UNBOXED: Heart of the Museum - Featuring the Kondo and Sakamoto-Sasano Collections

Kristen Hayashi, PhD, JANM's Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator, provides an overview of JANM's permanent collection through a behind-the-scenes look in collections storage. Additionally, she highlights the Kondo Family and the Sakamoto-Sasano Family's collections, which are just two of many within JANM's permanent holdings that provide poignant perspectives on the Japanese American World War II experience.

Learn more about the Sakamoto-Sasano Collection (English & Japanese):

The Kondo Collection, Gift of Yuri Morimoto, 99.334. The Sakamoto-Sasano Collection. Gift of Scott and Jennifer Yoshida, 2018.10.6

Learn more about JANM's permanent collection here:

UNBOXED: With over 100,000 objects in JANM’s permanent collection, every artifact has a story to tell about the people, places and events from America’s past and the Japanese American experience. Unboxed is a series of short videos that highlight the artifacts and stories in JANM’s collection.

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