Amache /tags/amache Amache en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:42:30 GMT Denver Art Museum’s Tokio Ueyama exhibit reveals personal experience of Amache incarceration camp /news/2024-07-31/denver-art-museums-tokio-ueyama-exhibit-reveals-personal-experience-of-amache-incarceration-camp The Denver Art Museum just opened the exhibit "The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama." Some of his works depict scenes of Amache, a World War II, Japanese-American incarceration camp in Colorado. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:42:30 GMT /news/2024-07-31/denver-art-museums-tokio-ueyama-exhibit-reveals-personal-experience-of-amache-incarceration-camp Emma VandenEinde 'Our ancestors' wildest dreams:' Young Sand Creek and Amache descendants explore shared history /news/2024-06-17/our-ancestors-wildest-dreams-young-sand-creek-and-amache-descendants-explore-shared-history A new collaboration between the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation and the Amache Alliance is educating young people about their history on Colorado's southeastern plains. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:09:00 GMT /news/2024-06-17/our-ancestors-wildest-dreams-young-sand-creek-and-amache-descendants-explore-shared-history Rae Solomon Amache is officially a national park, thanks to transfer of land /news/2024-02-16/amache-is-officially-a-national-park-thanks-to-transfer-of-land Amache, a former Japanese incarceration camp in Colorado, is now officially part of the National Park system. Many survivors and descendants are excited about the news. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:10:42 GMT /news/2024-02-16/amache-is-officially-a-national-park-thanks-to-transfer-of-land Emma VandenEinde °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ brief with The Colorado Sun: Japanese-American farm legacy at risk and Crystal Mill path closes /news/2023-07-06/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-japanese-american-farm-legacy-at-risk-and-crystal-mill-path-closes The Colorado Sun Editor David Krause joined us to discuss the legacy of Japanese-American farmers in Colorado agricultural history and the closure of a visitor trail at the iconic Crystal Mill. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:22:17 GMT /news/2023-07-06/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-japanese-american-farm-legacy-at-risk-and-crystal-mill-path-closes Nikole Robinson Carroll What’s next for Amache under the National Park Service /news/2022-12-16/whats-next-for-amache-under-the-national-park-service The process of getting Amache under the National Park Service umbrella involved years of effort. It means more funding for preservation in the short term. But no matter who administers the site, everyone involved hopes the survivors – and their stories – stay front and center. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:15:00 GMT /news/2022-12-16/whats-next-for-amache-under-the-national-park-service Emma VandenEinde Meet the educators that are doing 'hero's work' to preserve Amache — all as volunteers /news/2022-12-15/meet-the-educators-that-are-doing-heros-work-to-preserve-amache-all-as-volunteers It started with a teacher who saw an opportunity to do a living history project and wound up volunteering to keep up the site at Amache for 30 years. Today, historians, survivors, and archaeologists are fighting to preserve the history there. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-15/meet-the-educators-that-are-doing-heros-work-to-preserve-amache-all-as-volunteers Emma VandenEinde Amache’s history is still being uncovered, more than 80 years later /news/2022-12-14/amaches-history-is-still-being-uncovered-more-than-80-years-later The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is something many don’t know about. The descendants of those imprisoned at Amache are sharing their family stories and helping to shed light on this dark period in history. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-12-14/amaches-history-is-still-being-uncovered-more-than-80-years-later Emma VandenEinde