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  2. Go for Broke Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Go for Broke Monument (Japanese: 日系人部隊記念碑, [1] [2] Nikkeijinbutai Kinenhi) in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, commemorates Japanese Americans who served in the United States Army during World War II. It was created by Los Angeles architect Roger M. Yanagita whose winning design was selected over 138 other submissions ...

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    Find something totally unique at shops at the Getty, Los Angeles Central Library, Japanese American National Museum and other L.A. institutions on Museum Store Sunday.

  4. Japanese American National Museum - Wikipedia

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    First home of the Japanese American National Museum at First and Central. The Japanese American National Museum (全米日系人博物館, Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan) is located in Los Angeles, California, and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near ...

  5. Koyasan Buddhist Temple - Wikipedia

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    The Aoyama Tree is a 60-by-70 foot Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Ficus macrophylla) located in the city of Los Angeles-owned parking lot next to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, a component of the Japanese American National Museum. The tree marks the former location of the Koyasan Daishi Church.

  6. Japanese American prisoner art depicts life in WWII detention ...

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    For Robert T. Fujioka, vice chair of California’s Japanese American National Museum (JANM), which lent all of works in the exhibition, highlighting this history is more important than ever as ...

  7. Category : Museums of Japanese culture in the United States

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    Japanese American National Museum; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii; M. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; P. Pavilion for Japanese Art

  8. Forgotten histories are hiding everywhere in L.A. These ... - AOL

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    Growing up Japanese American in Los Angeles is like a scavenger hunt to find your kin, histories and stories. ... Japanese American National Museum and CSU Japanese American Digitization Project ...

  9. National Japanese American Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) is an American 501(c) 3 non-profit organization based in Japantown in San Francisco, California.. The organization is dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing historical information and authentic interpretation about the experience of Japanese Americans.