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Fifty years*—half a century ago. We are speaking of another time, another life. We are return…

Wakako Yamauchi • July 3, 2018

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What We Save, How We Save, How We Love: On Family and Community Archives

I’ve been thinking about what we save. I’ve been looking through one of my old…

Tamiko Nimura • June 26, 2018

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Portals to the Living Past: World War II/Resettlement Era in Japanese American Denver - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Portal 8: Minoru Yasui Plaza – 333 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver CO Origina…

Arthur A. Hansen • May 24, 2018

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Portals to the Living Past: World War II/Resettlement Era in Japanese American Denver - Part 1

Historical Context: At the time of Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, of t…

Arthur A. Hansen • May 23, 2018

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Census Proposal Recalls Old Abuses

Mas Yamashita does not remember the moment he and his family left the small apartment or “bar…

Aline Barros • May 21, 2018

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Beyond the Panama Hotel: More Sites Related to Japanese American History in Washington State

In the Pacific Northwest, there are a couple of famous sites related to Japanese American history, …

Tamiko Nimura • April 11, 2018

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Uprooted and interned

Kara Matsushita Kondo was born in Wapato, a town with a thriving Japanese population. There were Ja…

Tammy Ayer • April 10, 2018

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The Chicago Nisei Before World War II - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Changing Demographics As a result of escalating anti-Japanese discrimination…

Takako Day • March 22, 2018

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The Chicago Nisei Before World War II - Part 1

In Japanese American history, Chicago is known as one of the primary urban relocation areas for t…

Takako Day • March 21, 2018

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Kayla Isomura: Packing for Unknown Journeys - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Do you have any preconceptions walking into this project? I certainly had so…

John Endo Greenaway • March 9, 2018

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