Righting A Wrong-Smithsonian Poster Exhibit

Righting a Wrong poster exhibition traces the story of Japanese national and Japanese American
incarceration during World War II and the people who survived it. Young and old lived crowded
together in hastily built camps, endured poor living conditions, and were under the constant
watch of military guards for two and a half years. Meanwhile, brave Japanese American men
risked their lives fighting for the United States. Some 40 years later, members of the Japanese
American community led the nation to confront the wrong it had done—and urged Congress to
make it right. Based on an original exhibition at the National Museum of American History,
the Righting a Wrong poster exhibition centers around eight core questions that encourage
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viewers to engage in a dialogue about how this happened and could it happen again. Embracing
themes that are as relevant today as they were 75 years ago, the poster exhibition brings forth
themes of identity, immigration, prejudice, civil rights, courage, and what it means to be an
American