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Nikkei Names: Writing Workshop in Chicago

Discover Nikkei presented a free writing workshop on July 19 at the Church of Christ Presbyterian in conjunction with annual writing series called Nikkei Chronicles #3: Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João? to …

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Nikkei Names: Writing Workshop in Los Angeles

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Discover Nikkei presented a free writing workshop on June 28 at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with annual writing series called Nikkei Chronicles #3: Nikkei Names: Taro, …

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Manzanar Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

RoyKakuda

The Manzanar Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located in the Owens Valley 220 miles north …

online exhibition

Tell Us About Your Name!

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Discover Nikkei presented a photo activity at the Japanese American National Museum’s Target Free Family Saturdays: Imagination Storytime event on June 14, 2014. Visitors had their photos taken and …

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Sumo Tournament July 1942, Merced Assembly Center

Ahonda

My Dad didn't lie to me about being a Sumotori. He's the short one on the very right, Don Honda. Picture taken July 1942. These photo's were handed to me …

community history

COPANI 2013: "What is Nikkei?"

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The term “Nikkei” has multiple and diverse meanings depending on situations, places, and environments. In collaboration with COPANI 2013, Discover Nikkei, a project of the Japanese American National Museum (Los …

Photo Activity

2013 JANM National Conference - "Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity"

JANM

For the 25th anniversary of the Japanese American Redress legislation, the Japanese American National Museum presented its fourth national conference “Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity” in Seattle, Washington from July …

national conference

2013 Nikkei Community Internship: From Step to Leap

SKH

The Nikkei Community Internship is an eight-week statewide program that allows college students to experience the exciting realm of the workplace and learn all that is necessary to become the …

Interview: Johnnie Morton

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Johnnie James Morton, Jr. was born in Inglewood, CA in 1971, the son of an African American father and Japanese American mother. Morton is a former professional football player. This …

Video interview

Interview: Mike Shinoda

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Michael Kenji Shinoda, a member of Linkin Park, was born and raised in Agoura Hills, a suburb north of Los Angeles, to a Japanese American father and Caucasian mother. This …

Video interview

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