Uprooted

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Uprooted

Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II

Uprooted Resources

James Tanaka from Uprooted Exhibit.

Visit the Uprooted project site for more life history interviews, photos, and information.

 

Related Resources on Discover Nikkei

blue Discover Nikkei logoDiscoverNikkei.org is a major online resource that brings together the voices and experiences of Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants), who have created communities throughout the world. The website documents Nikkei history and culture and provides learning and networking tools for Nikkei around the world.

See below for articles and video clips related to this exhibition.

2016年09月27日-2017年01月08日

Japanese American Museum

100 N. Central Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Uprooted Resources

James Tanaka from Uprooted Exhibit.

Visit the Uprooted project site for more life history interviews, photos, and information.

 

Related Resources on Discover Nikkei

blue Discover Nikkei logoDiscoverNikkei.org is a major online resource that brings together the voices and experiences of Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants), who have created communities throughout the world. The website documents Nikkei history and culture and provides learning and networking tools for Nikkei around the world.

See below for articles and video clips related to this exhibition.

2016年09月27日-2017年01月08日

Japanese American Museum

100 N. Central Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Uprooted Resources

James Tanaka from Uprooted Exhibit.

Visit the Uprooted project site for more life history interviews, photos, and information.

 

Related Resources on Discover Nikkei

blue Discover Nikkei logoDiscoverNikkei.org is a major online resource that brings together the voices and experiences of Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants), who have created communities throughout the world. The website documents Nikkei history and culture and provides learning and networking tools for Nikkei around the world.

See below for articles and video clips related to this exhibition.

Discover Nikkei

Black and white image of four farmers holding farming tools on the sugar beet farm

Q&A with Morgen Young, Curator of Uprooted Exhibition on WWII Nikkei Farm Laborers

An interview with the exhibition’s curator about the project, federal photographer Russell Lee, reactions to the exhibition, and video content.

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Black and white image of single farmer with a tool working on the sugar beet farm

From Beets to the Battlefield: How WWII Farm Laborers Helped the War Effort

Thousands of Japanese Americans left concentration camps to perform hard manual labor in sugar beet fields to support war efforts in the United States.

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Jimmy Ko Fukuhara wearing a blue collared shirt and a tan sweater sits next to a plant and speaks of his experience in the sugar beet farms

Video Interview: Jimmy Ko Fukuhara

Jimmy Ko Fukuhara and his brothers left for the sugar beet camp in Shelley, Idaho in 1942. Watch clips about sugar beet farming from his interview.

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