During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their homes on the West Coast and then incarcerated in internment camps. One way to learn about their lives is to see the objects they created during their imprisonment. Nancy Beck, whose family was imprisoned in the internment camps, will present many of these items, from basic necessities such as chairs and tools to a beautiful basket of flowers made from shells, and tell stories of their creators. She will also show footage from the 2011 short documentary Art of Gaman, in which former prisoners share their experiences of "gaman," or "enduring the unbearable with dignity." Registration is required; please sign up below.
Ms. Beck is Secretary/Treasurer of the Japan Society of Fairfield County (JSFC). She is a third-generation Japanese-American (sansei). Many of her relatives were incarcerated during World War II because of their ethnicity.