Life Interrupted is a partnership between the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public History Program and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California with major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Our mission is to research the experiences of Japanese Americans in World War II Arkansas, and educate the citizens of Arkansas and the nation about the two camps at Jerome and Rohwer.
Education Program Staff:
Kristin Dutcher Mann, Education Director
Allyson Nakamoto, Teacher Program Director, Japanese American National Museum
Ryan Parson, Education Coordinator
Master Teachers, Journey Home Unit:
Vicki Gonterman, Gibbs International Magnet School
Pat Luzzi, Gibbs International Magnet School
Susan Turner Purvis, Gibbs International Magnet School
Master Teachers, Geography and Arkansas History Units:
Terrie Ponder, Trumann Junior High School
Traci Thomas, Goza Middle School
Sherry Tipps-Holder, Carl Stuart Middle School
Master Teachers, Rights and Responsibilities Unit:
David Clemmons, McClellan High School
Amanda Linn, Harmony Grove Schools
John Way, Norman Junior High
Click here for introductory essay.
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