Join the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA ワ州日本文化会館 for an online event, Moms Behind Barbed Wire: How Japanese American Mothers Coped with WWII Incarceration.
Don’t get it twisted. The incarceration of immigrant children is wrong regardless of what it’s called or which administration it happens under. Tsuru for Solidarity co-founder Satsuki Ina -- a woman born at the Tule Lake concentration camp who went on to become a filmmaker, activist, and...
For #WomensHistoryMo nth we’re highlighting Japanese American women you may not have heard about before. Chiyoko Sakamoto broke barriers as the first Asian American woman admitted to the California State Bar. During her time as a law student at American University, she was the first and only woman,...
In her new book, Nisei Radicals: The Feminist Poetics and Transformative Ministry of Mitsuye Yamada and Michael Yasutake, Diane Fujino reveals a radical lineage of Japanese American activism through the lives of feminist poet, Mitsuye Yamada and her brother, Michael Yasutake.
We’re heartbroken to learn of the passing of Seattle jazz legend Deems Tsutakawa. Deems was a longtime Densho supporter and played at several of our Sushi & Sake fundraising events over the years. As his sister Mayumi Tsutakawa writes in this touching tribute, “Deems was not only the bridge between...
We are excited to announce that we’re expanding our team! We are seeking a Fund Development Director, a Development… https://t.co/w6Dpdemlv4
Mizu Sugimura, a Sansei Seattle-area artist & educator, testified before the Commission on the Wartime Relocation a… https://t.co/2bTHeJ8zVk
Calling all #educators! Join Densho & @tacomaartmuseum on 3/11 for a K-12 #teacher workshop. We’ll explore the work… https://t.co/1u6Sv5JNst
Join @TsuruSolidarity on Saturday for Youth Speak Out - Activism for our Future! The dire circumstances of asylum-s… https://t.co/Cd900T4TJW
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth from Densho! We want to hear about your mom, aunties, and bachans. Tell us about the Japa… https://t.co/OzK8Au8iTr