Asian American History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/asian-american-history/RSS feed for Asian American HistoryenThu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000After Pearl Harbor, Americans Living in Japan Endured Imprisonment, Torture and a Lengthy Battle to Return Homehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-pearl-harbor-americans-living-in-japan-endured-imprisonment-torture-and-a-lengthy-battle-to-return-home-180988258/A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War IIThu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-pearl-harbor-americans-living-in-japan-endured-imprisonment-torture-and-a-lengthy-battle-to-return-home-180988258/Here Are 250 Places to Visit to Celebrate America's 250th Birthday. How Many Have You Been To?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/250-places-to-celebrate-america-180987824/Journey around the nation with this interactive map, divided by region or category, and discover American history in a way you’ve never seen beforeMon, 02 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/250-places-to-celebrate-america-180987824/Recovered Steamer Trunks Reveal the Overlooked Histories of Filipino American Farm Workers in the Early 20th Centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/recovered-steamer-trunks-reveal-the-overlooked-histories-of-filipino-american-farm-workers-in-the-early-20th-century-180987921/The artifacts serve as time capsules for an entire generation of “manong” workers and they’re now displayed at the National Museum of American HistoryTue, 23 Dec 2025 15:55:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/recovered-steamer-trunks-reveal-the-overlooked-histories-of-filipino-american-farm-workers-in-the-early-20th-century-180987921/This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylifthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-adoptee-discovered-a-trove-of-documents-in-a-nuns-basement-the-rare-vietnam-warrecords-rewrite-the-story-of-operation-babylift-180987435/The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuationWed, 08 Oct 2025 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-adoptee-discovered-a-trove-of-documents-in-a-nuns-basement-the-rare-vietnam-warrecords-rewrite-the-story-of-operation-babylift-180987435/The Real History of the Complex Relationship Between Chinese and Black Americans in the Mississippi Deltahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-of-the-complex-relationship-between-chinese-and-black-americans-in-the-mississippi-delta-180986615/The remarkable success of the movie “Sinners” has sparked a renewed interest in how the two communities wrestled with life under Jim CrowTue, 13 May 2025 19:29:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-of-the-complex-relationship-between-chinese-and-black-americans-in-the-mississippi-delta-180986615/A Field of Dreams Built in an Unlikely Place: A Japanese American Internment Camphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-field-of-dreams-built-in-an-unlikely-place-a-japanese-american-internment-camp-180986360/A baseball diamond buried long ago at Manzanar has been rebuilt to honor the Americans who once played the sport thereThu, 03 Apr 2025 16:06:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-field-of-dreams-built-in-an-unlikely-place-a-japanese-american-internment-camp-180986360/On This Day in 1944, the Supreme Court Upheld the Executive Order That Incarcerated Over 120,000 Japanese Americans During World War IIhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1944-the-supreme-court-upheld-the-executive-order-that-incarcerated-over-120000-japanese-americans-during-world-war-ii-180985616/Even at the time, the now-notorious decision provoked strong dissent from three justices worried about sliding into the "ugly abyss of racism"Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1944-the-supreme-court-upheld-the-executive-order-that-incarcerated-over-120000-japanese-americans-during-world-war-ii-180985616/During World War II, This Farmer Risked Everything to Help His Japanese American Neighborshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-world-war-ii-farmer-risked-everything-help-japanese-american-neighbors-180985441/When the U.S. government sent the Tsukamoto family to an incarceration camp in 1942, one neighbor stepped up to save the farms they left behind, giving them something to come home toWed, 20 Nov 2024 20:50:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-world-war-ii-farmer-risked-everything-help-japanese-american-neighbors-180985441/See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-a-film-that-reimagines-history-on-the-malaysian-island-that-served-as-a-refugee-site-after-the-vietnam-war-180985416/The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the worldThu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-a-film-that-reimagines-history-on-the-malaysian-island-that-served-as-a-refugee-site-after-the-vietnam-war-180985416/How Tyrus Wong Spent 106 Years Making the World More Beautifulhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/maestro-of-design-180984915/The Chinese American artist left a breathtaking legacy that ranged from fine art to Disney movies to Christmas cardsWed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/maestro-of-design-180984915/