Photographer Shane Sato has spent the last twenty-plus years using his shutter to capture evocative portraits of Japanese American World War II veterans, Nisei soldiers who fought and served America in the segregated unit of the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team and as members of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). The Go For Broke Spirit exhibit is the first time Sato’s works will be shown on the East Coast and opens on June 9, 2022, at the Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) in Washington, DC.
The exhibition runs from June 9 to July 22, 2022, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Admission is free. The JICC will have special gallery hours from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2022, and invite the public to hear Shane Sato speak at 1:00 pm about his work and the specific portraits on view. The program will be free, but a ticket to enter the program will be required. Because of limited seating, reservations will be required.
Tickets will be available in mid-May on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/d/dc–washington/events/
The portraits on view at the JICC are taken from Shane Sato’s hardcover books, The Go For Broke Spirit: Portraits of Courage and The Go For Broke Spirit: Portraits of Legacy. In addition to inspiring you, these coffee table books make handsome gifts. From June 9 to June 11, Mr. Sato will be at the JICC to sign his books.
Shane’s books are $60.00 each or $110.00 for both volumes. For this special JAVA event, pre-ordered shipping to JICC is free. All pre-orders must be placed by May 25th on Sato’s website. When completing the order form, please use JICC as the mailing address: 1150 18th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.
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For more information about Shane Sato’s work, please visit the website:
https://www.thegoforbrokespirit.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goforbrokespirit/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goforbrokespiritbook/?hl=en
For more information, please visit sponsors’ websites:
Japanese American Veterans Association – https://www.java-us.org/
JAVA’s point of contact is Neet Ford, Executive Director, at: javapotomac@gmail.com
Veterans Memorial Court Alliance: https://www.memorialcourtalliance.org/
Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan:
https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/index.html
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The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Japanese American Veterans Association through contributions from Glen S. Fukushima and Dr. Thomas Yoshikawa, Japan Information & Culture Center, the Veterans Memorial Court Alliance through a grant from the Japanese American Community Foundation, and Mr. Shane Sato.
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