
Densho is a Japanese term meaning “to pass on to the next generation,” or to leave a legacy. Our mission is to preserve and share stories of Japanese American WWII incarceration to promote equity and justice today. Since 1996, Densho has used digital technology to document the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II, before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and educational resources, to preserve our history, explore principles of democracy, and promote equal justice for all. Our online resources -- including over 950 oral history interviews and 80,000 images and documents, a comprehensive encyclopedia of Japanese American history, and teacher training courses -- are available free of charge to anyone anywhere in the world. But we are also activating this history through art and storytelling that connects the Japanese American WWII experience to similar injustices today, and empowers future generations to say "Never Again."

A Tribute to Fred Shiosaki's Remarkable Legacy
May 6, 2021

Ten Things That Made Poston Concentration Camp Unique
Feb. 7, 2020

Ten Little Known Stories About Topaz Concentration Camp - Part 2
Oct. 31, 2019

Ten Little Known Stories About Topaz Concentration Camp - Part 1
Oct. 30, 2019

Thieving Guards, Mass Food Poisoning, and Other Facts of Life in Fresno Assembly Center
Sept. 20, 2019

10 Little Known Facts of Life at Minidoka
Sept. 2, 2019

10 Little-Known Stories About Rohwer Concentration Camp
May 27, 2019

What An Ungodly Place To Meet: Tales From Camp Toilets
June 22, 2018

Ship Jumpers, Border Crossers, and Other "Illegal" Issei Immigrants
Jan. 12, 2018

4 Bad Ass Issei Women You've Probably Never Heard of
May 22, 2017
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