Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages

Helping to reconnect and uplift the Japanese American community.

Through pilgrimages to sites of significance and online resources, JAMP promotes reconnecting and uplifting the voices of Japanese Americans.

Our community carries a profound responsibility: preserving and sharing the critical lessons from the Japanese American experience during World War II. We bring a unique and vital perspective to discussions about civil liberties and government actions during times of national crisis. The parallels between past and present remind us why this work remains crucial today.

In our rapidly changing political environment, we face two significant challenges: our schools rarely teach the full story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, while many of our elders have carried their experiences in silence for decades. This combination creates a dangerous gap in our collective memory - one that JAMP works tirelessly to fill through our digital content and community engagement initiatives.

Together, we can build a future where the hard-learned lessons of our past inform and strengthen our democracy.