The Idaho State Museum is preparing to unveil an exhibit called “Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience.” The exhibit chronicles Japanese American life during World War II.

According to CBS 2 Idaho News, the museum will hold a grand opening for the exhibit on May 4, just in time for Asian Americ and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

“Explore the origins of Idaho’s Japanese American communities, the experiences of ‘voluntary evacuees,’ life in Minidoka War Relocation Center, and more, Courage and Compassion features artifacts generously contributed by veterans’ families and the National Park Service. Highlights include Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to men of the 442nd, uniforms, and pieces of art created by Japanese Americans incarcerated in Minidoka War Relocation Center,” a news release stated, according to KTVB 7.

Go For Broke National Education Center, a non-profit dedicated to telling the stories of Japanese American WWII veterans, helped put on the exhibit in collaboration with other sponsors.

“Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience” will run until spring 2025.

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