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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
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
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
Nikkei Community Internship: An Internship of a Lifetime
I vividly remember the night that I called my friend from my school’s Nikkei Student Union ab…
Laura Kato • Oct. 1, 2021
The Experience of an NCI Intern During a World Pandemic
Everyone can agree that 2020 is a year of unprecedented circumstances. With COVID-19 forcing the wo…
Matthew Saito • Sept. 7, 2020
California
California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
communities
COVID-19
Discover Nikkei
internships
Japanese American communities
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japanese Americans
Kizuna (organization)
Los Angeles
Nikkei Community Internship
students
United States
California
California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
communities
COVID-19
Discover Nikkei
internships
Japanese American communities
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japanese Americans
Kizuna (organization)
Los Angeles
Nikkei Community Internship
students
United States
Nikkei Pastry Chef Spreads Yogashi in Brazil
Many people in Brazil tend to assume that Nikkei are interested exclusively in Japanese culture. If…
Henrique Minatogawa • April 17, 2017
The Nikkei Community Internship: Strengthening the Future of the Three Remaining Japantowns
It is incredible to imagine that there had been a staggering 43 Japantowns throughout the nation at…
Sakura Kato • Aug. 11, 2014
California
California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
communities
Fred J. Fujioka
internships
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japantowns
judges
kizuna (phrase)
law
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
Nihonmachi
Nikkei Community Internship
Sakura Kato
students
United States
Wallace Tashima
California
California Japanese American Community Leadership Council
communities
Fred J. Fujioka
internships
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japantowns
judges
kizuna (phrase)
law
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
Nihonmachi
Nikkei Community Internship
Sakura Kato
students
United States
Wallace Tashima
The Present: A Gift from the Past to the Future*
When all is said and done, and as dust begins to settle over the past eight weeks of a profound edu…
Sean Hamamoto • Aug. 7, 2013
Investing in the People
As part of the Nikkei Community Internship (NCI) program, I have spent the past eight weeks not onl…
Lawrence Lan • Aug. 8, 2012
Kizuna’s Youth CAN Program: Investing in the Future of Little Tokyo
On a summer evening in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, the yelling and antics of 27-year-old Craig…
Lawrence Lan • July 13, 2012
An Unforgettable Beginning
First of all, I would like to thank my awesome supervisors at the Japanese American National Museum…
Maya Kochiyama • Aug. 4, 2011