Hidden Histories: Remembrance Awakened (80th Commemoration)

Honouliuli Natonal Historic Site is commemorating the 80th year since Honouliuli Interment Camp closed in 1946. In honor of this anniversary, the second Hidden Histories series is titled "Remembrance Awakened". Exploring unexpected effects that technology, architecture, and more have on telling the incarceration story, these experts share their insights to keep the history alive.

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Americans of Japanese Ancestry Resistance, Redress, and Constitutional Repair

Presented by Ellen Carson

Link to Watch: Hidden Histories - Ellen Carson

Discussion Summary: Ellen's talk focuses on legal challenges to the wartime injustices that sought to protect the constitutional rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJA) during the wartime, and subsequent legal efforts to obtain apology, compensation, and recognition of the severe injustices inflicted on this community.

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Preserving the Incarceration: How Museum Collections Keep the Story Alive

Presented by Jamie Henricks, Rachyl Soloai, and Mikael Fox

Link to Watch: Hidden Histories - Preserving the Incarceration: How Museum Collections Keep the Story Alive

Discussion Summary: How are artifacts still telling incarceration stories decades later? Learn from the keepers of history - the collections managers, archivists, and curators helping to interpret the history of incarceration sites across the United States.

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