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  • More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community—Resources

    Browse this exhibition’s resources below for a bibliography and links to websites featuring Japanese Americans in sports.

  • More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community—store

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  • Legacy Society

    Legacy Society The Japanese American National Museum Legacy Society is a group of people who have arranged a future gift to JANM in their estate plans. They share a common bond of commitment to the future of JANM and acknowledge the importance of the Museum in preserving the rich heritage and cultural identity of Japanese Americans to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversit...

  • Planned Giving

    What will your legacy be? Share your legacy with future generations and be a part of JANM’s mission by including the Museum in your estate plans.

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Tanaka Studio

    Chikashi Tanaka was born to Yasuhei Tsukagoshi and Shina Tanaka on April 21, 1888 in Gokanmura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He grew up with ten siblings and was especially close to his sister Kiye. His mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner and his father was the soncho, the head of the village. His uncle, Giichi Tanaka, was a missionary who inspired the Tanaka household to convert to Christianity. Faith would p...

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Photos

    Click through the photo galleries below to see a selection of photographs taken by Tanaka Photo Studio. See the joy, sorrow, celebrations, traditions, and businesses expressed through the lives of Japanese Americans before World War II. After clicking on a photo, you can zoom in for a closer look. For those who have visited or live in Los Angeles, you will see the connection between the past and present through tradi...

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Info Form

    Thank you for your interest in the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection. We are trying to learn as much as possible about the people in these photos. If you recognize anyone please fill out the following form. This will help preserve the life stories and rich heritage of Japanese Americans living in prewar Southern California.

  • Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Resources

    Explore the resources below to see more photographs from the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection and to hear from the curator of this exhibition.

  • Tanaka Studio Collection

    (2007.61) This collection includes over 1,000 photographic negatives from Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). These photographs, taken for hundreds of clients, document the vibrant and deeply-rooted Japanese American community in Southern California during the prewar era. The original envelopes that stored each negative are also a part of this collection and provide additional information, including the n...

  • Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution—Map

    Explore the geographical locations of Sugimoto’s artworks and visualize the breadth and range of styles and places throughout his sixty-year career. Click on location pins to view a curated selection of artworks created at each location.