Saturday, November 7, 2026

To Be Seen / Not Heard Skateboard Exhibition at the Japanese American Museum San Jose

Judi Oyama: To Be Seen / Not Heard opening October 31st, 2026, introduces the artist and athlete through her family history, the discipline forged over a lifetime of competing at the highest level, and the daily choices few ever see.

The Japanese American Museum of San Jose is open Thursday through Sunday, 12PM-4PM.

📝 Learn more about this upcoming exhibition and plan your visit from our link in bio or at www.jamsj.org

This exhibition is made possible by The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation as JAMsj’s Rotating Exhibit Sponsor of 2026.

The opening night went amazing and the skateboarding the next day to Taiko drumming on Halloween was epic. I will share photos when I can.

Here is the video that plays in the museum. I didn't know if people would be interested in hearing my story on a long video but I have had several people tell me they enjoyed hearing the background story of my design, skate and art background. I know it's a lot about me but if it helps others to create more or skate or break barriers it's all good.

Thank you for the posts and news stories. I am super grateful. Skateboard Hall of Fame post

Lookout Santa Cruz came to the house when we were loading up the EA Sports couch for the exhibit. Thank you Kevin Painchaud for shooting and Alia Yee Noll for writing this story. I did warn them I was a bit tired and busy but they were fine with us wrapping and packing for the JAMSJ. Chisa the curator helped me through a year's long process, thinning out what should go in and what was not neccessary. It's a smallish space so we had to make sure we picked the pieces that best represented my history.

Metro Silicon Valley article by writer Gary Singh thank you.

Nikkei West did a great story and came to my house. They asked me questions that a lot of folks didn't. It is not on their website yet it is in print. I will add a photo and the link once I get back from working out.

Japanese Bay Area Nichi Bei News Paper Article and YouTube story.

YouTube piece with Chisa.

Big shout out to my BFF Cindy Whitehead for sharing my Exhibit information on her awesome GN4LW website. Thank you so much!!!

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