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Honoring an Artist Who Lived His Dream

Paul Horiuchi receives a Lifetime Achievement award from the Wing Luke Asian Museum.

On a Chinese-American heritage tour of the West

Article on the film, "Tour the American West". The video documents the US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service's Heritage Tour for Americans of Chinese ancestry, which focused on the Pacific Northwest. Organized with the Wing Luke Asian Museum.…

Internment exhibit is a stunner

A review of the Wing Luke Museum's exhibit "Executive Order 9066: 50 Years Before and 50 Years After." The exhibit includes photos, furniture, and art from the Japanese American Internment.

Museum unveils unique centerpiece, a gift showcasing life of Asians in America

A review of the Wing Luke Museum's exhibit "One Song, Many Voices." Includes pictures and a description of the objects found within the exhibit.

Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History

The Arab Americans' history in metro Detroit

Bulletin

The American Friends Service Committee sent out a bulletin telling Japanese Americans of the proposed evacuation and for them not to do anything until official words from the government came out.

Bulletin No. 3, March 6, 1942, 10:00 am

A bulletin from the American Friends Serivce Committee gave suggestions on the evacuation that was to take place that would affect persons of Japanese ancestry and advised calmness and care in making decisions for the future.

Bulletin No, 4

In a bulletin from the local American Friends Service Committee, the letter said it knew of the assembly center and final reception center for the Japanese evacuees but that the Tolan Committee reported that resettlement so that the evacuees could…

Bulletin No. 4

The American Friends Service Committee (Quakers) issued a bulletin to the Japanese community commenting on its efforts on behalf of Japanese Americans and of its offer to help resettle and normalize conditions for them.

Bulletin No. 4 (In Japanese)

A Japanese translation of Bulletin No. 4, which the American Friends Service Committee issued to announce that they would help evacuated Japanese and assist in their resettlement so they could lead a normal life.