Feb 16, 2024, 4:00 pm

A three-day symposium exploring the history and legacy of Japanese American incarceration in the American West. When painful histories are socially and even legally contested, what is the role of the artist and public historian? What does a new American memorial for Japanese Americans in the West look like? And, when it comes to divisive perspectives of our shared past, how do we both commemorate and critique the same events? This roundtable discussion on historical and artistic memorialization on Japanese American incarceration in the West features Drs. Stephanie Hinnershitz, Matt Basso, T Takemoto; the writer/artist Brandon Shimoda; and Jane Beckwith, Topaz Museum board member. This program is supported in part by the NEH United We Stand Initiative.

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

410 S Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84112-0350
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Event Contact:

U of U American West Center
info@awhc.org
umfa.utah.edu