Asian American Youth Legacy Program

The Asian American Youth Legacy Program aims to educate young adults about the Japanese American incarceration experience during World War II. The program will include educational sessions and 8-week internship opportunities at National Park Service sites. The goal is to expand the participants' knowledge of this important story in American history and emphasize its relevance in the current age. • The program will explore the causes and implications of the internment • It will analyze the racial, political, and civil rights implications of the incarceration • It will emphasize the ways in which the legacy of the incarceration remains relevant today • The program will provide 8-week internship opportunities at Manzanar National Historic Site, Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, and Minidoka National Historic Site • The program is a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Japanese American Citizens League