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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….
Ask a Historian: Did Every Camp Have a Fence?
The imagery of barbed wire fences, guard towers, and armed sentries is nearly ubiquitous in popular retellings of the story of Japanese American WWII incarceration. But did you know that…
A Minidoka Descendant Speaks Out to Say Our History Won’t Be Erased
On August 23, people across the country came together for a day of action to Protect Every Park, standing united against attempts to erase marginalized histories like Japanese American WWII…
Educator Spotlight: Jaci Jones
Jaci Jones (she/her) is a Professional Learning Specialist at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Education (Social Studies) from Penn State University and…
Valley Fever, a Short-Lived Cotton Picking Program, and Other Stories from Gila River Concentration Camp
The Gila River concentration camp was one of two in the state of Arizona and was built on land controlled by the Office of Indian Affairs on the ancestral land…
When History Is Rewritten and Suppressed, Democracy Is at Risk
In recent weeks, the Smithsonian museums have come under political review and critique. Some of the nation’s most visible historical institutions are being pressured to change how U.S. history is…
Exploring Lessons of the Japanese American Redress Movement
This month, we commemorate the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, marking a pivotal moment in U.S. history in which the government offered redress and reparations for the forced displacement and…
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,…
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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!