You can see the exhibit "Internment: Stories from Maui" at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center through Friday, Feb. 23. In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans. Approximately 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned during the war. The exhibit will feature personal stories, … [Read more...] about Internment: Stories from Maui exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
Executive Order 9066
Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 pop-up exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center
Sunday, Feb. 19 marks the 75th anniversary of President President Franklin Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the internment of more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. To bring more awareness of this travesty, the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center has a new pop-up exhibit that will showcase photography and relics from … [Read more...] about Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 pop-up exhibit at Nisei Veterans Memorial Center