Hearing Voices
Life, legends, history and fairytales come alive through the magic of storytelling.
April 11–18, 2009
"A young evacuee of Japanese ancestry waits with the family baggage before leaving by bus for an assembly center in the spring of 1942." 210-G-2A-6
photo by Clem Albers. April 1942
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We hope you enjoyed 2009's Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival.
- Looking for more immigrant stories? Check out Cedar Mill Community Library's Oral History Project.
- Learn more about this years storytellers: Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, and Alton Takiyama-Chung.
- Curious about the Japanese-American internment? Find out more by looking at photos of the times, the people, and the camps.
- Learn more about the art of storytelling with recommended books and topics.
We look forward to seeing you next year at the 6th Annual Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival!
Historic Photos thanks to Alton Chung, and the Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Copyright National Archives -- all rights reserved; used with permission.