Japanese American museum and programs, based in Portland, Oregon.Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Japanese American History Museum
A project of 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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Last updated:
May 18, 2013

Sharing and preserving Japanese American history and culture in Portland's Old Town neighborhood, where Japantown once thrived.

Japanese American history museum

Group tours of the museum, speaking engagements for classrooms or other community groups, and research appointments at the Legacy Center are available. Learn more on our Resources and Services page.

To schedule or for more information:

Phone: 503-224-1458
email

 

Tour our exhibit:

Oregon Nikkei:
Reflections of an American Community


Events and Programs

Coming Home Receives Oregon Heritage Excellence Award

We are extremely pleased to announce that the Oregon Nikkei Endowment is the recipient of this year's Oregon Heritage Excellence Award for our Coming Home: Voices of Return and Resettlement, 1945-1965 exhibition and speaker series. O.N.E. is one of eight individuals, businesses and organizations being recognized for their outstanding efforts on behalf of Oregon heritage, raising the quality of heritage-oriented activities, and developing new ideas, approaches and innovations. According to the Oregon Heritage Commission which administers the award program, the Coming Home exhibition and public programs are an "exceptional example of an innovative and community-based approach to exhibition development."

The Oregon Heritage Excellence Award will be presented to Oregon Nikkei Endowment on the evening of May 9 during the 2013 Oregon Heritage Conference at the Melody Ballroom in Portland. If you're interested in attending the award ceremony banquet, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment:

Phone: 503-224-1458
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Strawberry Golf Tournament
Benefit for Oregon Nikkei Endowment
golfFriday, May 31, 2013
at Langdon Farms Golf Club, Aurora
Cost: $125 per person

Gather your friends, family and coworkers, and join us for a fun day of golf to support the Oregon Nikkei Endowment at our second Strawberry Golf Tournament! Hole-in-one wins a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4 X 4, sponsored by Dick's Auto Group. There will also be cash prizes for tournament winners and some great raffle prizes, including golfing at Pumpkin Ridge.

Sponsorships and volunteer opportunities are available. Visit the Strawberry Golf Tournament site to register or for more information.
 

Evacuation noticeMuseum in a Suitcase
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center has developed a teaching aid for use in classroom presentations called Museum in a Suitcase. Our speakers will share the Japanese American experience in Oregon with your students by bringing exhibits (visual images and artifacts) in a suitcase to your classroom. The exhibits cover the following topics: immigration, life in Portland's Japantown, and the internment story. For more information, contact Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center at 503-224-1458.
 

Congressional Gold MedalCongressional Gold Medal Tour

The Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2011 to Nisei World War II veterans in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments will travel to seven cities across the country beginning in January 2013. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has partnered with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the National Veterans Network to share the inspiring story of these men who fought with bravery and valor on the battlefields of Europe and Asia, even while many of their family members were held in American incarceration camps back in the U.S. At the conclusion of the tour, the Congressional Gold Medal will be on permanent display in "The Price of Freedom" exhibition at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. This tour has the potential to reach close to 1 million people in 12 months, and more in the social media community via the Congressional Gold Medal Experience interactive website/app.

The men and women who made up the 100th, 442nd and MIS have demonstrated what it means to be an American through their courage, perseverance and steadfast belief in this country even while their friends and families were incarcerated behind barbed wire. They are humble about their service, so it is up to all of us to ensure their story is told.

To get involved in these activities, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment:

Phone: 503-224-1458
email

Upcoming Exhibits

Shadows and
Black Rain: Memories, Histories, Places, Bodies

June 6 - August 11, 2013

Shadows

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