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McMenamins, Oregon Historical Society, and Japanese American Museum of Oregon present History Pub Amache: An American Injustice
Documentary screening and panel discussion
McMenamins Kennedy School
Monday, January 26, 2026
7pm/doors 6pm
$5/$6 doors
All ages
𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦: 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 tells the story of the unjust incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During its three years of operation, over 10,000 innocent people were housed behind its barbed wire fence. With a peak population of 7,500 incarcerees, Amache became the 10th largest city in Colorado. For years, archeologists and survivors have been digging into the past and discovering how the community built a life behind barbed wire and created beauty in the desolation of the desert. When the war ended, the people of Amache were free to go, but they re-entered an America filled with prejudice and hate against the Japanese. Most had lost everything, and they returned to freedom, now impoverished and homeless, having to build their lives anew. For many of the elders, their spirits were broken. It is a trauma that has persisted through generations and one which impacts the Japanese American community to this day.
Discussion and Q&A after the film with director Josh Banyard, JAMO Executive Director Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, and JAMO former Executive Director Lynn Fuchigami Parks, and John Hasegawa, head of Mt. Hood Community College Ceramics Department.
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McMenamins Kennedy School, Kennedy School Hotel, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211, United States
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