Service Translation
Service Translation is an on-going program in which undergraduates from Middlebury College and International Christian University (Japan) collaborate on the translation of primary documents, oral histories, and other materials related to Executive Order 9066 and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
How It Works
Students involved in Service Translation work directly with community partners, such as Go for Broke National Education Center and Manzanar National Historic Site, to translate historical documents related to Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 100,000 Japanese Americans in bleak “War Relocation Centers” or “camps” during WWII. Actions since recognized as an enduring and brutally impactful violation of civil rights.
Recent Projects
- Translated haiku (Japanese to English) written by Sharp Park internees, in collaboration with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution
- Created Japanese language subtitles for the English-language documentary Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawai’i’s Japanese Americans During WWII
- Translated an interview (English to Japanese) with Hisae Genie Obana, a US citizen living in Hiroshima when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city
- Collaborated with Go for Broke National Education Center to translate documents (English to Japanese) on the forced removal of Japanese Americans
Connect with Us
Kristen Mullins
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Assistant Director, Intercultural and Global Programs
- Email:
- kmullins@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5990
- Office:
- 26 Blinn Lane, Office 204