To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York has organized an online exhibit to trace the experiences of Japanese and Japanese Americans in New York in the 1940s. This project aims to shed light on the little-known history of Japanese and Japanese Americans in the New York metropolitan area, particularly their human rights movements and social welfare efforts during World War II. This digital exhibit seeks to reveal the complexity embedded in these stories by highlighting the work of artists, journalists, writers, activists, and community leaders. These individuals demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to social justice in the face of discrimination and led the civil rights movement. This exhibit unpacks a complex historical narrative through the display of a variety of materials, including artwork, photographs, videos, publications, documents, and oral histories.