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Exhibit: "Courage and Compassion"

Exhibition
In Person
Willamette Heritage Center
1313 Mill Street SE Salem, Oregon, United States of America

Date: July 14, 2017 – Sept. 23, 2017


Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American WWII Experience
July 14–September 23, 2017
at the Willamette Heritage Center
www.willametteheritage.org

Traveling from the Go For Broke National Education CenterCourage and Compassion chronicles the story of the Japanese American experience during World War II and tells local stories of bravery and tolerance from the Willamette Valley. This interactive exhibit features images and audio of firsthand accounts, including interviews of Japanese American soldiers from the Go for Broke oral history collection.


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