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Show National Park Service question of, "What role did place have in determining the fate of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?" Key activities will include the identification of a cohesive regional story, the design of curriculum materials for classroom use, and resources for a field-based educational program. Teaching materials will be accessible via a web portal. Recipient: Project Title: Grant Award: Site(s): Description: Recipient: Project Title: Grant Award: Site(s): Description: Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (Los Angeles, CA) Courage of Japanese Americans as They Speak Out for Justice (CWRIC Los Angeles) $12,650 Multiple Sites Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) will enhance their Stand Up for Justice DVD set, which contains testimonies of 157 people who spoke at the 1981 Los Angeles hearing of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC). Content will be organized into chapters and made menudriven, allowing viewers to quickly find each testimony. An updated Viewer's Companion will be created, and a highlights DVD will be produced. The NCRR will distribute 300 copies of the DVDs to academics, teachers, students, and others in California. The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was created mainly to investigate matters surrounding the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans and to recommend remedies. It conducted hearings in twenty cities beginning in 1981. Photo courtesy: Densho (ddr-densho-37-370), National Archives and Records Administration Poston Community Alliance (Lafayette, CA) Historic Structures Assessment and Stabilization for the Poston Elementary School Site $163,750 Colorado River (Poston) Relocation Center, La Paz County, AZ Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, Colorado River Relocation Center was designated as a National Historic Landmark on October 16, 2012. Photo courtesy: NPS Photo - photo by Front Range Research Associates, Inc. The Poston Community Alliance will assess the condition of the rapidly deteriorating elementary school buildings at the former Poston site and create a plan to stabilize and preserve these historic resources. The project will also result in the temporary stabilization of the buildings, while a phased restoration plan is developed for future work. 8 |
