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Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps

Date
March 4, 2023
Time
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost
$16
Organizer’s Site
janm.org/exhibits/dont-fence-me-in
Council District
City Council District 14
Event Series Dates
March 4 - October 1
Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps explores the experiences of Japanese American youth who asserted their place as young Americans confronting the injustice of being imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II and embarking on the universal journey into adolescence.  

 

During World War II, over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated in American concentration camps—approximately one-third were children. Through photographs, personal stories, and artifacts, Don’t Fence Me In reveals the strength and ingenuity of young Americans who came of age in the ten War Relocation Authority camps and the Crystal City Department of Justice internment camp. From volunteer projects and color guards at memorial services to camping trips, social dances, scout troops, and sports leagues, they drew upon their own resilience and creativity to forge friendships and community in the face of abrupt upheaval and wrongful imprisonment in their youth.  

Location

Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA United States + Google Map

Organizer

Japanese American National Museum
Phone
213-625-0414

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