Nikkeijin Illinois
Spurlock Museum
600 S. Gregory St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-2360
Hours
February 22, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
February 23, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
February 24, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 1, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 2, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 3, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 8, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 9, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 10, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 15, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 16, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 17, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 22, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 23, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 24, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 29, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 30, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
March 31, 2023
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April 5, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
April 6, 2023
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April 7, 2023
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April 12, 2023
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April 13, 2023
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April 14, 2023
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April 19, 2023
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April 20, 2023
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April 21, 2023
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April 26, 2023
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April 27, 2023
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April 28, 2023
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May 3, 2023
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May 4, 2023
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May 5, 2023
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May 10, 2023
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May 11, 2023
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May 12, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 17, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 18, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 19, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 24, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 25, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 26, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
May 31, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 1, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 2, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 7, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 8, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 9, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 14, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 15, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 16, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 21, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 22, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 23, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 28, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 29, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
June 30, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 5, 2023
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July 6, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 7, 2023
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July 12, 2023
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July 13, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 14, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 19, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 20, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 21, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 26, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 27, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
July 28, 2023
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August 2, 2023
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August 3, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 4, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 9, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 10, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 11, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 16, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 17, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 18, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 23, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 24, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 25, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 30, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
August 31, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 1, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 6, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 7, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 8, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 13, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 14, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 15, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 20, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 21, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 22, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 27, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 28, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
September 29, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 4, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 5, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 6, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 11, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 12, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 13, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 18, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 19, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 20, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 25, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 26, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
October 27, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 1, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 2, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 3, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 8, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 9, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 10, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 15, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 16, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 17, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 22, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 23, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 24, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 29, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
November 30, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
December 1, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
December 6, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
December 7, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
December 8, 2023
9:00am - 5:00pm
In Nikkeijin Illinois, multifaceted stories of Japanese immigrants and their descendants are offered through the lens of former and current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois. These dynamic histories provide meaning towards why understanding the past is important to the present.
One thread of the exhibition connects histories of exclusion and anti-Asian hate to current reports of violence and hate crimes inflicted upon Asian and Asian-Americans that upset our contemporary news headlines. Another platform will serve to amplify Japanese American voices of today. By highlighting Japanese Americans at Illinois, we center histories of struggle and perseverance for Nikkeijin–those of Japanese American heritage–on campus and in our community, creating new resonance within spaces we may frequent today.
The exhibit also provides a concise overview of the greater Japanese American experience.
- the pre-war years;
- anti-Japanese propaganda, Pearl Harbor and U.S. Entry into World War II;
- the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during war;
- those who volunteered for U.S. service and others segregated as disloyal;
- relocation and migration across the country during and after the war; and
- the groundbreaking work towards redress and reparations.
