Susan A. Kitchens
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I saw a quilt exhibit that commemorated being interned in the camps for American citizens of Japanese ancestry during WW2. Whole bunch of quilts. Here is one of them.
Alberto Pastor @albertopastor
"We are still developing the right vocabulary for recognizing the damage of Japanese American wartime incarceration. Most of these sites have faded into the landscape without visible historical markers; those that remain are at risk of closing off access."
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Midnight Ryder
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The image in this quilt is of Hart Mountain, in Powell, WY, site of one of the relocation camps in the middle of frozen winter nowhere. They have a great museum there now that tells the story of the families incarcerated there.
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06:41 PM - Jan 01, 2024
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Susan A. Kitchens
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In response to Midnight Ryder.
Yes, thank you for that. I also took photos of ID/artist statement tags. Here is the one for this quilt.

“‘Healing Heart’
Alice Flyr, Cody, Wyoming
Heart Mountain is a landmark that has witness both geologic and human events. May its name remind us that only love endures”
06:53 PM - Jan 01, 2024
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Midnight Ryder
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In response to Susan A. Kitchens.
I made a visit there over the Christmas holiday a year ago. Some pics here…a sobering place and sad chapter in American history (this coming from the son of an American captive of the Japanese during WWII).
07:02 PM - Jan 01, 2024
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