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Densho
Densho is a nonprofit organization started in 1996, with the initial goal of documenting oral histories from Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. This evolved into a mission to educate, preserve, collaborate and inspire action for equity. Densho uses digital technology to preserve and make accessible primary source materials on the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. We present these materials and related resources for their historic value and as a means of exploring issues of democracy, intolerance, wartime hysteria, civil rights and the responsibilities of citizenship in our increasingly global society. We encourage use of these resources to expand awareness of our country's diverse history, to stimulate critical thinking, to develop ethical decision-making skills, and to help ensure that democratic principles are upheld now and in the future.
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Japanese Cultural & Center of Washington
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) was formed in the fall of 2003 by a group of community leaders to fulfill a decades-long dream - to create a single place where Japanese heritage, culture, and community events could be celebrated and shared.
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Nikkei Concerns
For over 35 years, Nikkei Concerns has provided health and related services in a traditional atmosphere to primarily elderly Nikkei (Japanese) in the Pacific Northwest. Over the years, the organization has maintained a distinctly Japanese American identity while welcoming members of diverse ethnic communities. Our goal in all we do is to provide services that exemplify compassion, innovation and the highest quality of care to elder members of our community and their families.
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Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Program
The Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization is committed to the overall growth and development of young Japanese American women in the greater Seattle region. The organization enthusiastically supports the pursuit of higher education and awards educational scholarships through its annual scholarship program. The organization is dedicated to heightening both cultural and community awareness among young, Nikkei women, in hopes of developing future community contributors and leaders.
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Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee
The Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) was formed on March 25, 1946 as a non-profit veterans organization. The founders were primarily returning Japanese American Veterans of World War II. The NVC Foundation is a parallel organization that promotes the legacy of the Nisei veterans through educational and charitable efforts.
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Minidoka Pilgrimage
An annual trip to Minidoka, ID open for anyone to register for. Sixty-eight years ago, almost 13,000 people of Japanese-ancestry, many of whom were American citizens, were removed from their homes and sent to a desolate “incareration camp" near Twin Falls, Idaho. On June 24-27, 2010 former internees, their families, and friends will make a pilgrimage - from Seattle, Portland and across the nation - to the former Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho.
The former internees spent nearly 3 years incarcerated at Minidoka and other camps over 60 years ago. Today, the site continues to hold a mixture of memories and strong emotions - feelings of denial, distrust, shame, and joy. They will revisit the place and the memories amidst family, friends, supporters, and National Park Service officials. The intent is to honor the first generation of Japanese Americans who suffered most under institutionalized racist laws, to deliver the message of “Never Again,” and to pass on the legacy to anyone who will listen.
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