Communities on Display
Museums and the Creation of the (Asian) American Citizen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10890621 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leilani Nishime (0009-0007-8361-644X, LeiLani Nishime is an Associate Professor of American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University. She is the co-editor of East Mainstreet: Asian American Popular Culture (NYU Press), and her work has appeared in Cinema Journal and MELUS., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 40-60 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Amerasia Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7471 • E-ISSN: 2642-0228 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17953/amer.30.3.840m195045w06628 |
| OpenAlex | W2201060771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The unveiling of the new Japanese American National Museum (JANM) marked the arrival of Japanese Americans as a social and economic force in Los Angeles. The new museum is impressive in both its size and $22 million price tag. It is located across the street from its earlier incarnation, a Buddhist temple converted into an exhibition space. The temple was not only the social center of the pre-WWII Little Tokyo; it was also one of the collection centers where Japanese American families were assigned to various concentration camps. The temple, which faces the museum's entrance, remains as a constant reminder of the museum's roots in the community as well as the culture of pain that marks Japanese American identity
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Asian americans · Buddhism · Cultural center · Culture of the United States · Ethnic group · Exhibition · Incarnation · Literature · Media studies · SAINT · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Theology · Visual arts · World War II · Anthropology · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2009 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |