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Bridging the Past and Present: Preserving History Through the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection
My grandmother grew up in Hiroshima. She was 11 years old on August 6, 1945. Many lives were lost a…

Nara Duffie • Aug. 24, 2023

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California Chikashi Tanaka collections (objects) digital collections generations Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship immigrants immigration internships Issei JANM collection Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration museum objects photographers photography prewar Tanaka Studio Collection United States
California Chikashi Tanaka collections (objects) digital collections generations Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship immigrants immigration internships Issei JANM collection Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration museum objects photographers photography prewar Tanaka Studio Collection United States
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The Heart of Naomi Hirahara’s Evergreen
Naomi Hirahara is a Japanese American writer and journalist known for her award-winning mystery n…

Lincoln Der • Aug. 22, 2023

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Evergreen (book) fiction Japantowns mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara novels
Evergreen (book) fiction Japantowns mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara novels
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The Power of Irei
A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō
The sound of joyful voices and poignant emotions echoed through JANM’s Aratani Hall when on…

Sharon Yamato • May 17, 2023

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Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp intermarriage interracial marriages Ireichō Irei (project) marriages Mexican Americans Mexicans mixed marriages United States Wasuke Hirota World War II World War II camps Wyoming
Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp intermarriage interracial marriages Ireichō Irei (project) marriages Mexican Americans Mexicans mixed marriages United States Wasuke Hirota World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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Tad Nakamura’s Art and Activism
Our stories are just as significant as anyone else’s. — Tad Nakamura Tad Nakamu…

Helen Yoshida • April 25, 2023

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California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
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A Day of Remembrance at JANM
I left Los Angeles over a half decade earlier in 2010 and had not been back since. A visit to see m…

James Okumura • April 13, 2023

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armed forces California communities families Hitoshi Sameshima imprisonment incarceration JANM pavilion Japan Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles Osamu Okumura Pasadena renunciation retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
armed forces California communities families Hitoshi Sameshima imprisonment incarceration JANM pavilion Japan Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles Osamu Okumura Pasadena renunciation retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
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The Power of Irei
Living, Dying, and Passing It On—Alan Nishio Family at Ireichō
As Los Angeles skies began to clear after the first spell of frigid March rain, a three-generation …

Sharon Yamato • March 28, 2023

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Alan Nishio California concentration camps families imprisonment incarceration Ireichō Irei (project) Manzanar concentration camp United States World War II camps
Alan Nishio California concentration camps families imprisonment incarceration Ireichō Irei (project) Manzanar concentration camp United States World War II camps
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The Power of Irei
Remembering Them—Tsuchiya Family Honors Elders Through Ireichō
For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as We remember them. …

Sharon Yamato • Feb. 27, 2023

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Ireichō Irei (project)
Ireichō Irei (project)
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Meet William Fujioka, the New Chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees
William “Bill” Fujioka is the new chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees. Born in Boyle…

Helen Yoshida • Oct. 18, 2022

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British Columbia Burnaby California Canada communities families Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) leadership Linda Fujioka Los Angeles Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre United States volunteerism William Fujioka
British Columbia Burnaby California Canada communities families Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) leadership Linda Fujioka Los Angeles Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre United States volunteerism William Fujioka
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JANM Volunteer Reflects on Southern California Roots and World War II Experiences
Barbara Reiko Mikami Keimi has been volunteering at the Japanese American National Museum (JAN…

Helen Yoshida • May 30, 2022

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Amache concentration camp Barbara Keimi Boyle Heights British Columbia Burnaby California Canada Colorado concentration camps heritage Huntington Beach Los Angeles Merced temporary detention center Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre postwar resettlements Southern California temporary detention centers Tujunga Tule Lake concentration camp Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States volunteerism World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp Barbara Keimi Boyle Heights British Columbia Burnaby California Canada Colorado concentration camps heritage Huntington Beach Los Angeles Merced temporary detention center Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre postwar resettlements Southern California temporary detention centers Tujunga Tule Lake concentration camp Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States volunteerism World War II World War II camps
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Cole Kawana: JANM and the Power of Artificial Intelligence
“A snapshot of human memory.”  That’s what 23-year-old Cole Kawana likes …

Kyra Karatsu • Jan. 24, 2022

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Cole Kawana families generations Gosei Japanese Americans Lawson Iichiro Sakai life interviews oral histories StoryFile, Inc (firm)
Cole Kawana families generations Gosei Japanese Americans Lawson Iichiro Sakai life interviews oral histories StoryFile, Inc (firm)
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