Japanese American Museum of Oregon

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Temporary Detention: A Guide to the Forced Assembly Centers

Japanese American Museum of Oregon| website
Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 SE 28th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Learn about a recently completed multimedia project, Temporary Detention: A Guide to the Forced “Assembly Centers”. This interactive website explores the history and legacy of the 16 temporary detention centers operated by the Western Civil Control Administration during World War II. These euphemistically called “Assembly Centers” were hastily-built detention centers that imprisoned approximately 92,000 Americans […]

Book Launch: The Centennial Edition of The Toledo Incident of 1925 with Author Ted Cox

Japanese American Museum of Oregon| website
220 PDX Conference Room, 220 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland, United States

Join author Ted Cox on April 18 for a presentation of his newly revised centennial edition of The Toledo Incident of 1925: Three Days That Made History in Toledo, Oregon. Book signing to follow, and books will be available for purchase at the event. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. […]

Lines of Resistance: Graphic Storytelling, Minidoka, and the Memory of Incarceration

Japanese American Museum of Oregon| website
220 PDX Conference Room, 220 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland, United States

The Japanese American Museum of Oregon invites you to a special conversation, inspired by the current exhibition, Minidoka on Our Minds. Kelly Goto (Seattle Samurai) and Frank Abe (We Hereby Refuse) will discuss how graphic storytelling gives voice to the lived experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Minidoka concentration camp during World War II. Award-winning […]