Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

Topic “World War II”

Block 4

Block 4

The drive from San Francisco to Manzanar is long even on contemporary highways driving 65 miles per hour, and in winter, it’s still longer when one needs to skirt the Sierras to the south. This location would have been even more remote in the...

Rachel Schreiber | Tue, May 15th- 4:12pm | japanese american internment, World War II, Featurette, Issue 25: Generation - Spring 2012, History

Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrates US-Japan Relations

Washington, DC, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Tokyo's gift of 3,000 cherry trees as a symbol of friendship between the US and Japan. But in the midst of the festivities, let's not forget our darker history.

Victoria Yue | Wed, Apr 11th- 1:02pm | Japanese internment, National Cherry Blossom Festival, World War II, Community, Culture, Diaspora, Events, History, Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice
Playing with History

Playing with History

Since I was very young, I have seen photographs of Jerome, AR. In one, my grandmother is standing in front of a black tar paper-covered barrack. She is holding my infant mother, who is wrapped in a wool blanket, a white cap on her head. There are...

Cathlin Goulding | Wed, May 9th- 1:06pm | Arkansas, gaming, japanese american, japanese american internment, Japanese internment, Lazy Susan, video games, World War II, Yuri Kochiyama, Issue 24: Survival - Winter 2011, History, Media, Social Issues, University/Academics
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