#DMHJNY #ShadowsMemoryArtifacts #KinichiIwamoto #JapaneseAmericanHistory #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory #EllisIsland #MedicalHistory
October 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
For #ShadowsMemoryArtifacts, we explore Jiro Kozai’s 1920s-30s postcard archive 📮
A true time capsule, these cards capture global travel and transpacific networks long before the digital age.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #JiroKozai #JapaneseAmericanHistory #PostcardArchive #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory
A true time capsule, these cards capture global travel and transpacific networks long before the digital age.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #JiroKozai #JapaneseAmericanHistory #PostcardArchive #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory
October 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For #ShadowsMemoryArtifacts, we explore Jiro Kozai’s 1920s-30s postcard archive 📮
A true time capsule, these cards capture global travel and transpacific networks long before the digital age.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #JiroKozai #JapaneseAmericanHistory #PostcardArchive #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory
A true time capsule, these cards capture global travel and transpacific networks long before the digital age.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #JiroKozai #JapaneseAmericanHistory #PostcardArchive #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory
#DMHJNY #ShadowsMemoryArtifacts #JiroKozai #JapaneseAmericanHistory #AAPIHistory #NYCHistory #PreserveHistory #CommunityArchives
October 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
#AyakoIshigaki #RestlessWave #JapaneseAmericanHistory #AAPIWriters #CommunityArchives #AAPIHistory #WomenHistory #PreserveHistory
October 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
#AskAnArchivist #DMHJNY #ShadowsMemoryArtifacts #JapaneseAmericanHistory #AAPIHistory #DigitalArchives #JAANY
October 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
For #RandomActsOfPoetryDay, we honor Kimi Gengo Tagawa (1903–1987), an early Nisei poet & NYC social investigator. Living in Greenwich Village, she published verse & translations bridging Japanese & American literary worlds, giving voice to her community.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #AAPIHistory
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #AAPIHistory
October 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
For #RandomActsOfPoetryDay, we honor Kimi Gengo Tagawa (1903–1987), an early Nisei poet & NYC social investigator. Living in Greenwich Village, she published verse & translations bridging Japanese & American literary worlds, giving voice to her community.
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #AAPIHistory
linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#DMHJNY #AAPIHistory
#DMHJNY #UnforgottenStories #JapaneseAmericanHistory #YurikoKikuchi #AAPIHistory #AsianAmericanHistory #ModernDance #MarthaGraham #GilaRiver #NYCHistory #JapaneseInNY
September 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Heungshan (now Zhongshan) farmers brought centuries of Pearl River Delta know-how to the Sacramento Delta, pioneering California's Bartlett pear industry and founding Locke, America's only all-Chinese town.
#AAPIHistory #SacramentoDelta #LockeCA #ChineseAmerican #CAHistory
#AAPIHistory #SacramentoDelta #LockeCA #ChineseAmerican #CAHistory
September 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Heungshan (now Zhongshan) farmers brought centuries of Pearl River Delta know-how to the Sacramento Delta, pioneering California's Bartlett pear industry and founding Locke, America's only all-Chinese town.
#AAPIHistory #SacramentoDelta #LockeCA #ChineseAmerican #CAHistory
#AAPIHistory #SacramentoDelta #LockeCA #ChineseAmerican #CAHistory
A different back-to-school story: following the 1942 removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council helped incarcerated students transfer to colleges outside the military zone.
Exhibit: linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#BackToSchool #AAPIHistory
Exhibit: linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#BackToSchool #AAPIHistory
September 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A different back-to-school story: following the 1942 removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council helped incarcerated students transfer to colleges outside the military zone.
Exhibit: linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#BackToSchool #AAPIHistory
Exhibit: linktr.ee/thedmhjny
#BackToSchool #AAPIHistory
In the BET interview, Song also talks about her infamously long hair. Saturdays meant watching her and other dancers and entertainers on Soul Train, with its commercials for Colt 45, the United Negro College Fund, Afro Sheen and Ebony Fashion Fair Cosmetics. #AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #70s #80s #90s
September 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
In the BET interview, Song also talks about her infamously long hair. Saturdays meant watching her and other dancers and entertainers on Soul Train, with its commercials for Colt 45, the United Negro College Fund, Afro Sheen and Ebony Fashion Fair Cosmetics. #AAPIHistory #BlackHistory #70s #80s #90s
September 7, 2021: “When Can We Go Back to America?” by Susan H. Kamei tells the story of 120,000+ Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII through 130+ firsthand voices.
Buy: susanhkamei.com
More: quietamericans.com
#AAPIHistory #WWII
Buy: susanhkamei.com
More: quietamericans.com
#AAPIHistory #WWII
September 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
September 7, 2021: “When Can We Go Back to America?” by Susan H. Kamei tells the story of 120,000+ Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII through 130+ firsthand voices.
Buy: susanhkamei.com
More: quietamericans.com
#AAPIHistory #WWII
Buy: susanhkamei.com
More: quietamericans.com
#AAPIHistory #WWII
Celebrating Wakako Yamauchi — a trailblazing Japanese American playwright and short story writer whose powerful works helped shape Asian American theater. Her words echo with resilience, survival, and strength. ✨🎭📚
#WakakoYamauchi #AAPIHistory #WomenWriters #AAPIVoices #AAPIHeritageMonth
#WakakoYamauchi #AAPIHistory #WomenWriters #AAPIVoices #AAPIHeritageMonth
May 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Celebrating Wakako Yamauchi — a trailblazing Japanese American playwright and short story writer whose powerful works helped shape Asian American theater. Her words echo with resilience, survival, and strength. ✨🎭📚
#WakakoYamauchi #AAPIHistory #WomenWriters #AAPIVoices #AAPIHeritageMonth
#WakakoYamauchi #AAPIHistory #WomenWriters #AAPIVoices #AAPIHeritageMonth
"The Japanese American author’s books have been reprinted, sold and circulated in 22 countries and 17 languages. And yet for many years, “Babies” has been missing from the shelves of the Berkeley Public Library..." Gyo Fujikawa's "Babies" #kidlit #aapihistory
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/11/g...
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/11/g...
Berkeley-born Gyo Fujikawa was among first picture book authors to draw kids of multiple races
Her landmark book “Babies,” which broke barriers in 1963, is now available to check out from the Berkeley library.
www.berkeleyside.org
May 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"The Japanese American author’s books have been reprinted, sold and circulated in 22 countries and 17 languages. And yet for many years, “Babies” has been missing from the shelves of the Berkeley Public Library..." Gyo Fujikawa's "Babies" #kidlit #aapihistory
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/11/g...
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/05/11/g...
Let's honor the incredible impact Larry Itliong has made on the labor movement. His decades-long fight for workers' rights has made for fairer wages and better working conditions in agriculture and beyond.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHistory #LarryItliong #wumarjb #1u #unionsforall
#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHistory #LarryItliong #wumarjb #1u #unionsforall
May 30, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Let's honor the incredible impact Larry Itliong has made on the labor movement. His decades-long fight for workers' rights has made for fairer wages and better working conditions in agriculture and beyond.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHistory #LarryItliong #wumarjb #1u #unionsforall
#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHistory #LarryItliong #wumarjb #1u #unionsforall
🚊Linking communities with the #TranscontinentalRailroad, shaping industries and helping move the U.S. forward — #AAPIHistory is woven into the foundation of America.
Throughout history, AAPI communities have helped drive economic growth, movement & expansion across the U.S.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Throughout history, AAPI communities have helped drive economic growth, movement & expansion across the U.S.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
May 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🚊Linking communities with the #TranscontinentalRailroad, shaping industries and helping move the U.S. forward — #AAPIHistory is woven into the foundation of America.
Throughout history, AAPI communities have helped drive economic growth, movement & expansion across the U.S.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Throughout history, AAPI communities have helped drive economic growth, movement & expansion across the U.S.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Queen LiliʻUokalani (1838-1917), was the only queen regent and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling until her overthrow on January 17, 1893.
She composed, “Aloha ʻOe,” as well as numerous other works.
Hawaiʻi’s Story by Hawaiʻi’s Queen is written by her.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
She composed, “Aloha ʻOe,” as well as numerous other works.
Hawaiʻi’s Story by Hawaiʻi’s Queen is written by her.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
May 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
As I've prev. written: #AAS, #AAPIHistory changed my life. It made me inspired, and angry that it's not more broadly accessible. #Fight4AAS
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM
As I've prev. written: #AAS, #AAPIHistory changed my life. It made me inspired, and angry that it's not more broadly accessible. #Fight4AAS
Please also educate yourself on #aapihistory so you can stop embarrassing yourself. Just sayin! #ab1726 https://x.com/xo_jasmeene_xo/status/764257221282717697
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December 2, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Please also educate yourself on #aapihistory so you can stop embarrassing yourself. Just sayin! #ab1726 https://x.com/xo_jasmeene_xo/status/764257221282717697
Yuri Kochiyama dedicated her life to racial justice, Asian American rights, and cross-cultural solidarity after experiencing WWII internment camps.
Her legacy continues to inspire generations.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #YuriKochiyama #AAPIHistory #CivilRights #SocialJustice
Her legacy continues to inspire generations.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #YuriKochiyama #AAPIHistory #CivilRights #SocialJustice
May 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Yuri Kochiyama dedicated her life to racial justice, Asian American rights, and cross-cultural solidarity after experiencing WWII internment camps.
Her legacy continues to inspire generations.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #YuriKochiyama #AAPIHistory #CivilRights #SocialJustice
Her legacy continues to inspire generations.
#AAPIHeritageMonth #YuriKochiyama #AAPIHistory #CivilRights #SocialJustice
#creativityunleashed #literarymagazine #artmagazine #aapii #aapihistory #youngwriters #youngartists #art #creativewriting
June 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
SO excited to see this exhibit launching 5/7! The Yanai Initiative & Waseda collaborated on the augmented reality exhibition "BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration" by Masaki Fujihata, held at the @jamuseum! #AAPI #AAPIHistory...
November 8, 2024 at 8:13 AM
SO excited to see this exhibit launching 5/7! The Yanai Initiative & Waseda collaborated on the augmented reality exhibition "BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration" by Masaki Fujihata, held at the @jamuseum! #AAPI #AAPIHistory...