Ancestry website cataloguing names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II
Release time：2024-04-25 08:07:30 Source：World Wander news portal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II have been digitized and made available for free, genealogy company Ancestry announced Wednesday.
The website, known as one of the largest global online resources of family history, is collaborating with the Irei Project, which has been working to memorialize more than 125,000 detainees. It’s an ideal partnership as the project’s researchers were already utilizing Ancestry. Out of over 60 billion records Ancestry holds, nearly 350,000 have been found to be pertinent to camp detainees and their families.
People will be able to look at more than just names and tell “a bigger story of a person,” said Duncan Ryūken Williams, the Irei Project director.
“Being able to research and contextualize a person who has a longer view of family history and community history, and ultimately, American history, that’s what it’s about — this collaboration,” Williams told told The Associated Press exclusively.
- Previous：German leader says Europe must keep increasing aid to Ukraine after US approves new military help
- Next：Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash
Related articles
- Italy bans loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art because of long
- A's rally from 5 runs down, beat Nats 7
- China issues stamps featuring UNESCO site Pingyao ancient city
- 30 days to go, anticipation for impending Hangzhou Asian Games runs high across Asia
- Tennessee would criminalize helping minors get abortions under bill heading to governor
- China launches new remote sensing satellite
- Highlights of Hong Kong Open 2023
- Roadside concerts become a hit in SW China's Guizhou
- For them the war really is over! WW2 prisoner
- Relics spanning over 4,000 years unearthed in China's Zhejiang
- Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools
- Scheffler turns the Masters into another Sunday yawner with a dominating win
- China's digital revolution: Transforming lives, businesses and beyond
- Italian thrill seekers head to China for extreme sports on world's highest bridge
- Investigator says Trump, allies were part of Michigan election scheme despite not being charged
- From yak dung to solar panels, Tibetans embrace modern heating
- Italian thrill seekers head to China for extreme sports on world's highest bridge
- Zheng Qinwen stopped in U.S. Open quarterfinals, Wang Xinyu into doubles semis
- Election 2024: Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 delegates
- China's local 'two sessions' convey confidence in 2024 economy
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Ancestry website cataloguing names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II ,World Wander news portal sitemap