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Dream Refuge for Children Imprisoned
The following description was submitted by the event organizer.
The Japanese American Museum of Oregon presents Na Omi Judy Shintani’s Dream Refuge for Children Imprisoned, an installation exploring the trauma experienced by children who have been incarcerated.
Shintani has arranged cots, life-sized drawings of children, space blankets, and woven fabrics into a circular formation in the museum, creating a sacred space for listening to the stories of those incarcerated. The piece draws parallels between Japanese American children held at concentration camps during WWII, Native American children who were denied their culture at boarding schools, and Central American children separated from their families and currently living in unsafe conditions at the border.
Visit the exhibition during the museum's regular hours, Friday-Sunday, 11am-3pm. The show runs April 14-September 4, 2022.