Japanese American National Museum

The Japanese American National Museum joins Arizona State University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Davis School District (Utah), and the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio in "Enduring Communities: Japanese Americans in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah." This three-year partnership will focus on the World War II-era experiences of Japanese Americans in five states and will actively engage teachers, scholars, community members, and educational/cultural institutions in these states in the development of narratives that illuminate local, state, and national histories. The goals of the project are to initiate and sustain partnerships between individuals and institutions in each state; collaboratively create educational curricula tailored to each state's needs; convene a major conference that connects scholars, educators, students, community members, and educational/cultural institutions; and share the process and products of the project via the Japanese American National Museum Web site. The project will also produce a partnership handbook documenting lessons learned for peer institutions.