Marathon County Historical Society presents History Speaks – The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II – Henry Kanemoto
| Event Name: | Marathon County Historical Society presents History Speaks – The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II – Henry Kanemoto |
| Event Location: | Woodson History Center 410 Mcindoe Street Wausau WI 54403 |
| Event Date: | 08.12.2023 |
| Start & End Time: | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm |
| Event Details: | For our August History Speaks, Henry Kanemoto discusses the treatment and internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor and the result of Executive Order 9066 signed by FDR on February 19, 1942.  Henry was born in the Gila River Japanese Internment Camp in the Arizona Desert. After release from imprisonment, his family was recruited along with 2500 other Japanese internees to Seabrook, N.J. for resettlement. His family moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1957 where he attended Junior and Senior High School. He attended the Stanford University Medical School on a scholarship and did his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. After his residency, he accepted a position as a radiologist in Wausau in 1975. Henry retired in 1999. This History Speaks program is presented live at 2pm at the Woodson History Center (410 McIndoe Street, Wausau), in conjunction with the Marathon County Public Library and sponsored by Janke Book Store. The presentation will be recorded and available digitally on Facebook and YouTube within a few days of the live program (along with many of our past programs). MCHS is located in the Woodson History Center at 410 McIndoe Street, Wausau, Wisconsin. Exhibit and office hours are Tuesday – Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday 1 pm to 4:30 pm. Admission is free. The research Library is open from 9 am to 3:30 pm Tuesday – Friday. Tours of the Yawkey House Museum are available Tuesday – Sunday. Call for times and prices. For more information, please call MCHS at 715-842-5750, email us at info@marathoncountyhistory.org, or visit our website at www.marathoncountyhistory.org. |
| How to get more details (Website/Phone Number): | For more information, please call MCHS at 715-842-5750, email us at info@marathoncountyhistory.org, or visit our website at www.marathoncountyhistory.org. |
RACT is taking us back to the late 1950s
The Ripon Area Community Theatre (RACT) is taking us back to the late 1950’s, with the jukebox celebratory musical, “A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop,” by Mark Brymer and John Jacobson, August 11-13.
Rock & Roll is taking the airwaves by storm and Roberta “Ruby” Lester and her friends are spunky teenagers with dreams of making it big in the music business. But sometimes dreams don’t go as planned. When the local radio station announces that “Rock ‘n Roll has got to go”, the kids take a stand for the music they love.
Featuring such classics as, “Rock Around the Clock,” “Johnny B. Goode” and “Jailhouse Rock,” “A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop” will make audiences want to dance in the seats.
Performances will be Friday August 11th, and Saturday August 12th at 7pm, and Sunday, August 13th at 2pm, in the Ripon High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 at the door and can also be purchased in advance at: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/75627. Ages 12 and under are free.
“A-Wop Bop A-Loop Bop” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
The Ripon Area Community Theatre is a sponsored program of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis. “A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop,” has been co-sponsored by Dante and Jennifer Houston.