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  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Santa Fe

    1942–1943 About 800 internees from Hawai‘i were incarcerated at the Justice Department internment camp at Santa Fe, New Mexico. After Lordsburg, Hoshida was sent to Santa Fe where he continued to draw and paint in his notebooks. Art was a way for Hoshida to productively focus his energy away from this disheartening situation. Hoshida and his wife, Tamae, wrote letters to each other almost every day. She would also...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Jerome

    1943–1944 The concentration camp at Jerome had no guards in the watchtowers because, unlike most of the other concentration camps, it was surrounded by swamps infested with poisonous snakes. Hoshida’s wife, Tamae, had “voluntarily evacuated” to the mainland with the hope that she could be reunited with her husband. In the middle of winter, two months after the birth of their youngest daughter, Tamae traveled from ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Gila River

    1944–1945 After Jerome Relocation Center closed at the end of June 1944, the Hoshidas were transferred to Gila River concentration camp in Arizona. George Hoshida and his family would remain at Gila River until it closed on September 28, 1945. Hoshida and his family ended up being assigned to the larger of the two camps, Butte, in Block 61. Utilizing his carpentry skills, Hoshida obtained a large fan to create ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida: A Japanese American’s Journey—Resources

    Bibliography The following books were used as sources in the development of this site. Hazama, Dorothy Ochia and Jane Okamaoto Komeiji, Okage Sama De: The Japanese in Hawaii. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1986 Kimura, Yukiko, Issei: Japanese Immigrants in Hawaii. Honolulu: University Of Hawaii Press, 1988 Higa, Karin M., The View from Within. Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, 1994 Lueras, Leona...

  • Ansel Adams at Manzanar—Article

    A Glimpse of the Elusive Truth Ansel Adams at Manzanar By Lisa Itagaki I believe that the arid splendor of the desert, ringed with towering mountains, has strengthened the spirit of the people of Manzanar…From the harsh soil they have extracted fine crops; they have made gardens glow in the firebreaks and between the barracks. Out of the jostling, dusty confusion of the first bleak days in raw barracks they h...

  • Ansel Adams at Manzanar—Resources

    Ansel Adams at Manzanar, organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, includes over fifty vintage prints from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum. Browse this exhibition’s resources including information on the Manzanar National Historic Site; the Manzanar Committee; photographers T...

  • Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps—JANM Store

    Purchase items related to the “Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps” exhibition from the JANM Store.

  • Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps—Audio Tour

    Hear from Emily Anderson, JANM’s curator for Don’t Fence Me In, and incarcerees from the War Relocation Authority camps as they share how Japanese American youth asserted their place as young Americans confronting the injustice of imprisonment in concentration camps. From joining scout troops to sports, social dancing to music, patriotism and life after camp, discover how these Americans used their resilience and...

  • Giving Opportunities

    Your Donations Matter In addition to membership and general donations, there are many ways you can financially support the Japanese American National Museum. Below are giving programs and fundraising events that impact on our museum initiatives and daily operations. Questions? Contact the JANM Development department at development@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • 2021 Gala & Auction - Sponsors

    Sponsorship Opportunities For sponsorship and digital ad opportunities, download the Sponsors Menu. Download For more information about the 2020 Gala, e-mail galadinner@janm.org, or call 213.830.5641.