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Clement of the Japanese American museum called me back an hour later. His hunch was right: the photos and the name plate in the mystery …
While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my mother closely held to the value of mottainai, that …
Chiyoko Sakamoto was an innovator in her day, and a trailblazer for the Nikkei community. Sakamoto was the first Japanese American female lawyer in California, …
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As staff of the Collections Management and Access (CMA) department at the Japanese American National Museum, my colleagues and I make little rediscoveries in JANM’s …
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Tears moisten my eyes as I watch and listen to the 24/7 news coverage of the Zero Tolerance enforcement of President Trump's immigration policy. Frequently …
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Read Part 1 >> After you were in training, you were aware that it was leading up to the occupation of Japan? Yes, we expected …
"After they gave us the redress, it just really relieved all of us who had been in the camp. Because camp was sort of a …
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“Sundays became exciting during the summer. Baseball was not only fun, but it was a way of bonding with the other Nisei,” remembered Jerry Inouye, …
“I am not a museum type of person,” says Bob Uragami. He had his first encounter with the Japanese American National Museum in 1991 when …
As a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), recent developments there revealed that hidden Samurai spirits nestled in the minds and bodies of …
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