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National Day of Remembrance: 80 Years of Reckoning

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the National Park Service, and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation are hosting a program commemorating the National Day of Remembrance.

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Eden, Idaho. Newly arrived evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington, are registered and assigned barrack apartments at this War Relocation Authority center.   camera icon Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority.

This program will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 that enabled the wrongful incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II and the following years of hard-fought reckoning and reconciliation.

The event is online. More information about each session is available at the YouTube links.

Friday February 18

2PM HST / 4PM PST / 7PM EST
Opening Program
YouTube live stream link

Saturday February 19: Live panel discussions

8AM HST / 10AM PST / 1PM EST
Racial Reckoning and Japanese American Museums
YouTube live stream link

10AM HST / 12PM PST / 3PM EST
Creating Paths to Justice, Healing and Renewal
YouTube live stream link

12PM HST / 2PM PST / 5PM EST
Day of Remembrances: Standing for Redress and Reclaiming History
YouTube live stream link

Sunday February 20:  Live panel discussions

8AM HST / 10AM PST / 1PM EST
Restorative Justice and Healing in Preservation and Interpretation Through Community Engagement
YouTube live stream link

10AM HST / 12PM PST / 3PM EST
Historic Preservation and Engagement Through the Arts
YouTube live stream link

12PM HST / 2PM PST / 5PM EST
Passing on the Torch and Empowering the Community
YouTube live stream link

calendary icon Date February 18 - 20, 2022
  • Location:
    ONLINE EVENT (see schedule for live streaming on YouTube)
  • Cost:
    FREE

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