Announcing the
2025 Student Contest Theme
10.19.24
2025 Theme:
Human Rights Activism that Inspires
In the legacy and spirit of Minoru Yasui’s lifelong fight for justice and equality, what is an example of human rights activism that inspires you? Is there an individual, collective, organization, and/or community that has acted bravely and courageously? What human rights problem did they speak out about, or situation did they correct? And in doing so, how did they bring about positive change or give voice to their community?
“If we believe in America, if we believe in equity and democracy, if we believe in law and justice, then each of us, when we see or believe that errors are being made, has an obligation to make every effort to
correct them.”
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— Minoru Yasui (1916 - 1986)
The 2025 Minoru Yasui Student Contest for middle and high school students is an art contest for youth10 to 18 years old. Students can express their thoughts about the prompt in a visual art piece and artist's statement. Technical arts background not required.
Submission deadline: March 1, 2025 at 11:59pm PST
Learn more about the contest in the sections below.
Theme Book
The 2024 theme book is available below. You can download or print the PDF by clicking the icons in the upper-right corner of the PDF viewer.
The Minoru Yasui Student Contest is sponsored by the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon