Restarting an oral history program on the japanese american world war II incarceration and its aftermath [densho is a public history organization dedicated to the japanese american wwii incarceration;…

This $163,304 National Endowment for the Humanities project grant funds Densho, a public history organization in Seattle, Washington, to restart its oral history program on the Japanese American World War II incarceration and its aftermath. The grant provides funding from January 2022 through December 2023 for staffing and equipment to conduct, process, and preserve oral histories with individuals impacted by Japanese American internment. As part of the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), which supports preserving and providing access to humanities resources, this award will allow Densho to capture timely firsthand accounts that promote awareness of lessons learned from incarceration and how they relate to contemporary issues of equity and justice. No sub-awards are planned.

Activities

  this grant & nbsp; funds staff and equipment to conduct, process, and preserve oral histories of individuals impacted by japanese american internment.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

'this grant would allow the & nbsp; public history organization to conduct these time-sensitive interviews with the hope that & nbsp; awareness of these stories will promote equity and justice today.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the project will benefit the & nbsp; japanese american community as well as those who study or seek to learn about the united & nbsp; states'  reckoning with its history of anti-blackness and the rise of anti-asian american hate.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

'the recipient does not intend to sub-award funds. ]