On September 26th, 2025, JSPS San Francisco Office co-hosted with the Center for Japanese Studies and the Asian American Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, an international symposium entitled “Translating Japanese American Incarceration Camp Literature.” The symposium was held at the IEAS Conference Room in the Institute of East Asian Studies of UC Berkeley and online.
The public symposium featured a hybrid format (in-person and Zoom) with lectures and a panel discussion. Seven speakers from Japan, the United States, and Canada were invited to deepen discussions on the past, present, and future of academic and community efforts to preserve and translate Japanese-language literature written during the era when Japanese Americans were forcibly interned during World War II. The panel discussion featured lively Q&A sessions not only among the speakers but also with general participants, concluding successfully. The following day, the 27th, a closed-door Community Feedback Session was held.
JSPS San Francisco Office will continue to hold joint symposia on a regular basis in the future.
Opening remarks by Chair of the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS)
Introduction the Tessaku Translation Project by Project Editor and by Managing Editor
Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion 2
JSPS booth
Closing remarks by Director of JSPS San Francisco Office
