Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
HeadquartersSeattle, United States
Location
  • United States
Websitedensho.org
Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study

Densho is a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington whose mission is “to preserve and share history of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans to promote equity and justice today.”[1] Densho collects video oral histories, photos, documents, and other primary source materials regarding Japanese American history, with a focus on the World War II period and the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Densho offers a free digital archive of these primary sources. It also maintains an online encyclopedia of notable Japanese Americans and related topics and an educational curricula.[2]

  1. ^ "About Densho". Densho. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Saving Densho Memories". Seattle Times. December 22, 2006.