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The Amache Alliance is partnering with the Sand Creek Foundation to offer a Youth Ambassador Program for youth ages 14-25 and their families. Youth ambassadors will participate in two visits (4 days each) to the Amache National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 2024, plus an online virtual summit. Visits will be in collaboration with the Amache Pilgrimage (in May) and the Sand Creek Prayer Runs (Oct/Nov). Food, Lodging, and Travel are included, plus a $100/day additional stipend for participation. To Learn more visit: amache.org/current-activity-news/
The Amache Alliance is partnering with the Sand Creek Foundation to offer a Youth Ambassador Program for youth ages 14-25 and their families. Youth ambassadors will participate in two visits (4 days each) to the Amache National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 2024, plus an online virtual summit. Visits will be in collaboration with the Amache Pilgrimage (in May) and the Sand Creek Prayer Runs (Oct/Nov). Food, Lodging, and Travel are included, plus a $100/day additional stipend for participation. To Learn more visit: amache.org/current-activity-news/
The Amache Alliance is partnering with the Sand Creek Foundation to offer a Youth Ambassador Program for youth ages 14-25 and their families. Youth ambassadors will participate in two visits (4 days each) to the Amache National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in 2024, plus an online virtual summit. Visits will be in collaboration with the Amache Pilgrimage (in May) and the Sand Creek Prayer Runs (Oct/Nov). Food, Lodging, and Travel are included, plus a $100/day additional stipend for participation. To Learn more visit: amache.org/current-activity-news/
Day of Remembrance Statements from President Biden and CAPAC![]()
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From President Biden: ![]()
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"On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forcible incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent – half of whom were children. It was shameful. Families were separated. Communities were torn apart. People were stripped of their dignity. And the unconstitutional and unconscionable policy was even upheld by the Supreme Court." ![]()
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Read the Full Statement from President Biden Here![]()
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/19/statement-from-president-joe-bide...![]()
From CAPAC Chair Judy Chu: ![]()
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“Eighty-two years ago, in an unfounded and blatant violation of Americans’ civil rights, President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 incarcerated more than 120,000 Japanese Americans – most of whom were citizens and half of whom were children. For no reason other than xenophobia, so many families lost their homes, businesses, savings, and livelihoods. That is why over three decades ago, CAPAC co-founder Norman Mineta introduced and successfully led the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, under which Congress formally apologized and provided redress to Japanese Americans wrongly incarcerated during World War II. Disturbingly, however, the same hysteria that led to the racial targeting and stripping of property ownership rights from Japanese Americans has reemerged today in federal and state-level measures that aim to limit the civil rights of our communities. This uptick in shameful, anti-Asian fearmongering and discrimination is why now, more than ever, we must speak up in the face of injustice and ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of our past. As we observe this Day of Remembrance, we must stand together and recommit to safeguard the civil rights of all Americans.”![]()
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Read the Full Statement from CAPAC Here![]()
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/19/statement-from-president-joe-bide...
www.whitehouse.gov
On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forcible incarceration of over 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent – half of whom were children. ...