Kikori-Con, Flagstaff’s annual anime convention since 2013, was once again held at the Little America Hotel, from March 8-10, and without any snow for the first time since the Before Times, I think?
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Photo Gallery: Tucson Japanese Culture Festival 2023
The International School of Tucson hosted its first Tucson Japanese Culture Festival on November 19, 2023. This free and open to the public event highlighted a number of local performers, presenters, workshops, and experiences.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Con-Nichiwa 2023
Con-Nichiwa is Tucson’s longest running and largest anime convention, running the first weekend of November, at the Reid Park Hilton DoubleTree.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Arizona Fur Con 2023
The Arizona Fur Con is a furry convention held every October in Mesa, Arizona.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Saboten-Con 2023
Saboten-Con is Arizona’s largest anime convention, held every year over the Labor Day weekend. This year, for the first time, it was split between two hotels, the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, which held the vendor hall, artist alley, guests, and anime track programming, and the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown, which held the Sabo Slam gaming room, programming, and the convention’s main events room.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: 2023 ACELing In Leadership Conference
Asian Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leaders (ACEL) is a national non-profit organization providing Asian American & Pacific Islander professionals opportunities to work together to enhance AAPI leadership in workplaces, communities, and government.
As part of its mission, ACEL held its 2023 ACELing In Leadership Conference at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 25-26, 2023, with a wide variety of speakers, presentations, and events over the two days.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: 2023 IKYF Vancouver Seminar
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The Kyudo Association of Canada and Kyudo Association of Canada - Vancouver hosted the 2023 International Kyudo Federation (IKYF) American Seminar at the British Columbia Institute of Technology on July 17-20, 2023.
Read MorePhoto Gallery: ACEL 17th Anniversary Celebration
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The Asian Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leaders (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) is a national non-profit organization providing Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) professionals opportunities to work together to enhance AAPI leadership in our careers, communities, and the local government.
On April 7, ACEL held their 17th Anniversary Celebration at Crescent Crown Distributing in Mesa, AZ, attended by members and guests both local and around the country
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Tucson Transgender Day of Visibility Rally
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Since 2009, March 31st has been celebrated as the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day to celebrate transgender people and to raise awareness of ongoing discrimination against the community.
In Tucson, a group organized to hold a rally and protest in front of the Tucson City Hall in the El Prisidio Plaza. (Instagram event page)
Read MoreRecording: Asian-American Discrimination: Then and Now
On February 18, 2023, the Tucson Desert Art Museum hosted a special roundtable event entitled "Asian-American Discrimination: Then and Now" to commemorate the annual Day of Remembrance for Japanese American Incarceration during World War II on February 19. Guest speakers were retired Professor Min Yanagihashi and Assistant Professor Brett Esaki from the University of Arizona, providing insight and historical context on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, its ongoing legacy in the United States, and current-day prejudice against Asians in light of COVID-19. The event aims to educate and raise awareness about the history and current issues of discrimination against Asian Americans.
This event was in support of the exhibition "Citizen/Enemy: Japanese American Incarceration Camps", on display at the Tucson Desert Art Museum through March 26, 2023. "Citizen/Enemy" confronts an uncomfortable period in American history, when the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to the relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans to incarceration camps.
And thanks to the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition for inviting me to cover this presentation.
Photo Gallery: Mount Lemmon Cosplay Meetup
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The Tucson Cosplayers Network, as the name implies, is a social group for cosplayers in the Tucson area, and its lead organizer, Ezekiel Hureta puts together a few cosplay meetups every year. This past Sunday was the annual (ish) Mount Lemmon meetup, and so a dozen or so of us went up to Radio Ridge to take some photos.
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Read MorePhoto Journal - Thunder and Lightning over Arizona
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On March 23 and 24, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base hosted the Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona air show. As always, there was a lot to see and shoot, both on the ground in the static display area, and up in the sky, so.. let’s get to it!
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