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Justifying the Unjustifiable: Why Japanese Americans Must Stand with Palestine
Guest post by Maggie Tokuda-Hall When I wrote Love in the Library, the true story of my maternal grandparents who met in a Japanese American incarceration camp during WWII, I…
![Three Japanese American women and two girls standing behind a fence at Puyallup Assembly Center in 1942.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tama-puyallup-fence.jpg)
Ask a Historian: When Did America Start Building Its WWII Concentration Camps?
Densho Content Director Brian Niiya answers a question about the origin of the concentration camps where Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.
Community Curator Spotlight: Paul Kikuchi on Finding Ancestral Connections through Music
Percussionist, composer, and interdisciplinary artist Paul Kikuchi speaks with Densho Community Curator Erin Shigaki about the influences of his ancestors, identity, and community on his art. Kikuchi shares, “How easily…
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!
How Kaneji Domoto’s “Compassionate Architecture” Highlights The Contradictions Of Camp
As an intern at Densho, I have spent this past summer and fall processing new additions to the Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection. During that time, I enjoyed getting…
Intern Spotlight: Kelsie Flack on Learning History from Those Who Lived It
Kelsie Flack gained a love of archival work during her undergraduate degree when she worked in special collections at the University of Utah’s J.W. Marriott Library. This experience pushed her…
![Page from a photo album with several images of the Fukayama family and extended family](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fukayama-family2.jpg)
Photo Essay: Japanese Canadian Internment Field School
In this photo essay, Densho’s communications and public engagement director Natasha Varner shares images and some of what she learned during a two-week immersive learning experience about Japanese Canadian internment…
![A line of tents at the Slocal internment camp circa 1942](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1992-11-11-scaled.jpg)
15 Books About Japanese American WWII Incarceration For Readers Of All Ages
Looking for some summer reading for the students—and learners of any age—in your life? Densho Content Director Brian Niiya recommends some graphic novels and youth-friendly books with plotlines related to…
![Japanese American teens gathered around a table reading at Minidoka](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ddr-fom-1-560-mezzanine-a298977827-a.jpg)
Densho Updates
![Densho staff with speakers and performers at the 2023 virtual fundraiser. They are gathered on a stage in front of a background that reads Our Voices Will Not Be Silenced.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/our-voices2.jpg)
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!
![Caution This object is protected by copyright. You must ask permission from the rights holder if you re-use or publish it elsewhere, unless your project falls under a fair-use exception. Learn more... AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Share to TwitterShare to More PARTNER CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project Visit partner OBJECT ID ddr-csujad-26-92 (CSUJAD Local ID: mei_05_029, CSUJAD Project ID: ucsb_mei_0092) PARENT COLLECTION UC Santa Barbara Robert Billigmeier Collection DESCRIPTION Two young Japanese American boys doing schoolwork write in notebooks. A chalkboard is blurred in the background.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ddr-csujad-26-92-mezzanine-930fcb6d68-a.jpg)
Counting Down Our Top 10 Reads from the Densho Catalyst in 2022
As we approach the end of 2022, we’re looking back at the highs — and lows — of the past year. Here are this year’s top ten most-read pieces from…
![Tom Ikeda and Naomi Ostwald Kawamura in conversation seated on stage during filming of the Densho Virtual Gala. Ikeda is handing off a baseball trophy to Naomi that was gifted to him by a Nisei community leader when he first started at Densho.](http://web.archive.org./web/20231206044501im_/https://densho.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_8763-scaled.jpg)
Highlights from the 2022 Densho Virtual Gala: Telling Our Next Story
Thank you to everyone who joined us on November 3 to make the Densho Virtual Gala a very special event! Even though we weren’t able to gather in person, we…