Victor Yamada - Confinement in the Land of Enchantment - Salon on Youtube
/SALON EL ZAGUAN with Victor Yamada
CONFINEMENT IN LAND OF ENCHANTMENT (CLOE) Japanese Americans in New Mexico during
World War II
About the talk
The CLOE project’s aim is to reach a wide & diverse audience in New Mexico & US about the history of Japanese Americans internment in state; inspire thought & conversation about issues of citizenship, identity, civil liberty. This project is part of a multi-year program discussing the three phases including research of sites in Santa Fe, Lordsburg, Old Raton Ranch (Baca Camp), and Fort Stanton. The second phase includes markers at these sites, outreach publication, and a project website. The third phase includes a traveling exhibition, community forums, and presentations. Yamada will talk about the history of Japanese American internment in New Mexico and the team’s progress. For more information on the project, the team, and the website links, visit the pages below.
Links to Preparatory Resources
Website / Story Map Confinement in the Land of Enchantment: Japanese Americans in New Mexico during World War II (arcgis.com)
Roster of Prisoners Film Documentary, Journey of Discovery, Kori Kobayashi https://www.las-cruces.org/2417/Big-Read-2021
Victor Yamada has a degree in engineering from University of Washington and business administration from Pepperdine University. He was strategic environmental policy manager for 40 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, consulting organizations, business firms, and utilities. Yamada has volunteered for the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League, Japan America Society of New Mexico, and Asian American Association of New Mexico. He led many key project activities in the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League including the preparation of Confinement in Land of Enchantment traveling exhibition and community forums for Santa Fe, Lordsburg, Fort Stanton, Clovis, and Old Raton Ranch (Baca Camp), prepared oral histories of local Japanese Americans as part of the Asian American Legacy Stories project, and directed Japanese to English translations project including Lordsburg / Santa Fe prisoner letters, and Santa Fe prisoner scrapbook.