Densho

@DenshoProject

Preserves and shares stories of the Japanese American past to promote equity and justice today. Offering archives, encyclopedia & teacher resources.

Seattle, WA
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Joined May 2009
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  1. 8 hours ago

    Mary Mon Toy: singer, showgirl, Broadway performer, anti-yellowface crusader, and... a secret Nisei who hid her Japanese American identity behind a Chinese stage name.

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    31 Dec 2017

    As Umeya Rice Cake Co. closes, an era ends in Little Tokyo :-( Generations of our family have eaten their senbei for years. So sad to see the mom/pop businesses started by the Issei now closing.

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  3. 30 Dec 2017

    This is what remains of the federal prison camp near Tucson, AZ where Gordon Hirabayashi carried out a portion of his sentence during WWII. Hirabayashi called his time here "truly inspiring” and became even more resolved to live by his pacifist values and uphold the Constitution.

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  4. 28 Dec 2017

    We're excited to announce our first ever artist-in-residence opportunity! We’re looking for a Seattle-based artist with digital media skills and a passion for history and racial justice. Applications due 1/31/18

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  5. 28 Dec 2017

    Read more about Judge Wallace Tashima in this article:

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  6. 28 Dec 2017

    Wallace Tashima, the federal judge who blocked Arizona from banning Mexican American studies was incarcerated at Poston concentration camp as a child and was the first Japanese American appointed to US Court of Appeals. h/t

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  7. 28 Dec 2017

    A basketball game during the 1943 New Year's Fair at Poston concentration camp.

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  8. 28 Dec 2017

    ICYMI: Our top performing blog posts of 2017, from bad ass Issei ladies to little known tales of resistance to WWII incarceration. Thread 👇

    Counting down our top 10 blog posts of 2017. Coming in at number 10: "Little Known Stories of Japanese Americans Who Resisted Incarceration"
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  9. 27 Dec 2017

    Hey fam! Donate to Densho by **Dec. 31** and we’ll send you a set of these custom Gordon Hirabayashi stamps as a thanks for helping us continue our work of documenting and sharing WWII-era Japanese American incarceration history. ✌️

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  10. 26 Dec 2017

    Our #1 most read blog post of 2017: "This is Not a Test"

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  11. 26 Dec 2017

    2. "4 Bad Ass Issei Women You've Probably Never Heard Of"

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  12. 26 Dec 2017

    3. "Sold, Damaged, Stolen, Gone: Japanese American Property Loss During WWII"

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  13. 26 Dec 2017

    4. "Yellow Power: The Origins of Asian America"

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  14. 26 Dec 2017

    5. 12 Novels by Japanese American Authors Centered on WWII Incarceration"

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  15. 26 Dec 2017

    6. "We Need to Talk About the Katy Perry PSA"

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  16. 26 Dec 2017

    7. "Picturing Incarceration: The WWII Sketches and Paintings of Kango Takamura"

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  17. 26 Dec 2017

    8. "Photo Essay: Exclusion Order No. 1, Bainbridge Island"

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  18. 26 Dec 2017

    9. "25 Times Gidra Was Goddamn Glorious"

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  19. 26 Dec 2017

    Counting down our top 10 blog posts of 2017. Coming in at number 10: "Little Known Stories of Japanese Americans Who Resisted Incarceration"

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  20. 24 Dec 2017

    "Christmas Exercises" at Heart Mountain concentration camp, 1943

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