Fighting For Democracy: Who is the "We" in "We, the People"?

July 29, 2008 - January 18, 2009

Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America.

Fighting For Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We, the People”? is presented by the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, an educational program of the Japanese American National Museum, to advance the understanding of, and commitment to, American democratic ideals. The Los Angeles exhibition opened in October, 2005, and was funded, in part, by the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

The UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures, the first of a five year, 10-city tour, will premier the traveling exhibition from July 29, 2008 through January 18, 2009. Admission will be free. The traveling exhibition has been made possible through the generous sponsorship of The Boeing Company.

Lower Gallery, UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures
801 S. Bowie St., San Antonio, TX 78205

Admission: Free, but does not include admission to the main exhibit floor.

Contact: www.TexanCultures.com, 210.458.2330.

For more information about the exhibition, or to explore an online presentation of the exhibition, visit ncdemocracy.org.

PHOTO CREDITS – Bill: National Archives (018-T-44K-13); Carl: National Archives (NWDNS-127-MN-83714); Domingo: Collection of Domingo Los Baños (NCPD.17.2005.104); Frances: From the Frances Slanger Collection in The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University (NCPD.30.2005.24); George: Gift of Mary S. Tominaga, Japanese American National Museum (94.49.28); Hazel: The Woman’s Collection, Texas Woman’s University (MSS.358); Héctor: Dr. Héctor P. García Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Bell Library (NCPD.1.2004.30).