Reclaiming Japanese American Culture and Language after Decades of Erasure
From Densho (by Jennifer Noji) – Read a brief history of Japanese American’s forced assimilation and learn how organizations like Densho are working to reclaim and preserve their cultural heritage!
50 Years Ago, Asian Americans Took a Stand at Wounded Knee
From Densho (by Natasha Varner) – During the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, survivors of Japanese American concentration camps stood in solidarity with protestors of the Indigenous reservation system.
Japanese American Literature Traces Changing Relationships between Nikkei and African Americans Over Time
From Densho (by Brian Niiya and Greg Robinson) – A new essay details research on the history of depictions of African Americans in Japanese American literature.
From Densho Blog – This podcast episode form Densho’s “Campu” series explores the food and memories of concentration camps where Japanese Americans were forcibly incarcerated during World War II.
