プロジェクトについて

ディスカバー・ニッケイは、日系人のアイデンティティ、歴史、体験をテーマとした、コミュニティ・ウェブサイトです。このプロジェクトは、オンラインスペースを通して、日系人の多様な体験、文化、歴史などをお互いにシェアしあい、見聞を広め、互いにつながりを深めることを目的としています。

DiscoverNikkei.orgは、日本財団の助成金によって運営され、全米日系人博物館のニッケイ・レガシー・プロジェクト（日系人の歴史保存プロジェクト）の主要事業となっています。

プロジェクト設立の背景

The foundation for the Discover Nikkei Web site traces back to the National Museum’s International Nikkei Research Project (1998–2001), a unique collaborative project that involved a multidisciplinary and multinational research team of more than one hundred scholars from ten countries and fourteen participating institutions. It was coordinated by the Japanese American National Museum and generously supported by The Nippon Foundation.

The research and relationships developed through the International Nikkei Research Project (INRP) created an important global network. The Nikkei Legacy Project was initiated in April 2003 with funding by The Nippon Foundation to build on the work of the INRP. For the first two years of the project, we focused on developing the conceptual framework and site architecture for the site. DiscoverNikkei.org was launched officially in March 2005. Since then, Discover Nikkei has continued to expand both in content, and in the rich relationships and connections that the project has fostered.

クレジット

主催: Japanese American National Museum

主な助成団体: The Nippon Foundation

ウェブデザイン: HT Group

ロゴデザイン: Rory Matthews

This project would not be possible without the contributions of our global Nikkei network—Participating Organizations, consultants, translators, volunteers, community partners, and individuals.