Greensboro's African American Community Newspaper since 1967
Greensboro History Museum will host UNC professor and Director of the Asian American Center, Dr. Heidi Kim, in an online History Lunch Break at 12 p.m., Friday, June 21. Learn about Japanese-American experiences in North Carolina during World War II.
From 1942 to 1945, the federal government incarcerated more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry across the United States, including in detention camps at the Assembly and Grove Park Inns in Western North Carolina. This event is free to watch on Facebook Live or Zoom by registering at greensborohistory.org/event/history-lunch-break-japanese-in-nc. The History Lunch Break series features conversations with interesting people on a variety of historical subjects. Past episodes of History Lunch Break can be viewed by visiting the Greensboro History Museum’s YouTube channel.
Located in Downtown Greensboro’s Cultural District, the museum is open Tuesdays–Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.. Admission is free. Learn more at: www.greensborohistory.org.
