The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is proud to invite members to explore a new exhibit at Building 640 in the Presidio, also known as the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, hosted by the National Japanese American Historical Society. Formed in 1981, the NJAHS is dedicated to the collection, preservation, authentic interpretation, and sharing of historical information of the Japanese American experience for the diverse broader national and global community. "I Am An American: The Nisei Soldier Experience" is a new traveling exhibit that tells the storied history of second-generation Americans of Japanese ancestry, known as "Nisei", who demonstrated their loyalty during World War II by enlisting to serve in the U.S. Army. In the exhibit, their service is recounted against the backdrop of fear and racial tension that inspired thousands to volunteer from Hawaii and drove the U.S. government to remove Japanese Americans and people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast to the ten Wartime Relocation Authority (WRA) Incarceration Camps during the war. Join us on Friday, July 17th, from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm to explore the exhibit, on view only until August 31st, 2026.
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
The Formerly Incarcerated Speaker Series is a program on Alcatraz Island that lifts up and highlights the voices of people who have spent time inside of jails and prisons.
For a small island, Alcatraz has a big reputation. This book collects the island’s strange-but-true stories of escapes, madness, and mayhem. Informative, surprising, and handsomely illustrated, this book is like nothing you’ve read. So, dive in and enjoy the swim... Warning! May be scary!
Bring home the beauty of your favorite national parklands with artwork from our Golden Gate National Parks Collection. Celebrate Fort Baker with this high-quality print.
The fog at San Francisco's Golden Gate is legendary. Created when moist ocean air drifts across the cold California current flowing parallel to the coastline, the sea, or advection, fog is drawn inland through this narrow gap in the Coast Range. It then flows up and over the iconic bridge.
Alcatraz prisoners used tin cups in their cells and in the dining hall. The reason was simple: ceramic or china cups could be broken and their shards turned into weapons. These replica cups, made of food-grade stainless steel, are based on an original.
Tucked away on San Francisco's wild western edge, Lands End is a place to slow down and unwind, to dream, to be refreshed by nature and stirred by the past. Contains 80 pages of quotes, photos, and inspiration to carry with you!
