Collections Up Close: Letters from Beyond the Fence | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 2/20/2016 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:30 PM Description: Using letters exchanged while incarcerated during WWII, Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center museum collections volunteer Weston Nakamura-Koyama traces his family's journey from the Portland Assembly Center to Minidoka. This program is presented in partnership with Oregon Nikkei Endowment, the Japanese Association of Central Oregon and Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project and commemorates the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which relocated American citizens to internment camps during WWII.
Library: Downtown Bend Public Library*cr* Location: Brooks Room Contact: Liz Goodrich Contact Number: 541-312-1032 Presenter: Oregon Nikkei Endowment Link: Japanese Internment |