Posts Tagged ‘National Park Service’
Richmond residents commemorate anniversary of Japanese American incarceration order
Executive Order 9066, which cleared the way for the incarceration (or “internment”) of Japanese Americans during World War II, may have been signed 75 years ago, but Flora Ninomiya sees eerie parallels with the modern world. “It’s important for you to understand that we have a president today who is issuing executive orders against Muslims,…
Read MoreNational Park Service asks for input in designing the Richmond Wellness Trail
National Park Service (NPS) agents in the East Bay have been working with administrators from the city of Richmond and other community partners since last year to create a wellness trail for Richmond as part of their “Park Prescription Initiative.” Their hope is that constructing a wellness trail will revitalize a two-and-a-half mile stretch of…
Read MoreNot just a walk in the park for kids in Richmond
Every Kid in a Park is a White House youth initiative that gives every fourth grader in the United States, along with their families, free passes to visit all federally-owned lands and waters, including the national parks. Marshawn Lynch made a special appearance.
Read MoreRichmond celebrates Veterans Day
Richmond residents donned red, white and blue and showed their support for military veterans at two separate events in the city on Monday.
Read MoreNational Parks Service highlights push for universal childcare after WWII
It was August, 1945. In Europe, the Second World War had barely ended; in Asia, the peace was less than a month old. But already the U.S. government was making plans to demobilize the unprecedented war effort it had assembled over the previous half-decade. That month, the government announced plans to shut down the system…
Read MoreOn the Richmond shore, 75 new citizens embrace U.S. cultures and laws
On Tuesday, UC Berkeley’s Seismological Laboratory director Richard Allen, who is British, sat quietly next to his Polish wife, Kasia Allen, Cal’s assistant dean for external relations. Together, along with 75 immigrants from 33 other countries, they raised their right hands at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Homefront National Historical Park in Richmond and…
Read MoreRichmond National Park visitor center to open Saturday
Since it was established in 2000, the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park has been a local gem that preserves the city’s legacy as a booming shipping hub during the war years. But the sites are spread throughout the city, and the park has lacked a central location where visitors can start their…
Read MoreReal ‘Rosies’ celebrated at Ford Point
Now in their 80s, a group of original “Rosie the Riveters” celebrated the unveiling of memorabilia at a local restaurant.
Read MoreHistoric shipyards: A porthole to Richmond’s roots
Take a tour through the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
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