Project Grant P22AP01661

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER P21AS00034FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITES JACS GRANT PROGRAM PUBLIC LAW 109 441, 120 STAT 3288 PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES WORKING TO PRESERVE HISTORIC JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITES AND THEIR HISTORY, INCLUDING PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES, FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF U S CONFINEMENT SITES WHERE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE DETAINED DURING WORLD WAR II REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL AGREEMENTSPURPOSE OF AWARD SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT OVERARCHING GOAL TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II OBJECTIVES TO DEVELOP A 4 5 WEEK VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL EVENT WITH FILMS, LIVE ONLINE SESSIONS, SMALL ZOOM GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND RECORDED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES NORTHWEST FILM FORUM WILL COLLABORATE WITH JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL PILGRIMAGES TO PRODUCE TADAIMA 2023, A MONTH LONG VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE WITH EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND LIVE STREAMED PANELS PROGRAMMING WILL FACILITATE CONNECTIONS RELATED TO JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION AS WELL AS IDENTITIES SUCH AS SHIN NIKKEI, RYUKYUAN, AINU, SANSEI, YONSEI, AND LGBTQ RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL PILGRIMAGES YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND WEBSITE THE CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WILL ALSO CONSULT WITH PARTICIPANTS INTERESTED IN FAMILY HISTORY PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES PRODUCE 10 15 PRE RECORDED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS EACH WEEK WITH CONTENT PROVIDED BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM UP TO THREE FILMS PER WEEK ON SPECIFIC THEMES PROVIDE VOLUNTEER GENEALOGISTS TO CONDUCT 30 MINUTE ONE ON ONE CONSULTATIONS WITH PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR FAMILY HISTORY BENEFICIARIES THE PUBLIC EDUCATORS NPS JACS SITES ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING JACS SITES AND HISTORY