FGS: Community Archaeology at Amache, Colorado's Japanese American Confinement Camp

The forced removal and subsequent incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is a pivotal incident in world history.  Places where they were confined are significant resources for both research about and re-engagement with this critical experience.

Since 2008, Dr. Bonnie Clark has led collaborative archaeological investigations at the site of Amache, Colorado’s War Relocation Authority confinement facility. She will discuss the ongoing project, highlighting how archaeology, oral history, and historic documents combine to provide insights about how these confined people can reknit community and reclaim humanity.

Dr. Clark is committed to using tangible history – objects, sites, and landscapes—to broaden our understanding of our diverse past.  She leads the DU Amache Project, a community collaboration committed to researching, preserving, and interpreting the physical history of Amache, Colorado’s WWII-era Japanese American incarceration camp (https://portfolio.du.edu/amache).  

Guests are always welcome. For this free in-person presentation, meet at Applewood United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden, CO 80401. For the ZOOM link, register at https://foothillsgenealogy.org. Donations welcome.