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Matsumoto Designs Barbed Wire Remembrance
Bob Matsumoto with his design “Remembrance,” a tribute to Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Posters and T-shirt are on...

Rafu Shimpo
Feb 20, 20183 min read


On the Court at Manzanar
Above and below: JA hoopsters scrimmage at the basketball court constructed near Block 14. During World War II, sports were a welcome...

Rafu Shimpo
Dec 8, 20174 min read


CSULB AAS Alumni Award Two Scholarships
Pictured from left: Linda Maram, Jairus Ramos, Susan Oda Omori, Leah Ishii, Barbara Kim and Dean Toji. LONG BEACH — The Asian American...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 10, 20165 min read


J-TOWN BEAT: The Silence of Gold Star Mothers
Mary Jane Mayemura salutes at the 2009 Memorial Day ceremony at the Japanese American War Memorial Court at JACCC Plaza. (MARIO G....

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 3, 20163 min read


Manzanar Names to Get an Update
Visitors to the Manzanar Interpretive Center point to a listing of the names at the center’s grand opening in 2004. The public’s help is...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 2, 20162 min read


Miné Okubo’s Artwork, Ansel Adams’ Photographs at Skirball
Miné Okubo, “Waiting in lines, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California,” 1942. Drawing. Courtesy of Japanese American National...

Rafu Shimpo
Oct 7, 20153 min read


NPS Accepting Applications for JA Confinement Sites Grant Program
Historic sites eligible for grant-funded work include the 10 War Relocation Authority camps, such as Rohwer in Arkansas (pictured), as...

Rafu Shimpo
Sep 17, 20152 min read
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