| OCR Text |
Show National Par1< Service IDAHO Recipient: Project Title: Grant Award: Site(s): Description: University of Idaho Kooskia Internment Camp Archaeological Project $16,456 Kooskia Internment Camp, Idaho County, ID This US Immigration and Naturalization detention facility was perhaps the government's first attempt to use internees as a work force. This project will provide preliminary archeological testing, GIS work, and public outreach. ILLINOIS Recipient: Project Title: Grant Award: Site(s): Description: Japanese American Service Committee Winning the Peace: An Exhibit on the u.s. Military Intelligence Service $74,620 Multiple Sites, Multiple Counties, Multiple States A multi-media exhibit will tell the story of Japanese Americans who served in the secret Military Intelligence Service (MIS) while their families were confined in WRA internment camps. Unknown for years as a result of military confidentiality agreements, Japanese Americans in the MIS were integral to the U.S. victory over Japan. MINNESOTA Recipient: . Project lltle: Grant Award: Site(s): Description: Japanese American Citizens League, Twin Cities Chapter -Minnesota Japanese runencan Ural HIStory Project $16,000 Multiple Sites, Multiple Counties, Multiple States The oral histories of Minnesota Japanese American elders who were interned in Gila, Minidoka, Topaz, and Tule Lake will be video recorded and made available to educational institutions and the broader public. MONTANA Recipient: Project Title: Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Grant Award: Site(s): $50,000 Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula County, Montana Description: Restoring the historic courtroom and making the facility meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards will provide access to research and interpretation of the WWII internment story. Restoration of Enemy Alien Hearing Courtroom in Post Headquarters at the Department of Justice Fort Missoula Alien Detention Camp NORTH DAKOTA Recipient: Project Title: United Tribes Technical College United Tribes/Fort Lincoln Planning Conference Grant Award: Site(s): $18,919 Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Burleigh County, ND Description: The two-day conference will bring together representative stakeholders to discuss potential commemorative and interpretive projects related to the former Fort Lincoln confinement site. 6 |
