Experience

“The life of the law has not been logic,” wrote Oliver Wendell Holmes; “it has been experience.” And experience is the heart of how you’ll learn and grow in this seminar. Whether it be exploring the root cellar Japanese Americans built to store their harvested crops, absorbing award-winning museum exhibits, wandering among the surviving structures of the camp’s hospital, hearing a shakuhachi flute recital, or taking in an award-winning documentary, you’ll be deepening your understanding of history and yourself with all your senses.

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  • "It's a history that is best told by being on the ground and seeing it for yourself: reading the testimonials of Japanese Americans on the wall of the Interpretative Center, walking around the cramped barracks, feeling the Wyoming wind, and experiencing the rural landscape that many Japanese Americans likely found disorienting and markedly different from their communities on the West Coast."

  • “This was the most formative experience of my legal education. We take so many classes at school that they sort of blend together in my mind, diminishing the impact of each. This seminar, however, stands out because of the power of place and will stand out in my memory for the rest of my life."

  • "The seminar allowed me to consider the weight of the total injustices that had occurred on the land on which we sat. The forced imprisonment of Japanese Americans was not a one-time mistake by our government; it was part of a pattern that extends back into history. This presentation helped me see that such injustices could also be a part of our future if we don't take the actions to prevent them today."

  • “Seeing the site in person dramatically changed my understanding of Japanese American incarceration. Walking through the high desert brush, seeing the museum artifacts, and even something as simple as watching snow fall made the suffering of those innocent people more than 70 years ago incredibly tangible.”

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