The Future of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology in the United States

Camp, Stacey Lynn

doi:10.1007/s10761-020-00564-6

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“…Created in partnership with the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL) at the University of Idaho and from materials curated at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington and the Asian American Comparative Collection (AACC) at the University of Idaho, the site was one of the first digital resources devoted to nineteenth- and twentieth-century archaeological Japanese ceramics. Unlike material culture studies in many other subdisciplines, Japanese ceramic analysis remains a burgeoning specialty that has only recently received sustained attention from North American archaeologists, primarily within the field of Japanese diaspora archaeology (Camp 2021:888; Lau-Ozawa and Ross 2021:577). As a result, many of the HJCCC's core goals are admittedly academic in nature: to assist in Japanese ceramic identification, to encourage the establishment of standardized and culturally appropriate terminology, and to promote further research and collaboration.…”

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Archaeological Collections and the Public—It Isn't All about Us

Eichner,

Campbell,

Warner

2024

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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There is much discussion in archaeological circles about challenges associated with the millions of artifacts generated by fieldwork. Most of these discussions are limited to issues within the profession, such as care of collections, accessibility for research, orphaned collections, and shortcomings in training on collections awareness. An underrecognized third party in these discussions is the public. Despite a broadly held ethos of the importance of archaeology for all, archaeologists have paid comparatively little attention to sharing/exposing collections (and the outcomes of excavations) with audiences outside of the profession. This research discusses negative ramifications of not sharing collections with broader audiences and then presents some options for broadening this much-needed engagement through developing more public outreach efforts, providing alternative uses of collections, collaborating with private collectors, and using digital technology to increase access to collections.

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Archaeological Collections and the Public—It Isn't All about Us

Eichner,

Campbell,

Warner

2024

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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“…At the same time, objects associated with histories of violence, when recontextualized in a museum or as part of an archaeological collection, can retraumatize those most intimately connected to them. For instance, in several cases, formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans have remarked that seeing objects familiar to them in camp brought about feelings of disturbance and overwhelmed them (Branton, 2004; Camp, 2020; B. J. Clark, 2018). Therefore, archaeologists must examine objects carefully, aware of the work they do in and around difficult histories.…”

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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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Movement or Diaspora? Understanding a Multigenerational Puebloan and Ndee Community on the Central Great Plains

2023

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Many Indigenous groups in North America have long-held practices of using migration and movement in response to environmental and social changes. Diasporic communities, composed of migrants maintaining significant connections to their former homelands, were likely once common in refuge areas of North America, but not always recognized by archaeologists. Many Puebloan peoples in the Northern Rio Grande region of the US Southwest used movement as a way to escape Spanish colonial control after AD 1600, yet retained connections to their homelands. This Puebloan diaspora had far-reaching consequences for Native peoples across the Southwest and neighboring regions like the Great Plains. Here, we briefly summarize how diasporas are defined globally and the ways in which these definitions could shift to help us model diasporas in North America. Using the Pueblo diaspora and a multi-generational Pueblo–Ndee (Apache) community in the Central Great Plains as example, we explore the intricacies of identifying diasporas for North America within the contexts of Indigenous resistance and adaptation.

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The Future of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology in the United States

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Archaeological Collections and the Public—It Isn't All about Us

Archaeological Collections and the Public—It Isn't All about Us

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

Movement or Diaspora? Understanding a Multigenerational Puebloan and Ndee Community on the Central Great Plains

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