(Photo by Janis Hirohama)Kids tried their hand at taiko drumming.

Im also researching the Department of States domestic presence (see April 2024 Foreign Service Journal article) and the Japanese American pre-WWII experience in California.As an American diplomat now assigned to USC to teach public diplomacy – how governments engage with foreign audiences – I recognized the public diplomacy potential and educational opportunities provided by this performance.

org/event/defining-courageWe look forward to welcoming you to USCs performance of Defining Courage on April 30 at USCs Bing Theatre.Asian Pacific Alumni Association.theatrical experience telling the story of the Nisei soldiers of World War II.

and I’m assigned to teach in the Master of Public Diplomacy program at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.This will be the first university performance of Defining Courage and the finale of USCs celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

the story personally resonated.

I’ve come to appreciate even more the story of the Nisei soldiers who fought for their country.in the cherry blossoms shade there is no such thing as a stranger.

A choir of students from North High School opened the day with renditions of Kimigayo.a mikoshi procession by Rafu Mutsumi Kai.

which will list the names of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated.Members of Rafu Mutsumi-kai carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) to celebrate the opening of the 11th annual Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival.