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World War II Japanese American Experience

   School and College Presentations
    2009   Santa Clara High School, Santa Clara, CA
    2008   Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
    2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003    Wells Middle School, Dublin, CA
    2007, 2005, 2003, 2001    Synergy School, San Francisco, CA
    2007   Day of Remembrance Ceremony, San José State University, San José, CA
    2006    Day of Remembrance, University of California, Irvine, CA
    2004, 2001    Harker School, San José, CA
    2003   Day of Remembrance, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
    2003, 2002, 2001, 2000    Ida Price Middle School, San José, CA
    2003, 2002, 2001, 2000    Hillbrook School, Los Gatos, CA
    2002   Rancho San Justo Middle School, Hollister, CA
    2002   Fresno State University, Fresno, CA
    2002   Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
    2002   College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA
    2002   Wawona Middle School, Fresno, CA
    2002   Hanford High School, Hanford, CA
    2002   Queen of Apostles, School, San José, CA
    2002   Lynbrook High School, San José, CA
    2002   Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
    2002   St. Lucy's School, Campbell
    2001, 2000   West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
    2001   Menlo School, Atherton, CA
    2001   Suzume no Gakko, San José, CA
    2000   Berkwood Hedge School, Berkeley, San José, CA
    2000   Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino, CA
    2000   Santa Teresa High School, San José, CA
    1999   Martin Murphy Middle School, San José, CA
    1998   Bellarmine College Preparatory School, San José, CA

  Museum and Theatre Presentations
    2004   Japanese American Museum of San Jose, CA
                to compliment the exihibit of cartoonist Jack Matsuoka's Poston Camp II, Block 211
    2001   Golden State Museum, Sacramento, CA
                to honor veterans of World War II Military Intelligence Service
    2000   San José Museum of Art, San José, CA
                in conjunction with a national touring exhibit of Roger Shimomura’s lithographs, "An American Diary"
    1998   Bay Area Discovery Museum, San Francisco, CA
                in conjunction with a national touring traveling exhibit from U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
                "Daniel’s Story"

   Workshops, Conferences and Community Presentations
    2004   National Storytelling Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, Workshop: "Like Jack: Making the Best of It"
    2004   Boys and Girls Club of Silicon Valley, San José, CA for Council for the Humanities project,
               "Like Jack: Making the Best of It"
    2004   Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San José, CA
               "Like Jack: Making the Best of It" Reception
    2004   Asian American Research Group, Tokyo, Japan
    2004, 2002, 2000  Tule Lake Pilgrimage, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR
    2003   National Interpreters Workshop, Sparks, NV
    2003   Bay Area Storytelling Festival, El Sobrante, CA
    2003   Day of Remembrance, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
    2003   Day of Remembrance, Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale, CA
    2003   Day of Remembrance, Eugene, OR
    2002   Los Angeles World Storytelling Festival, Los Angeles, CA
    2002   Tule Lake Gathering (Reunion), Sacramento, CA
    2002   Day of Remembrance Ceremony, Fresno, CA
    2001   Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA
    2001   Pleasanton Public Library, Pleasanton, CA
    2000   Los Altos Hills Historical Society, Los Altos Hills, CA
    2000   Griot (Storyteller’s) Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
    2000   Day of Remembrance Ceremony, San José, CA
    1998   Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
    1997   National Storytelling Conference, San Diego, CA
    1997   San Francisco and Santa Cruz Public Libraries, CA
    1997   Saratoga Sister City, Annual Meeting, Saratoga, CA
    1996   Rotary Club, Mountain View, CA
    1995   Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills, CA

  Movie Voice-Over
    2004    as the character, Shizuka, in From A Silk Cocoon

  Radio Appearance
    2008    on National Public Radio's "Living On Earth"