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A glimpse into how San José and the Santa Clara Valley were affected by World War II is presented in an exciting History San Jose exhibit. Home Front: Santa Clara Valley’s World War II Experience opens on Veteran’s Day, December 7, at the Pacific Hotel Gallery in History Park at Kelley Park. Learn how those at home supported the war effort, and how the local workforce and industries were affected. Discover what those of Japanese descent went through due to their internment by exploring their experience, courtesy of the Japanese American Historical Museum of San José. Intergenerational digital stories of Santa Clara Valley’s home front experience, created with the help of the Digital Clubhouse Network’s Stories-of-Service project, will also be featured. The exhibit will run through September, 2009. Regular hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and summer hours, beginning in May, are noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit historysanjose.org.
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