Shikataganai sticker, unknown maker from the United States

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Shikataganai sticker , date unknown
Where object was made: United States
Credit line: Demolition Kitchen Media
Accession number: EL2019.105
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Staging Shimomura

Many Japanese Americans who were incarcerated attempted to make the best of their situation by responding with the Japanese sentiment “Shikata ga nai,” or “It can’t be helped,” and drawing upon the Japanese value of gaman, the internalization and suppression of emotion.

Staging Shimomura

Many Japanese Americans who were incarcerated attempted to make the best of their situation by responding with the Japanese sentiment “Shikata ga nai,” or “It can’t be helped,” and drawing upon the Japanese value of gaman, the internalization and suppression of emotion.

Exhibitions

Staging Shimomura
Kris Ercums, curator
2020
Staging Shimomura
Kris Ercums, curator
2020