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Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century
Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century is an online exhibit curated by Dr. Haruko Wakabayashi and presented by the American
– Coming Soon – Portraits of ISSEI
ISSEI: Portraits of Japanese Immigrants in New York is a participatory online exhibition based on portrait photographs taken by Hiroyuki “Tora” Inoue around 1980, with
忘れ得ぬニューヨーク物語： 1940 年代の日本人と日系アメリカ人
Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II, his digital exhibit tells the lesser-known stories of Issei and Nisei artists, journalists, writers, activists, social workers, and educators who lived and worked in New York during the war. Explore the exhibit and learn about a facet of history that has been relatively unknown up until this point.
Lecture on Exhibiting Japan in Mid-Century New York by Dr. Angus Lockyer, Rhode Island School of Design
In this lecture, historian Angus Lockyer examines Japan’s participation in the 1939–40 and 1964–65 New York World’s Fairs. He explores how Japan’s pavilions and exhibitions
Lecture on Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Life and Work in New York by Prof. Shun Ito, Okayama University
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889–1953) was a Japanese-born modern artist who built his career in the United States and became one of the most highly regarded painters
「岩倉使節団の渡米から150年」パネルディスカッション
This public event, presented by the Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York, coincided with the launch of its first ever special
Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century
このウェブサイトは、2020年春にラトガース大学アジア言語文化学部で若林晴子教授が担当した学際的オナーズセミナー「Rutgers Meets Japan」のために作成されたもので、ラトガース大学と日本との歴史的な出会いを再考しながら、この日米文化交流初期の重要な瞬間を探求した。学生たちは学期中に作品を投稿し、このウェブサイトの作成に参加した。