A virtual exhibit of Community Voices Japanese American Experiences. Read more about Virtual Exhibit: Community Voices: Japanese Experiences at Crystal Cove (1927-1942)

Emiko Sakamoto Sugiura, Don Miyada, Takashi “Tak” Yamashita, Tom Honda, and Joe Naruishi contributed their oral histories and photographs from their childhood spent in the Crystal Cove area prior to World War II and Executive Order 9066 issued by President... Read MoreRead more about Virtual Exhibit: Community Voices: Japanese Experiences at Crystal Cove (1927-1942)

Columbia State Historic Park © 2022, California State Parks. Photo by Brian Baer Read more about Columbia State Historic Park

The California Gold Rush drew prospectors to Columbia from around the world. Columbia was once known as the “Gem of the Southern Mines,” and by 1853, was one of the largest cities in California. Unlike many other Gold Rush settlements that disappeared due... Read MoreRead more about Columbia State Historic Park

Photo of or from La Purisima Mission State Park Read more about La Purísima Mission State Historic Park

Misión la Purísima Concepción de María Santísima (Mission of the Immaculate Conception of Most Holy Mary) was founded by Father Presidente Fermin de Lasuén on December 8, 1787. The Native Americans who built and worked at the mission were from the Chumash tribe.... Read MoreRead more about La Purísima Mission State Historic Park

A historical black and white photo Japanese immigrants posing at the now Crystal Cove State Park Read more about Virtual Exhibit: Japanese American Pioneering Community at Crystal Cove State Park

Explore this interactive virtual exhibit of the pioneering Japanese American community at Crystal Cove State Park. https://www.thinglink.com/mediacard/1797056608233062886 Read MoreRead more about Virtual Exhibit: Japanese American Pioneering Community at Crystal Cove State Park