Enduring Communities (DVD)*

Enduring Communities was a multi-year (2006-2009) partnership project with the Japanese American National Museum and its five partners: Arizona State University's Asian Pacific American Studies Program; University of Colorado, Boulder; University of New Mexico; UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures; and Davis School District, Utah. This collaborative effort with educators, communities, and students resulted in a national conference, a Field Guide to Collaboration, and new curricula about the Japanese American World War II experience for classrooms in these five states. Contents: "Whose America? Who's American?" Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice National Conference Highlights (6:00) This shows highlights from the national conference that took place in Denver, Colorado in July 2008. (See clip) Trip to Amache (9:00) Hundreds of people take an emotional journey to Amache, the former World War II concentration camp in Colorado. Speech by Federico Peña (25:00) Former U.S. Secretary