Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium

JACSC is a collective of organizations committed to preserving, interpreting and elevating the history of the WWII experiences of Japanese Americans.

[JANM @jamuseum]

Norm Mineta (1931-2022) “Heart Mountain taught me that we must be vigilant about upholding our democratic ideals, not vigilantes. A lifetime in public service taught me that we must work across the aisle to uphold these ideals for everyone.”

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

Minidoka National Historic Site, a @NatlParkService #JapaneseAmericanConfinementSite is among America’s #11MostEndangered Historic Places due to wind farm threat. The site’s nonprofit partner #FriendsofMinidoka is a founding JACSC member

[Saving Places @SavingPlaces]

Announcing the 2022 list of America’s #11Most Endangered Historic Places.

This year’s list includes community anchors, sacred ground, sites of injustice/activism & places of creative expression under threat from neglect, development & climate change.
https://t.co/WQBDkls6dn

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

@HeartMountainWY @jamuseum @DenshoProject @FortMslaMuseum @WintersburgHB @JACL_National @jacl_DCchapter @aapialliance @RepKenBuck @repdonyoung @AARPAAPI Email Congress through this automated pre-filled form: https://t.co/RGqIYtlg8i

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

Please take 30 seconds to contact Congress with our pre-filled email at https://t.co/RGqIYtlg8i

[Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @HeartMountainWY]

It's @JACSConsortium advocacy week, which mean it's time to reach out to your members of Congress to ask them to support S 988, the Senate version of the Japanese American Confinement Education Act that passed the House unanimously last week.

[Secretary Deb Haaland @SecDebHaaland]

I recently visited Amache, a former Japanese Incarceration camp in Colorado. There, I met with survivors and descendants to learn from and bear witness to the trauma that has haunted this community for generations.

[Joe Neguse @JoeNeguse]

GREAT NEWS —

President Biden just signed my Amache National Historic Site legislation into law!

Grateful to the many students, survivors and activists who made this bill a reality.

[Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus @CAPAC]

The imprisonment of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during WWII cannot be forgotten. We're so proud that CAPAC leaders @RepJudyChu & @RepMarkTakano are @ the WH as @POTUS signs a law making the Amache prison camp a federal historic site. Education is one way to #StopAsianHate

[Saving Places @SavingPlaces]

BREAKING NEWS: Today @POTUS signed into law the Amache National Historic Site Act, establishing the Amache Site, a former Japanese American incarceration facility in Colorado, as part of the National Park System.

https://t.co/v95LF4A9GS
#SavingPlaces #TellTheFullStory

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

Today, @POTUS will sign the Amache National Historic Site Act, helping to preserve, protect, and interpret the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II at the Granada War Relocation Center, known to incarcerees as Camp Amache.

[Rep. Joe Neguse @RepJoeNeguse]

INCREDIBLE! President Biden just signed our Amache National Historic Site Act into law!

I cannot wait to see the site designated as a National Park. The stories of these survivors will never be forgotten or repeated.

[Senator John Hickenlooper @SenatorHick]

BREAKING NEWS: @POTUS just signed our Amache National Historic Site Act into law!

Now, Coloradans will have the opportunity to learn about Camp Amache’s past and preserve its history for generations to come.
https://t.co/5k6DvIsUn7

[Senator John Hickenlooper @SenatorHick]

Today, President Biden will sign our Amache National Historic Site Act into law.

To honor this historic day, we decided to check out the National Japanese American Memorial just around the corner from our DC office.

[JACL National @JACL_National]

We are excited to hear that President Biden will sign the Amache National Historic Act into law today! See the announcement from Senator Hickenlooper below. We thank everyone who made the bill's passage a reality! We look forward to the next steps after today's signing.

[JACL DC Chapter @jacl_DCchapter]

On 3/4, @JACSC & @WHIAANHPI presented President @POTUS's 2022 #DayofRemembrance Proclamation to Ambassador Koji Tomita at Japanese Emperor’s Birthday Reception held at Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, DC (w/ @JACL_National @njamemorial @HeartMountainWY ) 📸 by @JapanEmbDC

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

Thanks also to @NPCA for your tireless efforts championing the Amache legislation!

[National Parks Conservation Association @NPCA]

NPCA Pres & CEO @TheresaPierno joined leaders at the White House Today as @POTUS signed the Amache National Historic Site Act into law. The new national park site preserves the history of Amache where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. https://t.co/n1ZkyvPvsx

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

Thank you to @RepJoeNeguse @RepKenBuck @SenatorHick @SenatorBennet for your leadership in preserving this critical piece of American history, and welcome to Amache as our newest @NatlParkService unit!!

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

The Amache National Historic Site Act was signed by @POTUS today, designating the Amache site in Colorado as part of the National Park System. Learn more at: https://t.co/a1wXkYpDPP

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

The Amache National Historic Site Act was signed by @POTUS today, designating the Amache site in Colorado as part of the National Park System. Learn more at: https://t.co/a1wXkYpDPP

[Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium @JACSConsortium]

THANK YOU & congratulations to Rep @DorisMatsui on House passage of JACE Act. Our community of preservation practitioners, confinement sites, museums, education and advocacy orgs, tremendously grateful for your leadership on HR1931! On to the Senate for s988! @brianschatz

[Rep. Doris Matsui @DorisMatsui]

Today, the House passed my bill — the Japanese American Confinement Education Act.

This bill seeks to preserve the voices of Japanese Americans who were stripped from their homes under Executive Order 9066 & sent to remote camps — my first months were spent in a camp.

[Rep. Doris Matsui @DorisMatsui]

Today, the House passed my bill — the Japanese American Confinement Education Act.

This bill seeks to preserve the voices of Japanese Americans who were stripped from their homes under Executive Order 9066 & sent to remote camps — my first months were spent in a camp.

[JACL National @JACL_National]

The JACL applauds today’s unanimous passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) Act in the House of Representatives. Read our full statement here: https://t.co/yvMv9vMMyX