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Ken Nomiyama will share the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the experience of his own family during this time.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, 120,000 Japanese – 2/3rds of them U.S. citizens—were forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast and imprisoned in camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by military personnel. This violation of constitutional rights occurred without charges or due process of law, based solely on racial discrimination and wartime hysteria. The Japanese were incarcerated until the end of the war, in 1945, and suffered irreparable harm from this process.

Ken's parents, American citizens, were among those incarcerated and he was born during the War at Tule Lake, CA, one of the ten incarceration camps established by the U.S. Government.  He spent the first four years of his life behind barbed wire as a prisoner of his own government. This presentation examines not only this history but also draws connections to events today, of history repeating itself.

ONLINE LECTURE

Join Colleen Heemeyer, Director, Sacred Sites Program at the NY Landmarks Conservancy, as she shares her knowledge of the Guiteras Memorial School. Having written the National Register Nomination for the school, she also wrote a piece for "Rhode Island History", The Journal of the Rhode Island Historical Scoeity.

Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope Street

Herreshoff Community Room

This event will take a hands-on look at how innocuous-seeming accessories, like fans, have been used throughout time to communicate, signal–and even flirt! The workshop will explore the ways in which these accessories, inspired by the idea of the flower language, have historically been used as nonverbal communication tools, specifically in connection to romance and relationships. 

Workshop to be led by Chelsea Johnston of the BH&PS. After a short talk, participants will create a few of their own of these highly-unique accessories. All materials will be provided. 

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Bristol Historical & Preservation Society

48 Court Street, Bristol, RI

Watch a revolutionary war outfit come together as Maria Vazquez, Textile Conservator, "gets dressed" in a Revolutionary-era travelling outfit, starting with the stays and underpinnings and progressing to the outer pieces, even including the hat and parasol staff. As she dresses, Maria will talk about the many layers that made-up clothing from this era and how the articles of clothing worked together to protect the body.  

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 Open to the public but space is very limited. Tickets cost $25 -- or $20 for BH&PS members.