# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Sociolinguist Noriko Sugimori has often worked with her students to collect oral histories from Japanese-speaking World War II survivors in Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Their testimonies reveal personal experiences that have often remained untold and show how the past continues to shape the present. Drawing on video excerpts from these interviews, Dr. Sugimori will explore the stories, silences, and meanings preserved in wartime memory.

Dr. Sugimori is Professor of Japanese at Kalamazoo College. Her Mellon Foundation-funded Japanese-English oral history project was the first in using the bilingual Oral History Metadata Synchronizer.  At Kalamazoo College, she teaches the Japanese language at all levels, as well as sociolinguistics.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kalamazoo/artbreak-remembering-world-war-ii-in-japanese-voices/200030809365348
- **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kalamazoo
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
- **lat**: 42.28958
- **long**: -85.5874
- **full address**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices being held?
  - **A:** ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices takes place on Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices?
  - **A:** ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices is organized by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kalamazoo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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