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And where did your family end up after the war? How did you come to Phil…
Emiko Tsuchida • April 3, 2018
Teresa Maebori - Part 1
“I think that generation isn’t like our generation that grew up with the thought that…
Emiko Tsuchida • April 2, 2018
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
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
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
agriculture
exhibitions
farming
farm labor camps
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
photographers
photography
Russell Lee
United States
Uprooted (exhibition)
World War II
World War II camps
agriculture
exhibitions
farming
farm labor camps
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
photographers
photography
Russell Lee
United States
Uprooted (exhibition)
World War II
World War II camps
Photographer Russell Lee
Photographer Russell Lee (1903–86) is best recognized for his work with the Farm Security Adm…
Morgen Young +1 • May 26, 2014
Detention Facility at Nyssa, Oregon
From May to November 1942, Nyssa [pronounced NISS-a], Oregon, served as the site of the first farm …
Morgen Young +1 • May 14, 2014
Oregon Plan
During the April 7, 1942 Salt Lake City governors’ meeting, George K. Aiken, executive secret…
Morgen Young +1 • May 6, 2014