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Mapping Memory: Commemorating Formerly Incarcerated Nikkei Workers at U-M

The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) is honored to announce the Yuzuru J. Takeshita Nikkei Workers Memorial Project, a database and map of 401 formerly-incarcerated Japanese Americans who worked for the University of Michigan in the 1940s.

- Sara Chittenden

Tags: International Institute; Center for Japanese Studies

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II Honors Outstanding Staff Members at the 2025 Annual Holiday Celebration

Five standout staff members and one exceptionally collaborative team from the International Institute have been spotlighted for their achievements in 2025.

- Linda Miller & David Merchant

Tags: International Institute; Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia; Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies; Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies; Center for Japanese Studies; Nam Center for Korean Studies; Donia Human Rights Center; Copernicus Center for Polish Studies; The Center for Emerging Democracies; Armenian Studies; II Portal

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Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Visit the Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring one of the premier collections of Bonsai in North America

10:00 AM
Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Bonsai Demonstration at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Demo and Conversation with Bonsai Specialist Carmen Leskoviansky

1:00 PM
Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Clay Totoro & Friends Craft

Ann Arbor District Library (AADL)

2:00 PM
4th Floor Program Room Off Campus Location

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