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Neighbors Not Enemies: Remembering Crystal City and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice
Last month, Densho’s Courtney Wai, Caitlin Oiye Coon, and Executive Director Naomi Ostwald Kawamura joined survivors, descendants, and community members at the 2025 Crystal City Pilgrimage in San Antonio, Texas….
From Remembrance to Responsibility: Pedagogical Approaches for Teaching Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
This post concludes our three-part series on teaching with the Densho Digital Repository. Building on earlier guides about navigating the archive and teaching difficult histories, this article presents Densho’s pedagogical…
In Memoriam: A Community Tribute to Art Hansen
Art Hansen was a devoted scholar and beloved community historian whose commitment to documenting Japanese American experiences and voices reshaped the WWII incarceration narrative and inspired generations of researchers and…
Educator Spotlight: Christian-Joseph Macahilig
Christian-Joseph Macahilig is an Outreach Coordinator with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s Foundations and Futures AAPI digital textbook project. He holds a B.A. in History and Adolescent Education Certification…
Teaching Digital Literacy With Densho: Navigating Truth in the Era of Disinformation
Educators today face an urgent challenge when it comes to helping students navigate rampant misinformation and disinformation, alongside a broader erosion of public trust in history and journalism. Densho is…
Teaching Difficult Histories with Care: What Educators Can Learn from Densho’s Archival Approach
October is American Archives Month, which means it’s a fitting time to explore how educators and students can use Densho’s archive to teach and learn about Japanese American wartime incarceration….
10 Little-Known Facts About the Crystal City Family Internment Camp
Guest post by Rob Buscher Located in South Texas about 80 miles southwest of San Antonio and 40 miles east of the Mexican border, Crystal City Family Internment Camp opened…
An Educator’s Guide to Searching the Densho Digital Repository
October is American Archives Month, which means it’s a perfect time to highlight how educators and students can use Densho’s archive to teach and learn about Japanese American wartime incarceration….
Densho Updates
Introducing the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films
Last month Densho, in partnership with Internet Archive, launched the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films—an unprecedented online collection of more than 100 films, spanning 80 years of footage,…
Naomi Ostwald Kawamura: Building Community and Connection that Transcends Borders
In early March, I had the opportunity to be part of the 2024 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD), a program jointly supported by the US-Japan Council and Japan’s Ministry of…
Highlights from Densho’s 2023 Virtual Fundraiser: Our Voices Will Not Be Silenced
Thank you to everyone who tuned in on October 5 for Densho’s 2023 virtual fundraiser, Our Voices Will Not Be Silenced!