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DESCRIPTION:The National Park Service (NPS)\, Friends of Manzanar\, and Man
 zanar History Association invite the public to attend a barracks groundbre
 aking event at 1:00 p.m.\, Saturday\, February 13\, 2010. According to Sup
 erintendent Les Inafuku\, "All Americans had to adapt during World War II\
 , including Japanese Americans confined at Manzanar. Future visitors to Bl
 ock 14 can learn how Japanese Americans lived at Manzanar\, and improved t
 heir living situations. Our elders can still inspire us to improve our liv
 es and help shape our great nation."\n\nIn operation from 1942-45\,&nbsp\;
 Manzanar&nbsp\;War&nbsp\;Relocation&nbsp\;Center&nbsp\;confined more than 
 10\,000 Japanese Americans in 36 blocks. Each block included 14 barracks b
 uildings\, a mess hall\, a recreation building\, latrines\, and laundry an
 d ironing rooms. After the war\, the buildings were sold for scrap lumber 
 or relocated.\n\nIn 1997\, in consultation with the Manzanar Advisory Comm
 ission\, former internees\, historians\, and others\, the NPS approved the
  development of Block 14 as a &ldquo\;demonstration block&rdquo\; to inter
 pret daily life in the camp. In fiscal years 2009-10\, Congress&nbsp\;appr
 oved funding\, proposed by California Senator Diane Feinstein\, for recons
 tructing Barracks 1 and 8 on Block 14.\n\nBarracks 1 will appear as it wou
 ld have when Japanese Americans first arrived at Manzanar in 1942. Barrack
 s 8 will be reconstructed to represent barracks life in 1945. A restored W
 orld War II mess hall moved to the site from&nbsp\;Bishop&nbsp\;Airport&nb
 sp\;in 2002 will be open to visitors later this year.\n\nErick Ammon\, Inc
 .\, of&nbsp\;Anderson\,&nbsp\;California\, will reconstruct the barracks. 
 Friends of Manzanar\, a non-profit partner of the NPS\, continues to raise
  funds to support the development and interpretation of Block 14.\n\nThe g
 roundbreaking event&nbsp\;begins at 1:00 p.m. Afterwards\, Manzanar Histor
 y Association will provide light refreshments in the mess hall. Later that
  day\, the NPS invites former internees to gather informally with visitors
  in the&nbsp\;Interpretive&nbsp\;Center&nbsp\;to share their memories and 
 experiences.\n\nThe events are free and open to the public. Manzanar Natio
 nal Historic Site is located along U.S. Highway 395\, six miles south of&n
 bsp\;Independence\,&nbsp\;California&nbsp\;and nine miles north of Lone Pi
 ne. For more information\, please visit our website at&nbsp\;<a href="http
 ://www.nps.gov/manz" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/manz</a>&nbsp\;or 
 call (760) 878-2194.
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SUMMARY:Manzanar Block 14 Barracks Groundbreaking
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