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15.933 PRESERVATION OF JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITESTHE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HISTORIC CONFINEMENT SITES WHERE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE DETAINED DURING WORLD WAR II. CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE NORMAN Y. MINETA JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION (JACE) GRANTS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT EDUCATE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II (PUBLIC LAW 117-328). TO MEET THE EXPRESSED NEEDS OF EDUCATORS FOR ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT RESOURCES ON JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION, DENSHO IS DEVELOPING THE DENSHO EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM (DEEP). THIS COMPREHENSIVE, AI-ASSISTED PLATFORM WILL SUPPORT TEACHERS IN EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING HIGH-QUALITY HISTORICAL CONTENT RELATED TO JAPANESE AMERICAN WWII INCARCERATION. THIS WILL INTEGRATE DENSHO S FOUR FOUNDATIONAL RESOURCES: THE NAMES REGISTRY, SITES OF SHAME INTERACTIVE MAP, DENSHO ENCYCLOPEDIA, AND DIGITAL REPOSITORY. BY OFFERING A COHESIVE, MULTI-LAYERED LEARNING EXPERIENCE, DEEP WILL SERVE AS A STREAMLINED ENTRY POINT FOR EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE, ENSURING THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BRING THIS CRITICAL HISTORY TO LIFE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFITINSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES,INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

NAMES REGISTRY AND THESAURUS OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

SAVING AND PRESERVING CONFINEMENT SITES MATERIALS FROM PERSONAL COLLECTIONS

15.933 PRESERVATION OF JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITESTHE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HISTORIC CONFINEMENT SITES WHERE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE DETAINED DURING WORLD WAR II. CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITES (JACS) GRANT PROGRAM (PUBLIC LAW 109-441, 120 STAT. 3288, AND REAUTHORIZED VIA PUBLIC LAW 117-328) TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET INCARCERATION SITES WHERE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE DETAINED DURING WORLD WAR II. THE RECIPIENTS NEW CROSS-REGIONAL INITIATIVE AIMS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THE STORIES OF JAPANESE AMERICAN RESETTLEMENT COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST AND EAST COAST. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT ORAL HISTORIES, PUBLISH NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES, DIGITIZE UP TO 20,000 HISTORICAL ITEMS, AND HOST LOCAL SCANNING DAYS TO DOCUMENT THE EXPERIENCES OF AGING SURVIVORS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. THE RECIPIENT WILL IDENTIFY ORAL HISTORY NARRATORS AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, CONDUCT UP TO TWENTY ORAL HISTORIES, AND WRITE NEW OR UPDATED ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES FOR EACH REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COLLECT, DIGITIZE, AND INDEX SELECTED COLLECTIONS, PLANNING SITE VISITS THAT MAY INCLUDE COMMUNITY SCANNING DAYS AND ARCHIVES CONSULTATIONS BASED ON PARTNER PREFERENCES. THE NEW MATERIALS WILL BE PROCESSED AND PUBLISHED IN THE DENSHO DIGITAL REPOSITORY, DENSHO ENCYCLOPEDIA, AND OTHER DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND PUBLICIZED BY SUMMER 2027. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFITINSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES,INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: P23AS00031 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. PURPOSE OF AWARD:OVERARCHING GOAL. TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II. OBJECTIVES. TO COMPLETE PLANNING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VISITOR CENTER TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: DENSHOS ENCYCLOPEDIA HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE RESOURCE FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE FORCED REMOVAL AND INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II. TO ENSURE THE ENCYCLOPEDIA CONTINUES TO BE A USER-FRIENDLY RESOURCE THAT HOSTS RELEVANT SCHOLARLY CONTENT, DENSHO WILL UNDERTAKE A MUCH-NEEDED UPDATE. UPDATES WILL INCLUDE REVISITING ARTICLES, IMAGES, AND REFERENCES TO DETERMINE IF REVISIONS ARE NEEDED CONSIDERING NEW SCHOLARSHIP AND MAKING NECESSARY CHANGES ESTABLISHING AN EDITORIAL STRUCTURE LINKING DENSHOS INTERACTIVE MAP TO RELEVANT ARTICLES REDESIGNING BACKEND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZING THE ENCYCLOPEDIAS LOOK AND IMPROVING USABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AND LAUNCHING AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:ESTABLISH ADVISORY BOARD REVIEW AND UPDATE 300 ARTICLES ADD IMAGES AND PRIMARY SOURCES OVERHAUL DIGITAL SYSTEMS LAUNCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. BENEFICIARIES:THE PUBLIC EDUCATORS NPS JACS SITES ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING JACS SITES AND HISTORY

ONLINE REPOSITORY-JAPANESE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS: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. PURPOSE OF AWARD:OVERARCHING GOAL. TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II. OBJECTIVES. TO COMPLETE PLANNING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VISITOR CENTER TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: DENSHO WILL COLLECT 50,000 DIGITAL ITEMS AND REACH OUT TO SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS SEEKING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP INTERPRET THIS MATERIAL. NEW MATERIALS GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT WILL THEN BE SYSTEMATICALLY ADDED TO DENSHO S ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA AND INCORPORATED INTO OTHER DENSHO PROJECTS LIKE THE INTERACTIVE MAP-BASED SITES OF SHAME WEBSITE, NAMES REGISTRY, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT USERS CAN ACCESS. THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE NEW COLLECTIONS WITHOUT CHARGE THROUGH THE DENSHO DIGITAL REPOSITORY.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:COMPLETE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN PROCESS MATERIALS FOR 50,000 IMAGES CREATE ARCHIVAL DIGITAL FILES AND BACK-UP FILES TO REPOSITORY WEBHOST IMAGES OVERHAUL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. BENEFICIARIES:THE PUBLIC EDUCATORS NPS JACS SITES ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING JACS SITES AND HISTORY

FY24 PROJECT ABSTRACT DENSHOPROJECT TITLESTRENGTHENING OUR LEGACYCAPACITYBUILDING FOR DENSHO S NEXT GENERATION OF ORAL HISTORIANSGRANT AWARD255295SITESMULTIPLE SITESDENSHO WILL LAUNCH A TWOYEAR COMPREHENSIVE ORAL HISTORY TRAINING PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO PRESERVE NARRATIVES OF THE WARTIME INCARCERATION AND ITS MULTIGENERATIONAL IMPACTS. DENSHO WILL CONDUCT 5060 INTERVIEWS DOCUMENTING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF SURVIVORS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS WHILE TRAINING UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF ORAL HISTORIANS BY PILOTING A COMMUNITY ORAL HISTORIAN PROGRAM A GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP AND A STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP THEIR COLLECTIVE CAPACITY FOR CONDUCTING ORAL HISTORIES WHILE FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR THEIR STAFF AND PARTNERS. VIDEO INTERVIEWS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ON DENSHOS WEBSITE AND ALSO WEBHOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNET ARCHIVE AS PART OF THE DENSHO DIGITAL REPOSITORY. THE PROJECT WILL BE PROMOTED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PILGRIMAGES TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES.

STAND ALONE COMPETITIVE JACS GRANT

CONFINEMENT SITES ENCYCLOPEDIA ENHANCED FOR EDUCATION

ONLINE REPOSITORY FOR EDITING CONFINEMENT SITES VIDEO TESTIMONIES

MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION II: THE ONLINE TEACHER COURSE

TEAH THE TEACHERS-ONLINE

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; WE WORK TO INSPIRE ACTION FOR EQUITY AND AMPLIFY MARGINALIZED VOICES. AT THE CORE OF DENSHO'S ONLINE HOLDINGS ARE EDUCATIONAL, FREELY ACCESSIBLE VIDEO ORAL HISTORIES. AT A CRUCIAL TIME, WHEN REMAINING JAPANESE AMERICAN ELDERS WITH FIRSTHAND MEMORIES OF THE INCARCERATION AND ITS AFTERMATH ARE RAPIDLY DWINDLING, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HALTED OUR ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM. WE AIM TO RESTART THIS PROGRAM WITH THE UNIQUE FOCUS ON JAPANESE AMERICANS WHO WERE INSPIRED BY THEIR WARTIME INCARCERATION TO PURSUE, "A MORE JUST, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY," FOR ALL AMERICANS. AS OUR COUNTRY CONFRONTS A RECKONING WITH ITS HISTORY OF ANTI-BLACKNESS AND THE RISE OF ANTI-ASIAN AMERICAN HATE, AWARENESS OF THESE STORIES AND LESSONS LEARNED PROMOTE EQUITY AND JUSTICE TODAY. NEH FUNDING WILL SUPPORT STAFFING TO CONDUCT THESE TIME-SENSITIVE INTERVIEWS AND TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT ENSURING QUALITY AND PRESERVATION.] [PURPOSE:'THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO REESTABLISH THE ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM FOR A PUBLIC HISTORY ORGANIZATION IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT, PROCESS, AND PRESERVE ORAL HISTORIES OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:'THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW THE PUBLIC HISTORY ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT THESE TIME-SENSITIVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE HOPE THAT AWARENESS OF THESE STORIES WILL PROMOTE EQUITY AND JUSTICE TODAY.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE WHO STUDY OR SEEK TO LEARN ABOUT THE UNITED STATES' RECKONING WITH ITS HISTORY OF ANTI-BLACKNESS AND THE RISE OF ANTI-ASIAN AMERICAN HATE.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUB-AWARD FUNDS. ]

MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION

CONTINUED STUDY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS IN WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR II

FY18 JACS GRANT

TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ARCHIVES COLLABORATIVE, A PARTNERSHIP AMONG FOUR COMMUNITY-BASED ARCHIVES: DENSHO, WHICH SEEKS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE HISTORY OF THE WWII INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND JUSTICE TODAY; THE SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN DIGITAL ARCHIVE; INTERFERENCE ARCHIVE, WHICH EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; AND THE THE TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT, WHICH PRESERVES THE VOICES, EXPERIENCES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE IN TEXAS. THE COMMUNITY ARCHIVES COLLABORATIVE, DEVELOP RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, AND HOST A CONVENING FOR A NEWLY ESTABLISHED NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ARCHIVES TO SHARE SKILLS, TRAININGS, AND BEST PRACTICES; LEVERAGE POOLED RESOURCES; AND PROVIDE PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH.?

DISCRETIONARY

TEACHER RESOURCE PROJECT FOR MIIN CURRICULUM

J936008A002/0001 THE STUDY OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT DURING WWII FOR MANZANAR INTERNMENT NHS.

CONTINUED STUDY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS IN WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR II