These films share untold first-hand accounts of island residents and their experiences of being detained during World War II.
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Learn about the unique wartime experience of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i.
Public guided tours of the park may be available through the National Park Service (NPS).
Our shared core values passed through generations that our ancestors, the Issei pioneers, brought with them from Japan.
Discover the profound impact of Japanese immigration on Hawai‘i and delve into the multi-generational history of the Japanese in Hawai‘i.
From taking that first hesitant step off a boat's wooden plank onto a foreign land to having your country patriotism questioned after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - experience the multi-generational history of the Japanese in Hawai'i.
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) is proud to provide this searchable directory of those of Japanese ancestry who were arrested and confined in the Territory of Hawai‘i during World War II. We have searched government records, military documents, internee memoirs, and historical publications, and have rigorously cross-checked the data to confirm its accuracy.
Jane Yonamine was a trailblazing business owner in Tokyo. Her company, Jane's Pearls, serviced many celebrities and athletes with the Spirit of Aloha in Tokyo. Read more on Jane Yonamine here.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download the Can Hawaiʻi's Aloha Spirit Survive a War? curriculum to explore the sociopolitical effects of World War II on the Territory of Hawai‘i and learn the extent to which war has an effect on the people involved.