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On June 17, 2023, dance preservationist Rusty Frank explored what it was like to be a young person making the best of a difficult situation through conversation with WWII concentration camp survivors June Aochi Berk and Takayo Tsubochi Fischer. Berk and Fischer are both artists and performers who met in Rohwer, Arkansas at 10 years old and have continued a friendship through these years. This conversation was grounded in the swing music and dance of the 1940s and was followed by an All Camps Swing Dance with the Fabulous Esquires Big Band. The content of this program was created by presenter, Rusty Frank.
This program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, “Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps.” For more information about the exhibition, visit janm.org/dont-fence-me-in
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On June 17, 2023, dance preservationist Rusty Frank explored what it was like to be a young person making the best of a difficult situation through conversation with WWII concentration camp survivors June Aochi Berk and Takayo Tsubochi Fischer. Berk and Fischer are both artists and performers who met in Rohwer, Arkansas at 10 years old and have continued a friendship through these years. This conversation was grounded in the swing music and dance of the 1940s and was followed by an All Camps Swing Dance with the Fabulous Esquires Big Band. The content of this program was created by presenter, Rusty Frank.
This program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, “Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps.” For more information about the exhibition, visit janm.org/dont-fence-me-in
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Programs like this are made possible by the generous support of JANM’s members and donors. Become a member (janm.org/membership) or consider making a tax-deductible gift so that we can continue to present more programs and exhibitions like these: janm.org/donatenow. Your support makes a difference. Thank you!
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
janm.org
Stay connected with us!
Follow JANM on Instagram: instagram.com/jamuseum
Follow JANM on Twitter: twitter.com/jamuseum
Follow JANM on Facebook: facebook.com/jamuseum
Follow JANM on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jamuseum
