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Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Visit the organization web site: www.oregonnikkei.org

What We Do

The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is a Japanese American history museum, serving as a focal point for the preservation and sharing of the history and culture of Oregon's Japanese American community. The Legacy Center is a venue for cultural and historical research activities and an invaluable resource for the exploration of the experiences of Japanese Americans and their role in Oregon's multi-cultural community.

Opportunities for service with us

Opportunities here may encompass a broad range of duties, including archival collections, research, education, visitor relations, or clerical. Tasks may include working at the museum front desk, organizing accessions or collections, indexing oral history projects, filing and other office work, or maintaining contact databases.


Students with a specific project in mind are welcome to discuss opportunities.
Examples of previous student projects include translations of oral histories and building replica furniture for the exhibit.

Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm (weekends may be an option after some training).

Preferred way to contact:
Call,Email
Contact
Volunteer Coordinator
503-224-1458
info[at]oregonnikkei.org
121 NW 2nd Ave
Portland, OR 97209 Directions
Bus Service
4, 8, 9, 12, 16, 19, 20, 35, 44, 77, light rail