Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, examines the complicated history and impact of Executive Order 9066 which led to the incarceration of 75,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry and 45,000 Japanese nationals following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Young and old lived crowded together in hastily built […]
Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by Humanities Nebraska
Speaker: Chris Sayre Sponsored by Humanities Nebraska
In conjunction with a new exhibit, "WOMEN: A Century of Change," the Nebraska History Museum will host a discussion featuring women leaders in business, past and present, and the lessons we can learn from these stories. Guests include Kylie Kinley sharing the legend of Nebraska’s Bootlegger Queen Louise Vinciquerra, founder of Sapahn Brooke Mullen, a […]
A new play by Becky Boesen, commissioned by History Nebraska, inspired by the life of Clarence Williams “It’s almost unbelievable that anyone could be hardened to the point of doing the brutal things they did…” A young man from the midwest is sent to war, carrying with him the hopes of the free world. What […]
Speaker: Linda Garcia-Perez Sponsored by the Lincoln City Libraries
