Date & Time: October 20, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: United Tribes Technical College (3315 University Dr. Bismarck, ND 58504)

The Untold Story of the Department of Justice Incarceration of People of Japanese Ancestry

FREE Workshop

In the 1930s and 1940s numerous people living in the United States were identified as “enemy aliens” and placed on a secret government list called the Custodial Detention List. Join your colleagues for open-ended inquiry to consider the question – How did being placed on the government’s Custodial Detention List impact the lives and communities of people of Japanese ancestry?

We take a close look at the Custodial Detention List and the political policies and climate that led to the incarceration of both citizens and aliens of Japanese ancestry within hours of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Through dialogue, primary materials, personal stories, we piece together a more complex narrative and analysis about the earliest government actions, public response, and the trauma, resilience, and resistance of the individuals and communities of people of Japanese ancestry. The materials are designed for secondary, but middle school teachers are welcome.

The  workshop is sponsored by the National Japanese American Historical Society, and the National Park Service. This project was funded, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program.

The mission of the Japanese American Historical Society in San Francisco, CA is to educate the public about the contributions of Japanese Americans to American society.  For more information see njahs.org.

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