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Current ExhibitsOregon Nikkei: Reflections of an American Community
The Hayashi family greenhouse, courtesy of Toshiko Hayashi. Our permanent exhibit celebrates the lives and contributions of Oregon's Nikkei community and evokes memories of shared experiences - from early settlement through the unique challenges of World War II and into the 21st century. Please join us at the Legacy Center for this unique and educational glimpse of Japanese American life in Oregon. with upcoming exhibits: Shadows and Black Rain: Memories, Histories, Places, Bodies Preview Reception for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment First Thursday special reception Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is excited to debut two exhibitions by groundbreaking local contemporary artists. Yukiyo Kawano's Black Rain: Memories, Histories, Places, Bodies and Anna Daedalus and Kerry Davis's Shadows uniquely address the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As we move through the run of these two shows, we look forward to announcing public programs leading into the 68th anniversary commemorating this unforgettable tragedy.
Shadows, by Anna Daedalus and Kerry Davis, will feature life-size prints of anonymous silhouettes, or shadows, created by the Shadow Box, a memory instrument built to create images that evoke the shadows left by victims who were vaporized by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Shadows is supported in part by a project grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Learn more about the artists at annadaedalus.com and at kerrydavisphotography.com. Black Rain will feature the artwork of Yukiyo Kawano, a Portland resident and a third generation hibakusha (nuclear bomb survivor), whose installation pieces and performance art reflects the lasting attitudes towards the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Learn more about Yukiyo Kawano at yukiyokawano.com. Our Humble Heroes: Our Humble Heroes is being developed in conjunction with the traveling exhibit American Heroes: World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal, to be displayed at the Oregon History Museum. Presented in partnership with the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, American Heroes will be on display August 24 - September 29, 2013. The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to Japanese American World War II veterans by the United States Congress in recognition of their exceptional service, sacrifice, and loyalty to America, even while many of their parents and other family members were held in internment camps.
Learn more about this traveling exhibit at ohs.org. Exhibit hours:
Online Exhibits Tour our permanent exhibit Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is partnering with Discover Nikkei, one of the world's largest sources for Nikkei-related databases, history and culture, to create online collections of photographs and history relating to Oregon's Japanese American history.
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