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Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

20th-century encyclopediasCivil detention in the United StatesInternment of Japanese AmericansJapanese-American culture in Washington (state)Non-profit organizations based in Seattle
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Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study
Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study

Densho is a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington whose mission is “to preserve and share history of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans to promote equity and justice today.” Densho collects video oral histories, photos, documents, and other primary source materials regarding Japanese American history, with a focus on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Densho offers a free digital archive of these primary sources, in addition to an online encyclopedia and curricula, for educational purposes.

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Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
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Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study
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