Dissonant memories of Japanese American incarceration

Lau-Ozawa, Koji

doi:10.1080/13527258.2018.1534259

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“…The inspiration for the association between Japanese American incarceration and contemporary forms of mass detention came not only from historical parallels but also the placement of new forms of detention near or around sites of historic detention. The placement of camps in such areas is not coincidental but relies on strategies of distance and economy (Camp, 2016; Lau‐Ozawa, 2019). The palimpsest of the landscape activated the protests at Dilley and Fort Sill, while the medium of paper cranes articulated the intersections of memory and activism.…”

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Origami activism, inalienable collections, and crumbling concrete: Material engagements with Histories of violence

Lau-Ozawa

2023

American Anthropologist

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The World War II mass incarceration of Japanese Americans was a traumatic event that had lasting repercussions on multiple communities. Archaeologists have sought to productively pursue community-based methodologies in studying this period, employing object-based oral histories, outreach events, and community participation in fieldwork. However, less scholarly attention has looked to the ways in which materials have become central to understanding and mobilizing around the incarceration camp history. Acts of pilgrimage, memorialization, scholarly study, and activism constitute key arenas through which this heritage is participated with, each interacting with materials in different ways. This article discusses three cases of material engagements, from the politics of object ownership to origami activism and their importance in reckoning with this violent past. Materials in these cases are not passive objects but rather spur actions and create new publics. Furthermore, the physical qualities of materials shape both the ways in which they are engaged and the politics that surround their rhetorical deployment.

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Section: Origami Activismmentioning

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Origami activism, inalienable collections, and crumbling concrete: Material engagements with Histories of violence

Lau-Ozawa

2023

American Anthropologist

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“…He concluded that gardens served as symbols of Japanese American resilience, tools for maintenance of individual and community identities, strategies for coping with conditions of incarceration, and a form of reterritorialization of camp spaces in an environment dedicated to Americanization. Lau-Ozawa (2019a) also explored ways incarceration heritage is memorialized materially at seven understudied detention facilities associated with Gila River. In doing so, he echoes Branton's (2004) and Camp's (2016) calls to view these physically separated locations as part of an interconnected eventscape.…”

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A History of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology

Ross

2020

Int J Histor Archaeol

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Japanese diaspora archaeology originated in the late 1960s but reports and publications did not appear until the 1980s. Early studies often included Japanese artifacts or sites within larger surveys, but by the 1990s and 2000s were the focus of targeted research. Most research has been undertaken in western North American and the Pacific Islands. PreWar farms and work camps and World War II battlefields and incarceration centers emerged as primary topics of study, with the incarceration centers dominating the literature today. Research themes are diverse but emphasize material consumption, concepts of place, and patterns of cultural persistence and change.

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The Future of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology in the United States

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2020

Int J Histor Archaeol

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Dissonant memories of Japanese American incarceration

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

Origami activism, inalienable collections, and crumbling concrete: Material engagements with Histories of violence

Origami activism, inalienable collections, and crumbling concrete: Material engagements with Histories of violence

A History of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology

The Future of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology in the United States

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