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Background and Overview
Purpose of California Civil Liberties Public Education Program,(CCLPEP)
The California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) was created in 1999 as the result of the passage of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act (AB1914 pdf, html and AB1915 pdf, html) sponsored by Assemblymember Mike Honda. The legislation creates the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, (CCLPEP). Its purpose is to provide competitive grants for public educational activities and the development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal and incarceration of civilians and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
History of the Internment
Prior to World War II, California was the home to more Japanese Americans than any other state. On February 19, 1942, just weeks after the United States entered the Pacific War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 . This Order gave the Secretary of War the authority and power to exclude any and all persons, citizens and aliens from designated areas in order to provide for security against sabotage and espionage. As a result of this Executive Order, the lives of thousands of Californians were affected.
Over 120,000 United States citizens of Japanese ancestry and permanent resident aliens of Japan were removed by the Army, first to "assembly centers," temporary quarters at racetracks and fairgrounds, and then to "relocation camps," which were bleak barrack camps mostly in desolate areas of the West. Some families spent years living under these conditions, and suffered enormous personal and economic damages and losses.
2008 Applications and Information Packets
There are two themes for the CCLPEP 2008 Cycle:
General Program Projects include projects on a broad and diverse range of possibilities; including, but not limited to, empowering youth to lead and take up the legacy of teaching others about the Japanese American history, forging community partnerships to enhance the distribution of CCLPEP and related projects and civil rights issues, and continues to be committed to ensuring that the stories that are still untold are brought forward and shared. History – Social Science Standards and Framework Study will be a study that analyzes the existing California History - Social Science standards and framework to identify those sections and materials that relate to the Japanese American experience during and following WWII. The study will also evaluate what is missing in the frameworks and provide recommendations on what concepts, materials, and objectives need to be added to the frameworks and in 2010. 2008 General Program Projects Application 2008 History – Social Science Standards and Framework Study Application
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2008 CCLPEP Advisory Committee Meeting
Wondering when and where the CCLPEP Advisory Committee is meeting?
Date: May 5, 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Agenda
Where: Sacramento
914 Capitol Mall
Library and Courts I
Room 500
Reporting Materials
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Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
Advisory Committee & Members
The State Librarian has appointed an Advisory Committee to provide community input on the program. A list of members is available online.
List of Recipients
Administrative Agency
California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) is a project of the California State Library in Sacramento, California.
For further information on CCLPEP, please contact:
Amy Sullivan
California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, (CCLPEP)
900 N Street, #300
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
Telephone: (916) 653-8722
Facsimile: (916) 654-5829
E-mail: cclpep@library.ca.gov
You may also submit questions via this form.