2019 Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties (Jan 18, 2019 - May 27, 2019)NEW

What does an American look like? Who gets to decide?

Knowing our history is the first step in making sure we do not repeat it. By standing together against injustice, we can change the course of history.

Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties examines the terrifying period in U.S. history when the government scapegoated and imprisoned thousands of people of Japanese ancestry. This multimedia exhibition draws parallels to tactics chillingly resurgent today featuring imagery by noted American photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams, alongside works by incarcerated Japanese American artists Toyo Miyatake and Miné Okubo.

Presented by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation in partnership with the National Japanese American Historical Society and J-Sei, the exhibition tells the story of the forced removal of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and legal residents from their homes on the West Coast during World War II without due process or other constitutional protections to which they were entitled.

Date
Jan 18, 2019 - May 27, 2019

Location
The Presidio, San Francisco