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The Role of Racism During WWII Aleut Internment


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On February 14, AUUF joined in observing the annual Day of Remembrance (Feb. 19) commemorating our government’s incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps during World War II. Dr. Mike Livingston, a cultural heritage specialist with the Aleutian Pribilof Island Association, talked to us about the role racism played in World War II Aleut internment.

Michael Livingston works as a cultural heritage specialist at Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association and serves as affiliate faculty at Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Anchorage, and principal investigator with the National Science Foundation. Mike has worked as a police officer and continues to serve with the State of Alaska's Cops-on-Call program, and is a captain with the Alaska State Defense Force. He was raised in Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. His father, Sgt. Robert Livingston served in WWII. His mother, Annabelle, served as a nurse's assistant at the Cordova Hospital in Prince William Sound. Mike graduated from Bristol Bay High School and holds two master's degrees, in psychology and archaeology‚ and a Ph.D. in education. Mike enjoys World War II history and honoring those who served and sacrificed.

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