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
Japanese internment
Ninth Circuit Civics Contest examines Japanese internment in World War II
High school students have a chance to win cash prizes while learning more about constitutional conflicts that arose during the Japanese internment, one of the most momentous periods in the nation’s history. The civics contest is organized by the federal courts of the western United States. “Not to Be Forgotten: Legal Lessons of the Japanese Internment” is the theme of the … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Civics Contest examines Japanese internment in World War II