On July 12, 2025, Bay Area contributors to The Gate of Memory gathered at J-SEI in Emeryville, CA. Thank you to Brian Komei Dempster, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Lauren Fujimoto-Johnson, Steve Fujimura, Rebecca A. Green, Jodi Hottel, Susan Kiyo Ito, Casey Hidekawa Lane/Levinski, Ali Meyers-Ohki, Ryan Hitoshi Nakano, Miya Sommers, Dana Swensen, Syd Westley, and Doug Yamamoto.
Hosted by Brandon Shimoda, the gathering was cosponsored by J-SEI and Nikkei Resisters, and books were sold by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.
Photography by Kristen Murakoshi