Michiko Mukai
Day of Remembrance: Michiko’s Story & Panel Discussions
Sunday, February 18 at 9:30 a.m.
We warmly welcome you to join us in-person at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple on Sunday, February 18 at 9:30 a.m. for a special documentary premiere highlighting San Mateo Buddhist Temple member Michiko Mukai’s childhood experience of the incarceration camps during WWII. Following the film, we will have a series of panel discussion with temple members reflecting on their families’ experiences of the incarceration camps.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Sofu Chanting (click here for chanting text)
9:00 a.m. Mindfulness Meditation
9:30 a.m. Dharma Service and viewing of “Michiko’s Childhood Story in Internment Camps and Beyond”
(End of Zoom Livestream)
In order to encourage free and open sharing, the Q&A panels will be in-person only:
Panel: Michiko Mukai, Kevin Mukai, Wesley Mukai, and Katie Mukai
Panel: Steve Okamoto, Ritsuko Furuya, and Mike Yoshimoto
(In person attendees are encouraged to join us for an luncheon in the Social Hall following the program.
To join us for the hybrid service via Zoom, CLICK HERE to sign up for “Live Broadcast of Services”.
Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Chenxing
Han
Institute of Buddhist Studies Alumnus
and Buddhist Author
A conversation with the author and SMBT Sangha members Juliet Bost, David Chin, Hailey La Monte, Michiko Mukai and others
We welcome you to join us via Zoom Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home on Wednesday, March 3 for this Dharma session.
To join us for this online Dharma Session, CLICK HERE and sign up for “Study Classes and Seminars”.
The History of SMBT Bazaar
Panelists: Ritsuko Furuya, Michiko Mukai and Ruth Wada
Hear memories of the early days of the SMBT bazaar and temple life from long-serving members.
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A Place for Awakening
This past month the San Mateo Buddhist Temple had the honor of hosting a tour group from the San Francisco Foundation that was visiting sites in North Central San Mateo to learn more about the history of our neighborhood, how it is changing, and the current challenges faced by its residents. The tour organizers were eager to include SMBT on the tour to highlight the important role that the Japanese-American Buddhist community has played in our neighborhood over the past 120 years.
During the visit, our guests heard from four SMBT Sangha members and longtime residents of North Central about their memories of life in the neighborhood and their hopes for the future. Each shared a moving story of how their family had overcome challenges to establish meaningful lives here in San Mateo. I’d like to share one of those stories, as I find it particularly relevant as we prepare to observe our Bodhi Day service on Sunday, December 1, 2020, at 9:30 a.m., in celebration of Sakyamuni Buddha’s realization of enlightenment seated beneath the Bodhi Tree:
The most significant event that happened as a child was the U.S. evacuation order in Feb. 1942. I was 6 years old then and vividly remember the black-out drills the city had where all lights in the homes and streets had to be turned off until the all-clear sirens would go off and curfews were set at 8:00 PM.