Linda Tamura
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Oregon Historical Society present Oregon Transformed: World War II Stories on the Columbia River, Thursday, Aug. 20, with an optional dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 7 p.m. This panel discussion takes a look at the impact of WWII on the communities and landscape of the Columbia River Gorge area, with speakers Dr. Linda Tamura, Dr. William Lang, and Dr. Carl Abbott.
The program is free and open to the public.
An optional pre-program dinner will include jerked chicken sliders, coleslaw, corn on the cob, potato salad, and peach pie for $15. RSVP for the dinner by August 18 by calling 541-296-8600, ext. 201 or go online to www.gorgediscovery.org.
The Oregon Historical Society “Oregon Transformed” series considers long-term impacts of World War II in local regions around the state within broad thematic frameworks. Presenters in The Dalles will address the themes of “consent and dissent” and “revisions to the landscape” by discussing subjects including the commitment to USACE “Main Control Plan,” leading directly to The Dalles Dam; the environmental challenges to post-war aluminum industry over fluoride emissions; the return of Nisei Japanese-American soldiers after the war; and Hanford and Richland “planned communities.” The panelists will offer prepared presentations, leaving plenty of time for audience questions and discussions.
Questions about her family heritage led Linda Tamura, author and Professor of Education Emerita at Willamette University, to write about Japanese Americans during World War II and how her community responded. Carl Abbott is Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University and the author of several books on the history of the American West. Dr. William L. Lang is Emeritus Professor of History at PSU and a member of Oregon Historical Society’s Board of Trustees.
This program is presented in association with the Oregon Historical Society’s exhibit WWII: A World at War, A State Transformed and is presented in partnership with the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum.
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