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This event is in the past.It took place on February 19, 2026 at Weiser Hall.

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CJS Noon Lecture Series | Remembering the University of Michigan’s Wartime Japanese American Workers 1
Literature Talk
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CJS Noon Lecture Series | Remembering the University of Michigan’s Wartime Japanese American Workers

At Weiser Hall

Burns Park

Uncover a forgotten chapter of U-M history: the hundreds of Japanese American workers the university employed during WWII while refusing to enroll incarcerated students. Brad Hammond shares how labor shortages intersected with federal resettlement programs, and introduces the new database memorializing these 401 individuals.

Academic lecture
Wartime history
Social justice
Local history

Tips

📊new database maps 401 workers
🎧virtual option via Zoom
♿email [email protected] for accommodations

Weiser Hall

500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

+1 734-764-4437

events.umich.edu

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