Takeshi Furumoto, Board member of Japan History Council of New York, and Fred Korematsu Day resolution
(Mr. Takeshi Furumoto, pictured front row, fourth from left in military uniform.) Takeshi Furumoto, one of the founding members of the Japan History Council of New York, was born in northern California’s Tule Lake War Relocation Center in 1944. He served in the Vietnam War and suffered from PTSD upon his return to the U.S., […]
Toru Okamoto, Board Member of Japan History Council of New York, Digital Museum materials used in local schools
Mr. Toru Okamoto, Board Member of the Japan History Council of New York, recently promoted the use of the Digital Museum of Japanese History in New York among young students from the Japanese Children’s Society. Over the course of three classes during the month of October, 2022, students at the Society’s Port Washington school reviewed […]
Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Japan History Council of New York
The Japan History Council of New York was created in December 2020 to establish a Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York and the region. The goal of the Museum is to collect, preserve, and disseminate this rich and varied history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The Council continued to […]
Foreign Dignitaries
Exchange Students President Grant President Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) left a strong impression on both the Iwakura Mission and the Meiji Emperor of Japan. Grant would have a number of interactions between the Iwakura Mission in 1872 and the core leadership of the Meiji government in 1879 during his […]
Exchange Students
Exchange Students Sutematsu Ōyama Sutematsu Ōyama (1860 – 1919) was one of five girls sent with the Iwakura Mission to receive an American education. She initially lived in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to Poughkeepsie, New York to attend Vassar College. In addition to graduating magna cum laude, she became the first Japanese woman to […]
Iwakura Mission Members
Iwakura Tomomi Ambassador Plenipotentiary Tomomi Iwakura (October 26, 1825 – July 20, 1883) was adopted as the son and heir of the wealthy and powerful Iwakura family. With prowess, he was able to position himself as a member of a small group of conspirators who brought about the Meiji Restoration (1868), thereby ending the reign […]
Receptions & Media Coverage
Receptions and Media Coverage “At about 12 o’clock a shout of ‘Here they come!’ from the crowd…”“The reception given them…was one of the most brilliant affairs of the kind seen here for years.” “…I am sure the whole heart of the American nation will leap up to welcome the noble ambassadors of our sister nation.” […]
Biographies
Video Training
Video Timestamps Custom Post TypesArtifacts 03:35Timeline Slides 09:10Exhibition Stories 11:44 Compontents Overview 12:50Hiding default page titles 16:35Basic Text Component 17:06Two Column Content Component 19:00Adding margins above and below components 19:20Text with Image Column 20:00Full-Width Media Component with Caption 21:50Accordion Component 23:09Tabs Component 24:45Gallery 25:45Call to Action (CTA) 27:55 Custom LayoutsHome Page 31:50Displaying artifacts on home […]
Return Journey
Return Journey: Europe and Asia, August 17, 1872 – September 13, 1873 After spending over six months in the United States, the Iwakura Mission sailed out of the Boston port and headed for Europe. The mission spent considerably less time across the pond – many countries were toured in just two weeks. There were a […]
