Upcoming Listening Sessions—Please Join Us

Thank you for your continued interest and participation in the grant program. In preparation for the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriation and the next grant cycle, we would like to hear your thoughts on this first year of the grant program. We encourage you to provide your comments on the components of the grant program that you would like to see continued, and any aspects of the grant program that you would like to see changed. As part of that information-gathering process, the NPS will host a series of “Listening Sessions” in early December at several locations throughout the country. We invite you to provide your thoughts in person at one of these Listening Sessions, which are scheduled as follows:

Intermountain Region

Denver, Colorado
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009
Time:  10 am—12 noon
Location:  National Park Service (NPS)
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Phone:  303-969-2885

Directions:  The meeting will be held in Conference Room 10A in the NPS building. From North of Denver—Travel southbound on 1-25 to 6th Ave. Go West on 6th Ave to Simms/Unions Blvd. Take the exit and turn left (south) onto Simms/Union Blvd. Travel South on Simms/Union Blvd. to Alameda Parkway. Turn right (south-east) onto Alameda Parkway. The NPS is one mile down the road on the corner of Youngfield and W. Alameda Pkwy. Parking lot entrances are located on the West side of the building on W. Alameda Drive. From West of Denver—Travel eastbound on 1-70 toward Denver. Take exit number 261 for 6th Ave. Travel east on 6th Ave. to Simms/Union Blvd. Take the exit and turn right or South on Simms/Union Blvd. to Alameda Parkway. Turn right (or south-east) onto Alameda Parkway. Proceed as above. The main building entrance is located on the West side. Please check in with the security guard at the front entrance to sign-in and obtain a visitor’s badge. 

Midwest Region

Chicago, Illinois
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time:  7.00 pm—9:00 pm
Location:
Japanese American Citizens
League (JACL) Chicago Chapter
5415 North Clark Street
Phone: 
402-661-1928 (NPS)
312-728-7170 (JACL)
Website:  http://www.jaclchicago.org

Little Rock, Arkansas
Date:  Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time:  2:00 pm—4:00 pm
Location:  Little Rock Central High School
NHS Visitor Center
2120 Daisy Bates Drive
Phone:  402-661-1928 (NPS)
501-374-1957 (Little Rock NHS)
Website:  http://www.nps.gov/chsc/index.htm
Directions: http://www.nps.gov/chsc/planyourvisit/directions.htm

Pacific West Region

Seattle, Washington
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time:  6:00 pm—8:00 pm
Location:  Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
1416 S. Jackson St.
Phone:  925-943-1531, ext. 122 (NPS)
206-320-0095 (DENSHO)
Website:  www.densho.org/

Directions:  From the Eastside: Take I-90 West to the Rainier Avenue South exit. Take the northbound Rainier Avenue South exit and continue to South Jackson Street. This is a five-way intersection. Turn right onto South Jackson. The Densho offices are in a brick three-story building on the left side of the street, right next to the Jackson Plaza shopping area. There is a redwood fence in front of the building. Continue up the hill to 16th Avenue. Turn left onto 16th Avenue and take an immediate left into the alley between the IBEW Local 77 Building and some condominiums. Follow the alley back to the parking area for Densho and the Buddhist Church. From I-5 Northbound: Take the Dearborn exit and turn right. Go to Rainier Avenue South and turn left. Follow it to South Jackson Street and turn right. Proceed as above. From I-5 Southbound: Take the Bellevue/I-90 exit ramp and take the Dearborn exit and turn left. Go to Rainier Avenue South and turn left. Follow it to South Jackson Street and turn right. Proceed as above. 

Los Angeles, California
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm—8:00 pm
Location:
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 505
Phone: 925-943-1531, ext. 122 (NPS)
213-628-2725 (JACCC)
Website: http://www.jaccc.org/index.htm
Directions: http://www.jaccc.org/directions.htm


San Francisco, California
Date: Friday, December 4, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm—8:00 pm
Location:
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter Street, Suite 201
Phone: 925-943-1531, ext. 122 (NPS)
415-567-5505 (JCCCNC)
Website: http://www.jcccnc.org/

Directions: From the North (Bay Bridge) – Going South on 101, take the 9th Street Exit. After exiting, go straight through the signal onto Harrison and turn right on 9th Street. At Market, the left lanes of 9th Street turn into Hayes Street. Take Hayes to Franklin Street. Turn right on Franklin, then left on Sutter. The center is located at 1840 Sutter Street on the right side between Buchanan and Webster. From the South – Going North on 101, take the 9th Street/Civic Center Exit. Go north/left on to 9th Street. At Market, 9th Street becomes Larkin. Continue on Larkin then turn left on Sutter. The center is located at 1840 Sutter Street on the right side between Buchanan and Webster. Parking - Street parking is available around the center with normal street restrictions. Additional public parking is available at the Japan Center garage and on Webster Street. Japan Center Parking - There are two indoor parking garages in the Japan Center. Entrances are on Geary between Laguna and Webster, Fillmore between Geary and Post, and Post between Webster and Laguna. Both garages are open every day.

Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time:  6:00 pm—8:00 pm
Location:  Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
2454 South Bretania Street
Phone:  808-541-2693, ext. 723 (NPS)
Website:  http://jcch.com/

Directions:  The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii is located next to University Avenue. Parking is available in the center's parking structure.

You may also provide comments directly to the NPS via a public comment website at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/imro

You may also send written comments to the NPS to the address listed below:
National Park Service
Intermountain Region
Japanese American
Confinement Sites Grant Program
Attention: Kara Miyagishima
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80228