A Toyo Miyatake Exhibit will be at Veterans Memorial Center until June 14th. Named “Behind the Glass Eye,” the show features works by Japanese photographer and ordained Shingon Buddhist priest, Toyo Miyatake. He’s best known for his photographs that document Japanese-American people and Japanese internment. Free. 12pm-4pm, Mon-Fri. Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, (Go For Broke … [Read more...] about Toyo Miyatake Exhibit at Veterans Memorial Center
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Yes, Interior Secretary Zinke’s comments to Rep. Hanabusa were racist
And now for something much easier to explain. U.S. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke opened his piehole on Mar. 15 during a congressional hearing and now we’ve got yet another week’s worth of stories on the ugly racism that defines the Trump Administration. Rep. Hanabusa had asked Zinke for assurances the Interior Department’s budget included $2 million in grant money to … [Read more...] about Yes, Interior Secretary Zinke’s comments to Rep. Hanabusa were racist
Internment: Stories from Maui exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
You can see the exhibit "Internment: Stories from Maui" at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center through Friday, Feb. 23. In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans. Approximately 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned during the war. The exhibit will feature personal stories, … [Read more...] about Internment: Stories from Maui exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center extends Military Intelligence Service exhibit
The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) is extending their MIS: America’s Secret Weapon–Japanese Americans in the Military in WWII exhibit a month to Feb. 28. We've long known about the courage and valor of Japanese-American soldiers who fought the Nazis in Europe, but lesser known are those who served with military intelligence fighting the Japanese Empire. "From Guadalcanal … [Read more...] about Nisei Veterans Memorial Center extends Military Intelligence Service exhibit