Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Japanese American History Museum
A project of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment

121 NW 2nd Ave
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 224-1458

Exhibit hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.

$3 suggested donation,
free for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment

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For information on administrative hours please call us at
503-224-1458.

Collection News

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is pleased to announce that the papers collected by the editor of The Minidoka Irrigator, Miss Kimi Tambara, are now protected, organized, and ready for researchers to examine. The collection includes original issues of camp newspapers, news clippings from wartime, and documents from Minidoka, including Public Proclamation No.21 – the rescission order that formally ended the exclusion. Thank you to the Tambara Family Estates for their gift (2002.26).

Staff of the Minidoka Irrigator. Gift of the
Tambara Family Estates. If you recognize anyone
in the photo, please contact the Legacy Center.

Collections and Research

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center has a wealth of resources documenting Japanese American history and culture. Our collections are utilized by professional researchers, college students, and the National History Day participants to further their understanding of the Japanese American experience. Advance request to research the Legacy Center collections is required.

Permanent Collection

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center houses original manuscripts, government documents and publications, as well as historical and contemporary artifacts. Hundreds of photographs are housed in our institutional archives and digital database. Oral histories are also in the archives and are available on both video and audio tapes.

Resource Library

The Legacy Center maintains a library for on-site research. Reference staff are available to assist with research. Advance notice to utilize the library is requested and recommended.

Help preserve Nikkei history

M. Inouye at the "Heart Mountain Story" Exhibit

The story of Japanese Americans is one that must be told and retold by each generation. Do you have old photos taken in the internment camps? Art, poetry, or writing created by the Issei?

The Legacy Center collects Nikkei artifacts and historical documents for our exhibits and presentations. Please help us preserve our past. Search through your old drawers and family albums. We would like to borrow them long enough to make copies. The original print will be returned to you, unless you wish to donate it for our collection.

For each photo, please note:

All people in the picture
Place it was taken
Date taken
Circumstances surrounding the picture (if appropriate)

We greatly appreciate your help in this effort.

For more information or to donate an item to our collection, please contact the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center:

Phone: 503-224-1458

Upcoming Exhibit

ECHOES of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza
July 30 - November 14, 2010

Japanese American Historical Plaza

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