Visual Communications Media

Funding Opportunity Goals:the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program (public Law 109-441, 120 Stat. 3288) Provides Financial Assistance to Organizations and Entities Working to Preserve Historic Japanese American Confinement Sites and Their History, Including: Private Nonprofit Organizations Educational Institutions State, Local, and Tribal Governments and Other Public Entities, for the Preservation and Interpretation of U.s. Confinement Sites Where Japanese Americans Were Detained During World War Ii. Purpose of Award:overarching Goal. to Preserve and Interpret the History and Impacts of Japanese American Incarceration During World War Ii. Objectives. to Complete Planning for Construction of Visitor Center to Share the History of Japanese Americans During World War Ii. Summary of Project Specific Activities:visual Communications Will Produce a Short Film (30 Minutes) Called the Camera That Will Be Based at Manzanar War Relocation Center. the Narrative Film Will Explore Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma Stemming From Japanese American Incarceration and the Need for Ongoing Vigilance to Prevent Unjust Acts Against All People. It Is Anticipated That the Film Will Be Shown at Film Festivals, Hosted on a Streaming Service, and Available at the Japanese American National Museum Gift Store.performance Goals Including Milestones and Expected Outcomes:production of Short Film. Beneficiaries:the Public Educators NPS Jacs Sites Organizations Preserving Jacs Sites and History