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From Beets to the Battlefield: How WWII Farm Laborers Helped the War Effort
Museum volunteer and docent James Tanaka thought something was missing from an exhibition and it bo…
Darryl Mori • Nov. 18, 2016
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British Columbia
Burnaby
Canada
Common Ground (exhibition)
docents
exhibitions
farm labor camps
farm laborers
James Tanaka
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
labor camps
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
sugar beets
Uprooted (exhibition)
volunteerism
World War II
World War II camps
British Columbia
Burnaby
Canada
Common Ground (exhibition)
docents
exhibitions
farm labor camps
farm laborers
James Tanaka
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
labor camps
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
sugar beets
Uprooted (exhibition)
volunteerism
World War II
World War II camps
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Q&A with Morgen Young, Curator of Uprooted Exhibition on WWII Nikkei Farm Laborers
During World War II, sugar was in urgent demand. Beyond its use in food products, sugar beets were …
Darryl Mori • Sept. 9, 2016
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Idaho
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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Japanese Americans
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Morgen Young
Nyssa
Oregon
Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
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Russell Lee
United States
Uprooted (exhibition)
World War II
World War II camps
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Idaho
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japanese Americans
labor camps
Morgen Young
Nyssa
Oregon
Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
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photography
Russell Lee
United States
Uprooted (exhibition)
World War II
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Nikkei View
Museums—Even Tiny Ones—Are Where Our Collective Culture is Stored
I visited the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center in Portland, Oregon last week while on a business trip to…
Gil Asakawa • July 24, 2013
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Amache Museum
concentration camps
Hiroshima (city)
Hiroshima Prefecture
Idaho
Japan
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japantowns
Minidoka concentration camp
museums
Oregon
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
Portland (Or.)
Seattle
United States
Washington
Wing Luke Museum
World War II camps
Amache Museum
concentration camps
Hiroshima (city)
Hiroshima Prefecture
Idaho
Japan
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Japantowns
Minidoka concentration camp
museums
Oregon
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
Portland (Or.)
Seattle
United States
Washington
Wing Luke Museum
World War II camps
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APA Spotlight
Mari Watanabe, Executive Director, Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Mari Watanabe is the Executive Director of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment (ONE), a non-profit that pre…
Koji Steven Sakai • Feb. 17, 2012
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Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Exhibit Highlights Seizure of Nikkei by FBI after Pearl Harbor
I happened to be in Portland, Oregon, recently, and dropped in on the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center. …
Nancy Matsumoto • May 12, 2011
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Oregon Nikkei History: A Brief Summary - Part 3
Part 2 >>ResettlementAt the end of the war, Japanese Americans had the difficult decision of where …
Oregon Nikkei Endowment • June 4, 2010
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Taken: Oregon Japanese Arrested by the FBI During World War II - Part 1
IntroductionImagine that you are sixteen years old. It is a Sunday evening, and you are relaxing wi…
Jill Yuzuriha • Feb. 10, 2010
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