EVENT DATE & VENUE

Saturday, February 25, 2023@ 1-4PM PST
1PM & 3:30PM Exhibit Tour @ San Bruno BART Station
2:00PM Panel Discussion @ AZ Gallery in The Shops at Tanforan
3:30PM Memorial Walkthrough @ San Bruno BART Station

Easy access via BART or parking lots in the The Shops at Tanforan

 ABOUT THE EVENT

Join Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) for an afternoon of arts activities following Day of Remembrance and honoring the local history of Tanforan and beyond:

• Two (2) tours of the San Bruno BART station’s Tanforan 1942 Incarceration: Resilience Behind Barbed Wire exhibition with artist and curator Na Omi Shintani unfolding the lesser known history of the site for its role as a racetrack turned detention center for the incarceration of Bay Area Japanese Americans during World War II and the broader impacts of Executive Order 9066.

• A panel discussion highlighting collective efforts to honor and memorialize the histories, figures, and narratives of communities of color and the role art plays featuring artists Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez, Paul Kitagaki, Diana Li, and Patricia Montgomery. The panel will take place at AZ Gallery, in the Shops at Tanforan.

• A walkthrough of the new Tanforan Memorial just outside the station commissioned by the Tanforan Assembly Center Memorial Committee with Steve Okamoto. Featuring a sculpture based on photos of the Mochida sisters taken by photographer Dorothea Lange along with the 8,000+ names of those who were sent to long-term concentration camps through the site.

Attendance for all events are FREE and open to the public but spots are limited for each activity, so we ask that attendees register in advance. Registration and the full program schedule are below.

GETTING THERE/THE VENUES

The best way to attend the exhibit is to take BART to the San Bruno BART Station and make your way upstairs. The exhibition is located on the ground level inside the station. If you are driving to the location, the closest place to park is either in the parking garage next to the movie theater/food court or the Target parking structure's ground floor. From there, you can walk directly to the station. Let the station attendant know you are there to attend the exhibition tour and you should be able to enter the station for free. The memorial is located just outside of the BART station.

The panel discussion will take place at AZ Gallery inside of the Shops at Tanforan Mall on the second floor adjacent to BJ’s and JC Penny. If coming from BART, enter the mall through the food court/movie theater, go up to the second floor and head to your left. The gallery is located on the other side of the mall next to JC Penny.

Please note that the Tanforan Memorial and BART exhibition is essentially outside. Please dress in warm layers! Because the venues are located next to the San Bruno police station, there is a high presence of police activity in the area. And lastly, let us know if you have any accessibility needs (e.g. chair to sit, ASL interpretation, etc.) when you register for each activity. If you get lost or need assistance, please call (415) 251-7433.