BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2589@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20100727T000000Z DTEND:20101031T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Imagine being given one week’s notice that you have to leave your home\, taking only what you can carry. Nearly 120\,000 Japanese Ameri cans were ordered to do just that in 1942.\n\nSome came to an internment c amp called Amache in Southeastern Colorado. Come learn about life at Amach e and why these loyal Americans were forced into a life behind barbed wire .\n\nThe exhibit will feature a re-creation of a 16 x 20 ft. barracks room . Visitors will be able to walk into the room and experience the size and life of internees in the camp. In addition\, craft pieces and silk screen items created in the camp\, domestic ware\, and archaeological pieces will be on display.\n\n<strong>Museum Hours:</strong>\n<span style="font-famil y: Arial\;">Tuesday – Friday\, 9am – 4pm \n<span style="font-family: Arial\;">Saturday &amp\; Sunday\, 11am – 4pm\n<span style="font-family: Arial\;"><strong>Admission is FREE. </strong>Call 303.739.6666 for more in formation.\n<a href="http://www.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/Departments/Librar yAndCulturalServices/CulturalServices/HistoryMuseum/NowShowing/index.htm?s sSourceNodeId=1118&amp\;ssSourceSiteId=621">Visit their website for more i nfo &gt\;&gt\;</a> DTSTAMP:20240420T103920Z SUMMARY:Exhibition - Amache: Colorado's Japanese Internment Camp URL:/en/events/2010/07/27/exhibition-amache-colorados-japanese-internmen/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR