Ruth Shiraishi's girl scout scrapbook page: 2007.50.19 Ruth Shiraishi kept a scrapbook of photographs, ephemera, and keepsakes from her time as a Girl Scout while incarcerated at Rohwer, Arkansas. (Gift of R. Ruth Shiraishi, 2007.50.19)

a Chiura Obata Yosemite artwork (98.322.6) Chiura Obata created many sumi-e ink depictions of Yosemite National Park, a place that inspired him and sustained his relationship with Dai-Shizen (Great Nature). (JANM, 98.322.6)

Citizen USA book cover (2002.174.2) Charles Ferguson, Director of Adult Education at Manzanar, wrote a children's book manuscript about life at Manzanar from the perspective of the fictional "Jane Sato," a semi-biographical representation of a real girl and her family. (Gift of Lois Ferguson in Memory of Charles K. Ferguson, 2002.174.2)

For #AAPIHeritageMonth, we're spotlighting the DHC-AUV funded project Unboxed — a project digitizing photos, letters & stories of Japanese Americans during WWII by @jamuseum.bsky.social. These hidden stories are now accessible online. Credits in alt text.
#Unboxed #DigitizingHiddenCollections #JANM