The second of our collaborative webinars with Ancestry! This time we’ll be diving into Ancestry’s® U.S., WWII Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Confinement Sites collection. Hear from Jennifer Utley, a genealogist with Ancestry, and Dr. Duncan Ryuken Williams as they talk about the importance of this history and where to begin searching for it. Director of Education, Danielle Wetmore, will be hosting and fielding questions our audience on Zoom.
This event is free and online through Zoom and will be livestreamed to YouTube. Sign up below!
About Jennifer
Jennifer’s journey at Ancestry® began more than 20 years ago with a love of editing, writing, and publishing—and a strong desire to remain close to her Utah roots. Today, her passion for storytelling remains at an all-time high, thanks in part to the technological innovations she’s witnessed throughout her career. Stories that once took days to research now unfold in minutes. It’s Jennifer’s job to surface the power of Ancestry® for television programming, public relations campaigns, and media outlets.
About Duncan
Duncan Ryuken Williams is the Alton Brooks Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California and the Director the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. He is also the director of Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration and author of seven books, including a monograph about Buddhism and the WWII camps, American Sutra (Harvard UP - the winner of the Grawemeyer Award and LA Times bestseller).
About Ancestry®
Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 60 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 25 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.