Nearly $3 Million in Grants Awarded to Preserve History of Incarceration Camps

The National Park Service has announced it has awarded $2.8 million in grants to interpret and preserve the history of 120,000 Japanese American imprisoned in incarceration camps during World War II.
 
“As stewards of our nation’s history, the National Park Service recognizes the importance of preserving these confinement sites,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. “They are poignant reminders – today and for future generations – that we must be always vigilant in upholding civil liberties for all. These grants help us share valuable lessons on the fragility of our constitutional rights and ensure the experiences of those who were incarcerated are not forgotten.”
 
Projects include plans to digitally archive scanned photos and documents, a book on the lives of children of Manzanar, a traveling exhibition on the lesser known Tuna Canyon Detention Center, and the restoration of the Honouliuli
Internment Site in Hawaii, an online educational video game.
 
You can see the full list of projects funded at the National Park Service.