Digging Amache: The Archaeology of a Confined Community
Dr. Bonnie Clark from the University of Denver discusses her work at Camp Amache, a WWII Japanese-American internment camp in southeast Colorado.
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Digging Amache: The Archaeology of a Confined Community
The second presentation in the AIA/SunWatch Winter 2017 Lecture Series: The Archaeology of Confinement presented by Dr. Bonnie Clark, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Denver.
The forced removal and subsequent internment of over 120,000 people of Japanese descent from their homes along the west coast of the U.S. during World War II is a pivotal incident in world history. The internment camps themselves are significant resources for better understanding this shadowed history. Occupations of people relocated because of their ancestry to new environmental settings, these sites can contribute to the archaeological study of important scholarly topics, including identity, confinement, and placemaking. Since 2008, Dr. Bonnie Clark has led archaeological investigations at the site of Amache, Colorado’s internment camp. In this talk Clark will discuss the methods and results of the project, highlighting insights about the camp’s landscape and the strategies of a confined people to reknit community and reclaim humanity.
Thanks to the Archaeological Institute of America and the generosity of an anonymous donor, admission to the 2017 The Archaeology of Confinement presentation series is free and open to the public. Regular admission fees apply for guests who wish to visit the museum and village before or after each presentation. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pastries will be provided; guests are welcome to bring a beverage.
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