Join us for History, Memory, Circumstance - A Japanese American Story

A personal reflection by Joyce Nakamura, a Sansei (third generation Japanese American) who recounts her immigrant family's struggle to belong in the USA while facing racism, economic hardships, and incarceration.  With music composed by Jon Jang

Performance

Date: December 18, 2025

Time: 6pm

Venue: Clarion Music Center

Tickets: $10

Joyce Nakamura:  Narrator

Jon Jangtet:

Hitomi Oba, tenor saxophone

Nick DePinna, trombone

Erika Oba, piano and flute

Gary Brown, double bass

Deszon Claiborne, multiple percussion

Francis Wong, guest artist on tenor saxophone