head of partnerships for Plug and Play Los Angeles.

JANMs project is one of the 240 humanities projects nationwide that are funded by $37.Workshops will examine how Little Tokyo has been impacted by events and issues such as restrictive covenants.

5 million in grants from the NEH.They will also explore teaching through primary sources.and gentrification to consider how the past is relevant to present day issues of identity and preservation.

Our dedicated team of museum professionals and volunteers as well as community leaders and organizations create an impactful and meaningful program that advances the teaching and scholarship of Japanese American history and contextualizes it against the backdrop of civil rights.residential workshops for 72 secondary school teachers.

the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

focusing on Japanese American history and community history through Los Angeles Little Tokyo neighborhood.originally launched in February 2024.

of their name? Its the essence of a single prayer.and by joining our voices together.

and War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps during the war.The Voicing Refuge initiative expands the Ireizō archive.