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Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · Feb 18
Euphemistic language is a tool often used to sanitize grave injustices. When referring to the WWII incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry, it is important to use the correct terminology: concentration camps, not relocation centers; forced removal, not evacuation; citizens, not non aliens.
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Last month the Japanese American National Museum asked me to deliver a keynote speech on what is necessary to combat authoritarianism and preserve democracy. You can listen to it and the Q&A that followed here:

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What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism
Podcast Episode · It Could Happen Here · 02/05/2026 · 39m
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February 7, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Remember their sacrifice for our country.

Daniel Betsui
Jenhatsu Chinen
Robert Murata
Grover Nagaji
Akio Nishikawa
Hiroichi Tomita
Howard Urabe

May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social

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Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously
Japanese American soldiers will be promoted in a ceremony, decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.”
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January 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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The National Park Service (NPS) has removed an exhibit called “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The decision comes after president Trump to remove “corrosive ideology” from cultural heritage venues.

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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Here’s the video. It’s the American way to gang up on a man and shoot him? Where’s the threat?

Sorry, it is in fact the American way.
MPR News on Instagram: "WARNING: The following video includes visuals that may be disturbing. Just after 9 a.m. Saturday in Minneapolis' Whittier neighborhood, multiple federal immigration agents wer...
119K likes, 8,338 comments - mprnews on January 24, 2026: "WARNING: The following video includes visuals that may be disturbing. Just after 9 a.m. Saturday in Minneapolis' Whittier neighborhood, mult...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
jamuseum.bsky.social
In solidarity with museums taking a stand ❤️
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The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art are shuttering on Friday, January 23, joining hundreds of other Twin Cities businesses and organizations participating in a statewide economic blackout in protest of ICE operations.
Minnesota Art Spaces to Close in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Strike
The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art are among the hundreds of businesses shuttering on January 23 in protest of the ICE killing of Renee Macklin Good.
hyperallergic.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 AM
jamuseum.bsky.social
The attempts at the wholesale erasure of history will not help us achieve a more just America. We must ensure that history is told fully and truthfully, and carry the lessons of history forward.

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Slavery exhibits at President's House in Philadelphia removed after Trump administration directive
Crews dismantled plaques telling the stories of the nine enslaved people who lived in the President's House and were owned by George Washington.
6abc.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
jamuseum.bsky.social
What is happening today harkens back to the registration of the Issei, which was a precursor to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. They also harken back to the scapegoating of the Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans leading up to WWII.
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
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January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Scot Nakagawa will be a panelist at our symposium,
Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy, this Friday!

Read his piece below and get tickets to the symposium: www.janm.org/events/2026-...
22ci.bsky.social The 22nd Century Initiative @22ci.bsky.social · Nov 3
The fight against authoritarianism IS the fight for economic justice, racial equity, gender liberation, and environmental survival.
Democracy as Infrastructure
A Call to Action for Progressive Leaders
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January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.

" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."

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Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Echoes of History will explore how culture, organizing, and collective memory push back against authoritarianism.

If this post found you, consider this an invitation to use our discount code CCFECHOES for $50 off (in-person) or $5 off (virtual).

Tickets: janm.org/democracy
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
I have been invited to give the keynote speech on combatting authoritarianism at the Japanese-American National Museum's Echoes of History symposium on January 23rd in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets in person or to watch via the Livestream!

www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy | Japanese American National Museum
Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International,...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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ICE Kidnapping occurred on January 14, 2026, at at the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo.
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Afternoon panelists at our upcoming symposium!

Tyler Green, historian, author, and host of The Modern Art Notes Podcast
Rafael Gonzalez, President and CEO, Grand Performances
Renee Tajima-Pena, Professor, UCLA @rtajimapena.bsky.social
Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick and co-curator of Monuments
Graphic with headshot of Tyler Green. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Rafael Gonzalez. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Renee Tajima-Pena. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Hamza Walker. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
jamuseum.bsky.social
How Does a City Respond? with panelists:

Gustavo Arellano, Columnist @latimes.com
Angelica Salas, Executive Director @chirla-org.bsky.social
Miguel Santana, President and CEO, California Community Foundation
Memo Torres, Director of Engagement, L.A. Taco @eltragon.bsky.social @lataco.bsky.social
Graphic with headshot of Gustavo Arellano, Columnist, Los Angeles Times. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Miguel Santana, President and CEO, California Community Foundation. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Memo Torres, Director of Engagement, L.A. Taco. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Hear from Damon Brown (Special Assistant Attorney General, State of California) about Antiauthoritarianism and Building a Legacy for the Future

www.janm.org/events/2026-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Speakers for Panel 1 —Antiauthoritarianism: Building a Legacy for the Future

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Graphic with headshot of Don Chen, President of Surdna Foundation. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Viet Thanh Nguyenm Pulitzer-Prize winning author and professor. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Scot Nakagawa, Co-founder and Co-Director of 22nd Century Initiative. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Margaret Huang, Former President of Southern Poverty Law Center. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy

Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts and Glenn Kaino, an acclaimed contemporary artist.

Tickets: www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
Graphic with headshot of Robert Evans, Journalist, Author, Podcast Host. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Glenn Kaino, contemporary artist. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy" Graphic with headshot of Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International. Democracy Center logo in white at the top left. White text in top right corner reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Democracy Building. January 23, 2026 | janm.org/democracy"
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today.

www.janm.org/events/2026-...
Image of artist Glenn Kaino's work, "In the Light of a Shadow" with white text overlay that reads, "Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy 1.23.26. Democracy Center. For tickets + more info, please visit janm.org/democracy"
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
This is our community’s legacy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
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December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
JANM is honored to announce that it has received a second transformative gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift of $20 million is the largest single gift in JANM’s history.

Our statement: www.janm.org/press/releas...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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We cannot allow ourselves to become accustomed to the disdainful actions of this Administration to erase the hard work that immigrants have done to pledge allegiance to the US and call this country home. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump administration abruptly cancels citizenship ceremonies for some immigrants
The ceremony is the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen, a process that takes years to complete.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
We stand in solidarity with our friends at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. Together, we make clear that our past will not be erased and that its lessons will continue to guide us towards a more just future. @heartmountain.bsky.social

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Vandalism Damages Historic Heart Mountain Buildings - Rafu Shimpo
POWELL, Wyo. — Over the past two months, the historic hospital at the Heart Mountain National Historic Landmark has experienced four separate incidents of vandalism. The federally owned buildings were...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
jamuseum.bsky.social
What would a JANM exhibit or website look like without DEI? It would be blank. #ScrubNothing

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This L.A. Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Whitewashing, Vowing to ‘Scrub Nothing’
The Japanese American National Museum stands out among cultural institutions by refusing to bend to President Trump’s attacks on diversity, history and the truth.
capitalandmain.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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JANM Congratulates @annburroughs.bsky.social on Receiving the Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s Pioneer Award!

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Headshot of Ann Burroughs, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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"For Japanese Americans who lived through World War II, the raids feels like a repeat of history. Use of force. Loss of due process. Targeting of ethnic communities." @laist.com

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Public art protest of ICE raids asks 'Am I Next?' Campaign features prominent Trump critics
The new campaign features features veteran actors Edward James Olmos, George Takei and other Angelenos who oppose the Trump Administration's deportation policy.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM