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Come join us for the official opening reception of Contested Histories, a Japanese American National Museum traveling exhibition at NJAHS’ Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center in the Presidio of San Francisco. Purchase and reserve your bento lunches, then join us for a presentation and gallery walkthrough with JANM exhibit curator Clement Hanami.
Schedule
11:30AM-12:00PM – Optional bento lunch
12:00PM-12:45PM – Contested Histories Presentation with JANM exhibit curator Clement Hanami
12:45PM-1:15PM – Contested Histories Exhibit Walkthrough with JANM exhibit curator Clement Hanami
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About this Exhibition
During World War II, Japanese Americans incarcerated in America’s concentration camps demonstrated their resilience, ingenuity, and creativity, from crafting necessities like furniture and tools to creating works of art. In 2015, thanks to the efforts of community organizations, leaders, and activists, like the Earle K. & Katherine F. (Muto) Moore Foundation, the Japanese American History: Not For Sale Facebook page, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, and actor George Takei, JANM was entrusted with the safekeeping of the Eaton Collection, an important collection of some 400 items made by Japanese American incarcerees.
People around the United States have since helped JANM fill in the gaps in the historical record by identifying makers and telling the stories of artifacts from the collection as it toured the country. Now the exhibition, enhanced with these new findings, compiled by JANM and on tour to NJAHS’ MIS Historic Learning Center, in the Presidio of San Francisco, where many of the recently restored artworks are on view for the first time.
Explore the collection that sparked national protest, decisive action, and multigenerational conversations within and beyond the Japanese American community.
Cover Image Credit
Estelle Ishigo, Title unknown, Oil on canvas, Japanese American National Museum, Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection (2015.100.16)