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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of museums in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Italian American Museum of Los Angeles: Downtown: Cultural: Part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, history and contributions of Italian Americans in Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum: Downtown: Ethnic – Japanese: Japanese American history, culture and art, located in Little Tokyo: Judson Studios: Highland Park: Art

  4. Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    It is bounded on the west by Los Angeles Street, on the east by Alameda Street, on the south by 3rd Street, and on the north by First Street, but also includes a substantial portion of the block north of First and west of Alameda, location of the Japanese American National Museum, the Go For Broke Monument, and a row of historic shops which ...

  5. 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. You have to first wade through the history of the Second World War incarceration and ...

  6. History of the Japanese in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    By 1941, there were about 36,000 ethnic Japanese people in Los Angeles County. [3] Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to exclude "any or all persons" from certain areas in the name of national defense, the Western Defense Command began ordering Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to present ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust changes its name, putting ...

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    The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust changes its name and logo to put history first and take a stand against hatred and intolerance.

  9. Nisei Week - Wikipedia

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    Nisei Week (二世週祭, Nisei-shū Matsuri) is an annual festival celebrating Japanese American (JA) culture and history in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Nisei means 2nd generation in Japanese, describing the first American born Japanese, a group which the seven-day festival was originally meant to attract. Though named for the Nisei generation ...

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