Then They Came For Me - Exhibit Tour & Talk at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee

1360 North Prospect Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53202

19 May, 2022

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Then They Came For Me: Japanese American Incarceration During WWII - Exhibit Tour & Program Talk at Jewish Museum Milwaukee ElevAsian and the Milwaukee Turners are excited to host a joint visit to a powerful exhibit on Japanese American incarceration during WWII at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee for APA History Month. We will meet at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee at 5:30 PM to experience a private guided tour of the exhibit, and then transition downstairs by 7:00 PM for a program talk with Dr. Donna Nagata. Due to capacity restrictions, seating is limited. The suggested donation for tickets is $15. $0 tickets and pay what you wish are also available. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties examines the terrifying period in U.S. history when the government scapegoated and imprisoned thousands of people of Japanese ancestry. It tells the story of the forced removal of 120,000 Japanese American citizens and legal residents from their homes during World War II without due process or other constitutional protections to which they were entitled. This multimedia exhibition illustrates the impact this fear-based rebuke has on those who experience it firsthand and the lasting repercussions on the generations that followed. Click here for more information on this exhibit, which runs through May 29. Program Talk: Intergenerational Trauma Stemming from Incarceration with Dr. Donna Nagata Nagata investigates the incarceration experience and describes the ways in which this event continues to impact former incarcerees, their children, and grandchildren after the war ended. Hear stories about how the WWII Japanese American incarceration resulted in a range of multigenerational consequences for those who were imprisoned and their offspring such as economic losses, impacts on cultural identities, self-esteem, and family dynamics. Nagata will also draw connections to similar intergenerational traumas written about by the offspring of Holocaust survivors. You can read the full description of the program talk with Dr. Nagata here. Image in event header: Dorthea Lange, National Archives, 1942.