Scholarly Publications
The staff, community researchers, and students associated with the Amache Community Archaeology Project actively publish about research at and about the site. All MA theses by University of Denver students can be accessed here.
Below is a list of some of the most referenced publications using data from the Amache Community Archaeology Project.
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Incarcerated Childhoods: The Discourse, Experience, and Material Culture of Children’s Play in a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp
Kamp-Whittaker, April. 2024. “Incarcerated Childhoods: The Discourse, Experience, and Material Culture of Children’s Play in a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp.” In Historical Archaeology of Childhood and Parenting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37578-1_12.
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From the Inside Out: Thinking through the Archaeology of Japanese American Confinement.
Clark, Bonnie J., and Dana Ogo Shew. 2021. “From the Inside Out: Thinking through the Archaeology of Japanese American Confinement.” International Journal of Historical Archaeology 25 (3): 803–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-020-00576-2.
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Diaspora and Social Networks in a World War II Japanese American Incarceration Center
Kamp-Whittaker, April. 2021. “Diaspora and Social Networks in a World War II Japanese American Incarceration Center.” International Journal of Historical Archaeology 25 (3): 828–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-020-00573-5.
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Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache.
Clark, Bonnie J. 2020. Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache. University Press of Colorado. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv18kc0qf
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Making Heritage Happen: The University of Denver Amache Field School.
Clark, Bonnie J. 2019. “Making Heritage Happen: The University of Denver Amache Field School.” In Archaeologists and the Pedagogy of Heritage, Volume 1: History and Approaches, edited by Phyllis Mauch Messenger and Susan J. Bender. University Press of Florida. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvx0774h.18.
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Powerful Objects, Difficult Dialogues: Mobilizing Archaeological Exhibits for Civic Engagement.
Clark, Bonnie J., and Anne Amati. 2019. “Powerful Objects, Difficult Dialogues: Mobilizing Archaeological Exhibits for Civic Engagement.” International Journal of Heritage Studies : IJHS (Abingdon) 25 (7): 708–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2018.1530290.
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Creating a Community in Confinement: The Development of Neighborhoods in Amache, a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp.
Kamp-Whittaker, April, and Bonnie J. Clark. 2019. “Creating a Community in Confinement: The Development of Neighborhoods in Amache, a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp.” In The Archaeology of Removal in North America, edited by Terrance Weik, vol. 30. University Press of Florida.
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Returning to Amache: Former Japanese American Internees Assist Archaeological Research Team.
Fujita, Dennis K. 2018. “Returning to Amache: Former Japanese American Internees Assist Archaeological Research Team.” Historical Archaeology (Cham) 52 (3): 553–60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-018-0129-4.
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The Archaeology of Entryway Gardens at Amache.
Clark, Bonnie J. 2017. “The Archaeology of Entryway Gardens at Amache.” The Journal of the North American Japanese Garden Association, no. 4: 28–33.
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When the Foreign Is Not Exotic: Ceramics at Colorado’s WWII Japanese Internment Camp.
Skiles, Stephanie, and Bonnie J. Clark. 2010. “When the Foreign Is Not Exotic: Ceramics at Colorado’s WWII Japanese Internment Camp.” In Trade and Exchange: Archaeological Studies from History and Prehistory, edited by Carolyn Dillian and Carolyn White. Springer Press.