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Nikkei Art in Transnational Perspective
In this collaborative reflection, four Nikkei researchers from the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Australia share insights from their ongoing project examining how contemporary Nikkei art and artists engage with…
Photo Essay: Densho’s Second Community Scanning Day held at KCLS’s Bellevue Library
Densho partnered with King County Library System’s Darcy Ruppert, Memory Lab Librarian, to host our second Community Scanning Day on May 9, 2026. In this post, Densho Processing Archivist Christen…
Acknowledging the Takahashi Foundation’s Contributions to our Community and History
Densho is honored to be among five Japanese American organizations selected to receive a major award from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, in recognition of our shared commitment…
Densho launches first-ever Public Index of Japanese American Collections to safeguard WWII incarceration history
Earlier this year, Densho launched the Public Index of Japanese American Collections—the first comprehensive, publicly accessible index of archival materials documenting the wartime incarceration and Japanese American history more broadly….
What Social Studies Standards Reveal About How and Why We Teach History
Densho Executive Director Naomi Ostwald Kawamura reflects on what it means to teach history responsibly, as debates over social studies standards—including recent proposed changes to Texas’s curriculum—reveal that how we…
Texas Students Deserve Honest History
In this conversation, Densho’s Senior Development and Communications Manager Jennifer Noji talks with Courtney Wai, Densho’s Education and Public Programs Manager, and Akeela Kongdara, Senior Programs Associate of Asian Texans…
Importance of Accessibility at Historic Sites
In this guest contribution, historian and PhD student Selena Moon explores the importance of accessibility at historic sites, highlighting how many sites have been and continue to be inaccessible. She…
Educator Spotlight: Satsuki Ina
Dr. Satsuki Ina is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in community trauma and author of The Poet and the Silk Girl (2024). She helps victims of oppression to claim not only…
Densho Updates
Acknowledging the Takahashi Foundation’s Contributions to our Community and History
Densho is honored to be among five Japanese American organizations selected to receive a major award from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, in recognition of our shared commitment…
Densho launches first-ever Public Index of Japanese American Collections to safeguard WWII incarceration history
Earlier this year, Densho launched the Public Index of Japanese American Collections—the first comprehensive, publicly accessible index of archival materials documenting the wartime incarceration and Japanese American history more broadly….
Launching the Densho Public Index of Japanese American Collections on this Day of Remembrance 2026
Each year, February 19th brings us back to a crucial date in 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, a decision that authorized the forced…
