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DESCRIPTION:<em><strong><a href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/exhibits.htm#e
 xhibit">American Obon: Dancing in Joy and Remembrance</a></strong></em>\nJ
 uly 29 &ndash\; October 15\, 2017\nat the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center\n<a 
 href="http://www.oregonnikkei.org/exhibits.htm#exhibit">www.oregonnikkei.o
 rg</a>\n\nThe summer obon festival is an eagerly anticipated event within 
 Nikkei communities throughout North America. People come for the memorial 
 observance\, camaraderie\, cultural performances\, and food\, but perhaps 
 the most iconic element of the obon festival occurs when participants gath
 er in a circle for the bon odori (obon dancing).\n\nReverend Yoshio Iwanag
 a introduced this tradition to numerous Nikkei communities along the West 
 Coast in the 1930s\, and now his pioneering activities will be celebrated 
 in an exhibit at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center.\n\n<em>American Obon</em
 >&nbsp\;will trace the development of bon odori in North America through a
 rchival photographs\, audio\, and rare video footage on loan from the Iwan
 aga family\, dance scholar Linda Akiyama\, and Buddhist Churches of Americ
 a.\n\nIn addition\, the obon tradition in Portland will be highlighted wit
 h photographs from Oregon Nikkei Endowment's Frank C. Hirahara Collection.
  Curated by Dr. Wynn Kiyama (Portland State University and Portland Taiko)
 .
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: "American Obon"
URL:/en/events/2017/07/29/exhibit-american-obon/
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