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Preserving Legacy and Artistry: A Behind-the-Scenes Look into the Henry Sugimoto Collection
In the heart of the Japanese American National Museum, a treasure trove awaits those who venture to…

Maya Lee • Sept. 1, 2023

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artists collections (objects) exhibitions generations graphic arts Henry Sugimoto immigrants immigration internships Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) migration painting virtual events
artists collections (objects) exhibitions generations graphic arts Henry Sugimoto immigrants immigration internships Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) migration painting virtual events
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 5—Japan as Number One
I was waiting near the entrance to the third university in Tokyo where I was to teach as a visiting…

Lon Kurashige • Aug. 25, 2023

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Japan Japanese Americans Nikkei in Japan United States
Japan Japanese Americans Nikkei in Japan United States
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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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EO9066’s ‘Coerced Prison Work(ers)’
Although certainly not an American labor historian per se, I am profoundly abashed that, notwiths…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 16, 2023

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forced labor imprisonment incarceration Japanese American Incarceration (book) Stephanie Hinnershitz World War II
forced labor imprisonment incarceration Japanese American Incarceration (book) Stephanie Hinnershitz World War II
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Layle Lane: Black Woman Educator and Defender of Japanese Americans
One crucial aspect of Nikkei history that has not received due recognition from community chronicle…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 10, 2023

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African Americans Black people black women education Haiti Japanese Americans Layle Lane teachers teaching World War II
African Americans Black people black women education Haiti Japanese Americans Layle Lane teachers teaching World War II
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A Northern Lesson: Carey McWilliams and the Incarceration of Japanese Canadians
The incarceration of Nikkei communities across the Pacific world in 1942 represents one of the most…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 7, 2023

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Carey McWilliams imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians World War II
Carey McWilliams imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians World War II
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A Love Letter to My Father
Some years ago I wrote a column, “Nunc Pro Tunc,” which recounted my development as a…

Greg Robinson • June 18, 2023

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contemplation families fathers history Japanese Americans
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 2—Role Reversal
Yujin’s was the first familiar face I saw after arriving in Tokyo. Our reunion was on a str…

Lon Kurashige • May 26, 2023

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families Japan Japanese Americans prejudices racism World War II camps
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 1—Passing Time
As I strode down the station corridor past the ticket gates, I became nostalgic for my childhood in…

Lon Kurashige • April 28, 2023

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generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
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History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 3: Postwar Community Revitalization and Redress Movement
Read Part 2 >> As a historian, Izumi says that the ongoing use of euphemistic language to …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 18, 2023

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academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
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