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The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) is an American 501(c) 3 non-profit organization based in Japantown in San Francisco, California. The organization is dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing historical information and authentic interpretation about the experience of Japanese Americans.
The Japanese American Historical Plaza and Bill of Rights Memorial was dedicated on August 3, 1990. Situated on the north end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Plaza was designed by landscape architect Robert Murase and covers of 100 years of Japanese American history in Oregon. [20] [21]
The Japanese population of the South Bay is diverse, and many have mixed-race backgrounds due to the growing trend of inter-racial marriages. According to a study conducted by Japanese American Citizens League, between 2000 and 2009, the mixed race Japanese population in San Jose grew by 27.3%, while the monoracial Japanese population declined.
The National Association of Japan–America Societies, Inc. (NAJAS) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization located in Washington, D.C. that offers educational, cultural and business programs about Japan and U.S.–Japan relations to the public through its member Japan and Japan–America Societies. [1]
A hospital, also designed by Hirose, opened in 1929 to serve the Japanese American community. [7] Further south, on Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor, a Japanese American fishing community was established, starting around 1906. [3] Prior to World War II, the community had grown to about 3,500 persons of Japanese ancestry. [8]
Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人) are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asian American group at around 1,469,637, including those of partial ancestry.
Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study. Densho is a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington whose mission is “to preserve and share history of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans to promote equity and justice today.” [1] Densho collects video oral histories, photos, documents, and other primary source materials regarding Japanese ...
National Japanese American Historical Society; Nativism in United States politics; Nihon Go Gakko (Seattle) Japanese mission school fire; Nihongo Gakko (Tacoma) Nippu Jiji; Nisei; Nisei Baseball Research Project; Nisei Soldiers of World War II Congressional Gold Medal; Nisei VFW Post 8985; Nisei Week; Nisei women translators in World War II ...