Japanese American Incarceration During WWII

Join Assistant Curator of the National WWII Museum Brandon Daake as he discusses the illegal imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Daake will explore the history of Executive Order 9066 and the forced relocation of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens, during World War II. The program will shed light on how Pearl Harbor, wartime hysteria, and longstanding surveillance on Japanese American communities combined to create panic and suspicion.

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About Brandon Daake:

Brandon Daake is Assistant Curator at the National WWII Museum. He earned a B.A. in History and B.S. in Historic Preservation from Southeast Missouri State University and a master’s degree in Museum Studies from the University of Kansas. Prior to joining the Museum team, he worked as the Registrar at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, where he helped preserve and interpret the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries is made possible by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.

This exhibition was made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine. Additional major funding was provided by the Bildners—Joan & Allen z”l, Elisa Spungen & Rob, Nancy & Jim; and Jane and Daniel Och. The Museum’s exhibitions are also supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.