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Ten Days of Cleanup
Chapter Two—The Curse of Mottainai I
While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my m…

Naomi Hirahara • Jan. 4, 2021

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Amache concentration camp artifacts business cleaning Colorado concentration camps economics fiction management mottainai (phrase) Naomi Hirahara pandemics United States World War II camps
Amache concentration camp artifacts business cleaning Colorado concentration camps economics fiction management mottainai (phrase) Naomi Hirahara pandemics United States World War II camps
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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)
Part 5: Seeing Irwin
Read Part 4 >> Here are places where you can see exhibits, artifacts, documents, etc., relat…

Philbert Ono • Nov. 8, 2020

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artifacts Hawaii intermarriage interracial marriages Japan marriages migration Robert Walker Irwin United States
artifacts Hawaii intermarriage interracial marriages Japan marriages migration Robert Walker Irwin United States
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The MIS: Boots on the Ground in the Pacific
Collections Management staff at the Japanese American National Museum often provide photographs and…

Jamie Henricks • Sept. 2, 2020

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armed forces artifacts collections (objects) Don Okubo interpreters Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) linguists retired military personnel soldiers translators veterans Victory over Japan Day World War II Yoshito Fujimoto
armed forces artifacts collections (objects) Don Okubo interpreters Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) linguists retired military personnel soldiers translators veterans Victory over Japan Day World War II Yoshito Fujimoto
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The Story of Citizen USA
The release of the book Citizen USA by the Japanese American National Museum has been over 75 years…

Shawn Iwaoka +1 • Aug. 5, 2020

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artifacts books California Charles K. Ferguson children Citizen USA (book) concentration camps Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) library materials Manzanar concentration camp museums publications United States World War II World War II camps
artifacts books California Charles K. Ferguson children Citizen USA (book) concentration camps Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) library materials Manzanar concentration camp museums publications United States World War II World War II camps
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Memories on the Open Market
For scholars of Japanese American history, telling the story of incarceration is important yet diff…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 2, 2020

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Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection artifacts Densho imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum museums National Museum of American History Rago Arts and Auction (firm) Smithsonian Institution
Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection artifacts Densho imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum museums National Museum of American History Rago Arts and Auction (firm) Smithsonian Institution
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The Sakamoto-Sasano Collection: Bringing New Meaning to Family Mementos
As staff of the Collections Management and Access (CMA) department at the Japanese American Nationa…

Kristen Hayashi • Nov. 14, 2019

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Amache concentration camp artifacts California Chiyoko Sakamoto citizenship collections (objects) Colorado concentration camps everyday life families generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Kristen Hayashi lawyers mementos migration museums naturalization Nisei Santa Anita temporary detention center souvenirs (keepsakes) temporary detention centers United States women World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp artifacts California Chiyoko Sakamoto citizenship collections (objects) Colorado concentration camps everyday life families generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Kristen Hayashi lawyers mementos migration museums naturalization Nisei Santa Anita temporary detention center souvenirs (keepsakes) temporary detention centers United States women World War II World War II camps
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Power of Our Stories
50 Objects, 50 Stories: The Untold Stories of Incarcerated Japanese Americans during WWII
“50 Objects/50 Stories of the American Japanese Incarceration” is a project made up of …

Kate Iio • Aug. 30, 2019

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50 Objects/50 Stories (project) artifacts Discover Nikkei education history imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Power of Our Stories (series) stories student projects World War II
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A Summer at the Nikkei National Museum
I spent the summer of 2017 in the Fuji Room at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centr…

Kaitlin Findlay • April 12, 2019

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archives artifacts Canada internships Japanese Canadians museums research
archives artifacts Canada internships Japanese Canadians museums research
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Uncovering a “Lost” Japanese American Village in Bainbridge Island, Washington: A Behind the Scenes Interview with Archaeologist Floyd Aranyosi
Readers here may already be familiar with the fascinating story of Yama and Nagaya, a Japanese sawm…

Tamiko Nimura • Nov. 21, 2016

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archaeology artifacts Bainbridge Island Brazil communities excavations (archaeology) United States Washington Yama Project Yuba Farm
archaeology artifacts Bainbridge Island Brazil communities excavations (archaeology) United States Washington Yama Project Yuba Farm
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The Legacy of Heart Mountain - Part 2
Read Part 1 >>  Identifying the Copier  If we were to imagine the copier and bu…

Sodo Mori • March 6, 2014

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artifacts Buddhism concentration camps Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) religion religions stones sutra stones United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
artifacts Buddhism concentration camps Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) religion religions stones sutra stones United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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