Japanese American museum and programs, based in Portland, Oregon.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.

 

Current Exhibits

Oregon Nikkei: Reflections of an American Community

Hayashi greenhouse, museum exhibit

This special 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 a unique and educational glimpse of Japanese American life in Oregon.

 

with:

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

Japanese American Historical PlazaOregon Nikkei Endowment continues celebrating its 20th year in 2010 with an exhibit featuring the history and story of how the Japanese American Historical Plaza came to be. Through the trials and tribulations of building this memorial, the Japanese American community came together to realize a dream, and the Plaza was dedicated in August of 1990. The poetry of Lawson Inada, among others, combines with the stunning and thoughtful design of landscape designer Robert Murase and sculpture of Jim Gion to form not only a place of respite within the city, but also a place of remembrance, and a place to both acknowledge and educate.

Not only does the Plaza bear the great national legacy as the first memorial dedicated to civil liberties, but additionally it has been celebrated and recognized for both its design and purpose, with a multitude of awards and acclaim including the Portland Beautification Association Appreciation Award (1991), the American Institute of Architects Design and People’s Choice Awards (1990), the ACLU Honor Award Commendation for Civil Liberties (1990) and The Waterfront Center (Top Honor, Excellence on the Waterfront, 1991).

Japanese American Historical Plaza stone
Photo © Troy Klebey

Japanese American Historical Plaza

The exhibit will be on view from July 30 through November 14, 2010. Supported in part by the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the John R. Gatewood and Mary Z. Gatewood Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, and The Collins Foundation.

 

Exhibit hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 11 am to 3 pm, Sundays noon to 3 pm. Suggested donation for admission is $3 (free for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment).

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
121 NW 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97209 Directions

Phone: 503-224-1458
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Online Exhibits

Tour our permanent exhibit
"Reflections of an American Community"

 

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.

Nihonmachi: Portland's Japantown

Nihonmachi

Nikkei Farmers of the Hood River Area

Nikkei Farmers

Oregon Nikkei History (3 parts)

Portland Assemby Center

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Current 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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