Okaeri (Welcome Home):
The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso
Okaeri (Welcome Home): The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso is a site-based multimedia exhibit telling the story of the Nisei (second-generation), American-born persons of Japanese descent, and their unique connection and contributions to Shofuso. Focusing on the early 1980s to late 1990s, this exhibit explores the Nisei leaders who organized the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden, a volunteer-led non-profit organization that oversaw the restoration and maintenance of Shofuso until its merger with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia in 2016.
Main Menu
- Introduction
- The Nisei at Shofuso
- Forced Removal and Incarceration
- The Friends in Operation
- Audio Tour
- JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection
- Gallery
- Acknowledgements
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is located on the grounds of the Horticulture Center, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, at the intersection of Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives.
Hours of operation:
Mid-March through October 31st
Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
November 1st - December 14th
Saturdays and Sundays from 10am - 4pm
The Okaeri exhibit closed on August 17, 2024.
Okaeri (Welcome Home): The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso is presented by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. 2023–2024.
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