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Celebrating Naoko Tanabe’s Contributions to Densho
After nearly two decades of dedicated service, Densho’s Japanese Researcher and Translator Naoko Tanabe is retiring at the end of this year. Since joining Densho in 2006, Naoko has worked…
Remembering Mitsuye Endo and the Supreme Court Case That Helped End Incarceration
In honor of the anniversary of the landmark decision Ex Parte Endo, legal scholar and Professor Emerita Lorraine Bannai explores the case and woman who helped bring an end to…
Legacies of Incarceration in Hawai‘i: Exploring Kelli Nakamura’s New Book
Historian Kelli Y. Nakamura’s new book, Legacies of Incarceration: The World War II Experiences of Hawai‘i’s Japanese (University of Hawai‘i Press), explores the incarceration of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i across…
Reflections on Recent Camp Pilgrimages in North Dakota and Arizona
Densho Content Director Brian Niiya reflects on the ways camp pilgrimages have changed over the past few decades, evolving from redress-era gatherings into expansive, intergenerational events that connect Japanese American…
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…
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!