One might think after talking history, social studies, immigration policy and more to and thousands (and thousands) of visitors each year, the Education Team might take a break and do something else with…
Examining the Four Freedoms of FDR on WNYC
Quick Post: Listen to John Hockenberry in a series exploring the Four Freedoms as defined by FDR in January 1941 as: Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from…
For Sikhs in Canada, the Wait is Over
" More than just an isolated "incident", The Komagata Maru story reflects a deliberate, exclusionary policy of the Canadian government to keep out ethnicities with whom it deemed unfit to…
Meet Shiro Kashino: World War II Veteran and Hero
In 1943, despite their incarceration in numerous concentration camps throughout America, 4,000 Japanese Americans volunteered to fight in the war against the Axis powers. Compiled into a stunning graphic novel, 6…
Colors of Confinement: Photography by Bill Manbo
LATIMES: "In the photo, a young boy hangs on a fence. His face is partially obscured; his eyes hover just above his bent knuckles. His stance is playful. On first…
How Birthright Citizenship Became A Constitutional Right
"March 28, 1898 United States v. Kim Wong Ark-- This landmark Supreme Court case extended the protections of the 14th Amendment to all who were born in the U.S. regardless of…
Belonging: Community Digital Exhibition
HÅLE’-KU dåkot-ta (dakota alcantara-camacho) www.infinitedakota.com Linalai (Chant) Born in Snohomish territory and raised in Swinomish and Duwamish territories, of Ilokano (Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines) and Taotao Håya Chamoru (Mongmong &…
Nisei Veterans Honored in Graphic Detail
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9066. The People Who Lived It: Pat Morita
Known as Arnold on Happy Days, and mostly recognized as Mr. Miyagi in the original Karate Kid franchise, Pat Morita is one of 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during the Second…