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Previous Exhibitions

2016 Exhibits
Captain Hardy and the Black Ship Scroll

October 15, 2016–January 15, 2017

Captain Hardy and the Black Ship Scroll shares how Commodore Perry’s diplomatic mission opened this long-secluded country to the outside world. This project was funded, in part, by a grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission.

Unsettled/Resettled: SEATTLE’S HUNT HOTEL

July 7–September 25, 2016

Unsettled/Resettled recalls the resettlement experience of the families and individuals who found lodging at the Seattle Japanese Language School from 1945 until 1959, when it operated as a temporary hostel. Developed by the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington, this traveling exhibit made its Portland debut at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center before heading to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II

February 11–June 19, 2016

The exhibit features a selection of images from federal photographer Russell Lee’s documentation of Japanese American farm labor camps near the towns of Nyssa, Oregon, and Rupert, Shelley, and Twin Falls in Idaho.