Join JANM and the Nikkei Genealogical Society for an in-depth guide to Angel Island’s hidden history during World War II. Historian and genealogist Grant Din, co-curator of exhibit Taken From Their Families, will illuminate the experiences of nearly 700 Japanese immigrants temporarily detained at Angel Island’s Fort McDowell before transfer to other camps. As a former director of Community Resources for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and a forty-year veteran in genealogical research, Din offers deep knowledge of the immigration hub and its overlooked role as a World War II detention center.

This program is presented in partnership with the Nikkei Genealogical Society.