National Park Service: $3.15 Million In Grants To Preserve, Interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites - 6:33 am
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula will receive funding this year to rehabilitate and reconstruct two original barrack buildings to enhance public understanding of the DOJ Fort Missoula Internment Camp. Courtesy/HMFM
NPS Deputy Director Shawn Benge
NPS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history.
Through historic preservation efforts like the $3,155,000 in Japanese American Confinement Site Grants awarded today, the National Park Service (NPS) is working to ensure these places and stories are accessible and present in today’s society.
My New Orleans
05/05/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On May 13, The National WWII Museum will host the
Japanese American Experiences in World War II Electronic Field Trip that will take classrooms across the country on a virtual journey to explore this critical chapter of WWII and American history. This live, free and interactive webcast for students airing live at 9:00 a.m. and noon CST and then available for on-demand viewing will feature student reporters based in California and New Orleans who will hear firsthand accounts of Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated during the war as a result of Executive Order 9066. Through the exploration of historical landmarks and museums, students will encounter stories of injustice and perseverance.
School of Public Service co-hosts the Minidoka Civil Liberties Symposium January 12, 2021
Children held at Minidoka during World War II.
The Minidoka National Historic site will mark its 20th anniversary as a unit of the National Park Service on Sunday, Jan. 17 with the Minidoka Civil Liberties Symposium, a series of virtual programs.
Program hosts include Friends of Minidoka, Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee, and the Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages with support from Boise State School of Public Service, ACLU Idaho, the Community Library (Ketchum), and Boise City Department of Arts and History.
The Minidoka War Relocation Center near Jerome, Idaho operated from 1942 to 1945, one of 10 camps where Japanese Americans, both citizens and resident “aliens,” were held during World War II. Minidoka housed 9,397 Japanese Americans, predominantly from Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Read more in the latest Blue Review.