オレゴン日系財団の使命は、太平洋岸北西部の日系アメリカ人の歴史と文化を保存・尊重し、第二次世界大戦中の日系アメリカ人の経験について一般の人々を啓蒙し、すべてのアメリカ人の公民権保護を主張することです。
オレゴン日系レガシー センターは、オレゴン日系基金のプロジェクトです。日系アメリカ人コミュニティの歴史と文化を保存し、共有するための中核的な役割を果たしています。日系アメリカ人の経験の中で最も重要な章の 1 つは、第二次世界大戦中に 11 万人を超える日系人が強制的に収容されたことです。このことが、すべてのアメリカ人の公民権を保護するという彼らの決意を後押ししています。レガシー センターは、文化活動や研究活動の場であり、日系アメリカ人の経験やオレゴンの多文化コミュニティにおける彼らの役割を探求するための貴重なリソースです。
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