Seminar on Manzanar Internment Camp at Founders Hall on October 5

Learn about the daily life and the after-effects of internment for Japanese-American citizens and resident Japanese aliens who were incarcerated during WWII in a seminar at Founders Hall on Friday, October 5, at 1 pm.

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps, including the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California. Dr. Darla Shaw, professor of education at Western CT State University, along with her husband, Ben Shaw, will share what they learned while working on publications, exhibits and oral histories as volunteers at Manzanar National Historic Site. They will show photos, books and other materials during the seminar.

Thanks to donors and sponsor Union Savings Bank Foundation, this seminar is free and open to the public. Founders Hall, a donor-supported education and recreation center for people age 60 and older, is located at 193 Danbury Road. For more information: founders-hall.org.

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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