of San Jose on Fred Korematsu Day on January 30, 2022. 

Judge Gogo will  bring the flag to JAMsj on Saturday October 2, 2021.  Japanese American incarceration camp internees are invited to register for the event. 

This event will follow all Covid-19 requirements: please wear face coverings/masks; physical distancing; etc.  Spaces are limited.  

For more information about the flag signing project, please see the following site:
http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2021/5/27/flag-signing-project/ 

For questions about the flag signing project, please contact Judge Johnny Cepeda Gogo at
JGogo@scscourt.org 

To register for the flag signing, please go to this link:  https://bit.ly/2Uj7Ta7

For questions regarding the flag signing event, please email publicprograms@jamsj.org or call 408 294-3138

Flag signing event flyer

Flag signing event flyer

Earlier Event: October 1
JAMsj Used Book Sale
Later Event: November 6
JAMsj Winter Auction 2021