@Helen_Yoshida
I am an oral historian, creative writer, and the Communications Writer at JANM. I earned my MA in History from California State University, Fullerton.
Nikkei Interests
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John Esaki—Treasured Filmmaker and Storyteller in Little Tokyo
John Esaki is a treasured filmmaker and storyteller in the Los Angeles Japanese American and Asian …
Sept. 9, 2024
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Collective Memories of the Store
The Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight calls JANM’s exhibition, Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Mar…
Oct. 10, 2023
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artists
California
City Terrace
East Los Angeles
Glenn Akira Kaino
Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market (exhibition)
Heart Mountain
Heart Mountain concentration camp
imprisonment
incarceration
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Los Angeles
postwar
United States
virtual reality
World War II
World War II camps
Wyoming
artists
California
City Terrace
East Los Angeles
Glenn Akira Kaino
Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market (exhibition)
Heart Mountain
Heart Mountain concentration camp
imprisonment
incarceration
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Los Angeles
postwar
United States
virtual reality
World War II
World War II camps
Wyoming
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Swing Dance and Music in Camp
What was it like to grow up behind barbed wire? JANM’s exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age…
July 25, 2023
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Tad Nakamura’s Art and Activism
Our stories are just as significant as anyone else’s.
— Tad Nakamura
Tad Nakamura was at ea…
April 25, 2023
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Meet William Fujioka, the New Chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees
William “Bill” Fujioka is the new chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees. Born in Boyle Heights, he…
Oct. 18, 2022
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Thanks a Million, Norm!
Norman Y. Mineta, Board of Trustees Chair at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), was a fo…
June 20, 2022
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JANM Volunteer Reflects on Southern California Roots and World War II Experiences
Barbara Reiko Mikami Keimi has been volunteering at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) wi…
May 30, 2022
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Amache concentration camp
Barbara Keimi
Boyle Heights
British Columbia
Burnaby
California
Canada
Colorado
concentration camps
heritage
Huntington Beach
Los Angeles
Merced temporary detention center
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
postwar
resettlements
Southern California
temporary detention centers
Tujunga
Tule Lake concentration camp
Tuna Canyon Detention Station
United States
volunteerism
World War II
World War II camps
Amache concentration camp
Barbara Keimi
Boyle Heights
British Columbia
Burnaby
California
Canada
Colorado
concentration camps
heritage
Huntington Beach
Los Angeles
Merced temporary detention center
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
postwar
resettlements
Southern California
temporary detention centers
Tujunga
Tule Lake concentration camp
Tuna Canyon Detention Station
United States
volunteerism
World War II
World War II camps
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