08/12 Cultural Placemaking & Purpose — The KOHO Origin Story and Finding Joy in the Work We Do
Date: Tuesday, August 12 2025
Location: KOHO Creative Hub | Japantown Center East Mall (above Daiso)
Time: 12pm - 1pm
FREE to attend!
Cultural placemaking is the heartbeat of KOHO—a community-powered space born in San Francisco's Japantown to support artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural stewards.
This session traces the origin of KOHO as a response to the need for accessible, meaningful space in a rapidly changing city, and how it has grown into a hub for creativity, resilience, and shared values.
We'll explore how placemaking becomes a tool for resistance and regeneration, especially in communities with deep historical roots.
From there, Susie Kagami shares her personal journey—from raising her son in Japantown and witnessing its transformations, to her role as Cultural District Manager, and ultimately founding KOHO to reimagine space as a site for healing, collaboration, and joy.
Together, we'll reflect on how purpose emerges from place, how our ancestors shape our path, and how to align work with the values that sustain us.
Date: Tuesday, August 12 2025
Location: KOHO Creative Hub | Japantown Center East Mall (above Daiso)
Time: 12pm - 1pm
FREE to attend!
Cultural placemaking is the heartbeat of KOHO—a community-powered space born in San Francisco's Japantown to support artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural stewards.
This session traces the origin of KOHO as a response to the need for accessible, meaningful space in a rapidly changing city, and how it has grown into a hub for creativity, resilience, and shared values.
We'll explore how placemaking becomes a tool for resistance and regeneration, especially in communities with deep historical roots.
From there, Susie Kagami shares her personal journey—from raising her son in Japantown and witnessing its transformations, to her role as Cultural District Manager, and ultimately founding KOHO to reimagine space as a site for healing, collaboration, and joy.
Together, we'll reflect on how purpose emerges from place, how our ancestors shape our path, and how to align work with the values that sustain us.
Date: Tuesday, August 12 2025
Location: KOHO Creative Hub | Japantown Center East Mall (above Daiso)
Time: 12pm - 1pm
FREE to attend!
Cultural placemaking is the heartbeat of KOHO—a community-powered space born in San Francisco's Japantown to support artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural stewards.
This session traces the origin of KOHO as a response to the need for accessible, meaningful space in a rapidly changing city, and how it has grown into a hub for creativity, resilience, and shared values.
We'll explore how placemaking becomes a tool for resistance and regeneration, especially in communities with deep historical roots.
From there, Susie Kagami shares her personal journey—from raising her son in Japantown and witnessing its transformations, to her role as Cultural District Manager, and ultimately founding KOHO to reimagine space as a site for healing, collaboration, and joy.
Together, we'll reflect on how purpose emerges from place, how our ancestors shape our path, and how to align work with the values that sustain us.