Japanese American History
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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
These dramatic caves were the last Japanese command post in Saipan during World War II.The Marianas were captured by Japan in 1914 and became a bloody battle ground in World War II between American and Japanese troops. There are still many reminders and war relics all over Saipan including a...
Ipan Talofofo, Guam
Artifacts dating back to the ancient Chamorros have been found along the shore fronting Jeff's Pirates Cove and the surrounding area.Halfway between the Togcha River and the Cove sits a bunker built during World War II when Japanese armed forces occupied the island of Guam. In 1945 Japanese...
Honolulu, Hawaii
Located in the eastern half of the Honolulu Memorial Park, Kyoto Gardens consists of a cemetary and a Japanese garden, including the Honolulu Pagoda.The State of Hawaii established the Honolulu Memorial Park as a community service cemetery in 1958. The Honolulu Pagoda is architecturally significant...
Hilo, Hawaii
Originally built for New England missionaries David and Sarah Lyman in 1839, the museum was established in 1931 by their descendants.Today, the Mission House has been preserved, and is on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The Lyman Museum building, next door to the Mission...
Jerome County , Idaho
This was but one of the many Japanese-American internment camps established after President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066.Today there is a small gravel parking area, paths, and interpretative signs about the internment located at the stone guard house and waiting room beyond the Hunt...
Delray Beach, Florida
This 200 acre facility celebrates the tradition of Japanese history in Florida with gardens, museums, fine art, and a traditional tea ceremony.Since its opening in 1977, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida, with rotating exhibits...
Salinas, California
In the tradition of John Steinbeck, the center draws its inspiration from the diverse people and the land of the Salinas Valley to tell its history.In the tradition of John Steinbeck, the center draws its inspiration from the diverse people and the land of the Salinas Valley to tell its history....
Hilo, Hawaii
The museum also preserves the social and cultural history of Hawaii and serves as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events.The Pacific Basin has a long and dramatic history of devastation and rebirth caused by natural disasters. The last major Pacific-wide tsunami...
Alamosa, Colorado
The San Luis Valley Museum documents the story of the people who explored and settled the San Luis Valley, one of the largest high desert valleys in the world.The museum has educational displays featuring artifacts, photographs, antiques and collectibles portraying early ranch and farm life. It...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This shoin-zukuri (desk-centered) house, built in 16th century style, is located on the grounds of the Horticultural Center in the West Philadelphia section of Fairmount Park.The Japanese House, as it is informally known to Philadelphians, is in a style which would have been appropriate for an...
Tamuning, Guam
Situated on the site where Japan's General Hideyoshi Obata constructed his underground command post during the waning days of World War II sits the South Pacific Memorial Park.The park located in the village of Yigo, serves as a solemn reminder of a war that took the lives of over a-half million...
Delta, Utah
From 1942 to 1946, the Topaz camp was home to about 10,000 Japanese who were sent there by the U.S. Government shortly after the attack of Pearl Harbor.War time hysteria caused the relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans to be relocated to one of ten inland camps. An inscription on the monument...