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This presentation accompanies the audio podcast for Ray Hudson presents Fact and Fable in a Novel about the Aleutian Islands. At the event, Ray Hudson discusses how he blended facts with fiction as he wrote this book set in the Aleutian Islands. Photos shown are from the Alaska Volcano Observatory. (Note, the audio podcast of the event is also posted in iTunes.) Ray Hudson lived in Unalaska from 1964-1992 where he taught various subjects in the public school and coordinated the Indian Education Program. In 2017, the Alaska Historical Society presented him the Evangeline Atwood Award for Excellence for significant long-term contributions to the history of the Aleutians. Joining Ray Hudson is Rachel Mason, Senior Cultural Anthropologist at the National Park Service, Alaska Region and editor of Nick Golodoff’s memoir, Attu Boy. Together, Ray Hudson and Rachel Mason wrote The Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians that documented the history of three Unangax^ villages left behind in the evacuations and dislocations of World War II (NPS, 2014) This unique literary event opens up a world of oral history, creative writing, environmental and anthropological study.

At this event, Ray Hudson reads selections from his novel, Ivory and Paper: Adventures In and Out of Time, published by University of Alaska Press. In addition, he discusses how he blended facts with fiction as he wrote this book set in the Aleutian Islands. (Note, the presentation that accompanies the event audio podcast is also posted in iTunes. Photos shown are from the Alaska Volcano Observatory.) Ray Hudson lived in Unalaska from 1964-1992 where he taught various subjects in the public school and coordinated the Indian Education Program. In 2017, the Alaska Historical Society presented him the Evangeline Atwood Award for Excellence for significant long-term contributions to the history of the Aleutians. Joining Ray Hudson is Rachel Mason, Senior Cultural Anthropologist at the National Park Service, Alaska Region and editor of Nick Golodoff’s memoir, Attu Boy. Together, Ray Hudson and Rachel Mason wrote The Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians that documented the history of three Unangax^ villages left behind in the evacuations and dislocations of World War II (NPS, 2014) This unique literary event opens up a world of oral history, creative writing, environmental and anthropological study.

Rachel Mason shares her extensive research about the Attuans’ wartime ordeal, which led to her recent trip to Otaru, Japan to visit the places where they were held prisoner. (The audio recording that accompanies her presentation is also posted in iTunes) On June 7, 1942, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded the remote Alaska island of Attu. The soldiers occupied the village for two months, eventually boarding the 41 Attu residents onto a freighter bound for Japan, bringing all the fish they had put up for winter. They were taken to Otaru, a port city on Japan’s northernmost island, where they were held captive until the end of the war. Only 25 Attuans survived, and none of them ever returned to live on Attu. The survivors who were not hospitalized or sent to boarding school were resettled in Atka. Rachel Mason, Ph.D., is the Senior Cultural Anthropologist at the National Park Service, Alaska Region. Her past events at the UAA Campus Bookstore include Return to Lost Villages of the Aleutians (2010); Attu, a Lost Village of the Aleutians (2011); Attu Reunion, Seventy Years Later (2012); Ray Hudson and Rachel Mason present Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians (2014)

Rachel Mason shares her extensive research about the Attuans’ wartime ordeal, which led to her recent trip to Otaru, Japan to visit the places where they were held prisoner. (Her presentation that accompanies the audio recording is also posted in iTunes) On June 7, 1942, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded the remote Alaska island of Attu. The soldiers occupied the village for two months, eventually boarding the 41 Attu residents onto a freighter bound for Japan, bringing all the fish they had put up for winter. They were taken to Otaru, a port city on Japan’s northernmost island, where they were held captive until the end of the war. Only 25 Attuans survived, and none of them ever returned to live on Attu. The survivors who were not hospitalized or sent to boarding school were resettled in Atka. Rachel Mason, Ph.D., is the Senior Cultural Anthropologist at the National Park Service, Alaska Region. Her past events at the UAA Campus Bookstore include Return to Lost Villages of the Aleutians (2010); Attu, a Lost Village of the Aleutians (2011); Attu Reunion, Seventy Years Later (2012); Ray Hudson and Rachel Mason present Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians (2014)

This is Ray Hudson's presentation. Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians, documents the history of three Unangax^ villages left behind in the evacuations and dislocations of World War II, never to be permanently resettled. In 1942, the Unangax^ residents of the three tiny villages of Biorka, Kashega, and Makushin were taken by boat first to the Wrangell Institute, then to a camp at Ward Lake near Ketchikan, where they stayed until the end of the war. When they finally returned to the Aleutians, they were not allowed to go back to their villages, but were resettled in Unalaska or Akutan. About the authors: Ray Hudson lived in Unalaska from 1964-1992 where he taught various subjects in the public school and coordinated the Indian Education programs. He is the author of numerous books about Aleutians. Rachel Mason is Senior Cultural Anthropologist for the National Park Service, Alaska region. She was editor of Nick Golodoff's memoir, Attu Boy.

Rachel Mason's presentation starts at 29:56 of the audio podcast. Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians, documents the history of three Unangax^ villages left behind in the evacuations and dislocations of World War II, never to be permanently resettled. In 1942, the Unangax^ residents of the three tiny villages of Biorka, Kashega, and Makushin were taken by boat first to the Wrangell Institute, then to a camp at Ward Lake near Ketchikan, where they stayed until the end of the war. When they finally returned to the Aleutians, they were not allowed to go back to their villages, but were resettled in Unalaska or Akutan. About the authors: Ray Hudson lived in Unalaska from 1964-1992 where he taught various subjects in the public school and coordinated the Indian Education programs. He is the author of numerous books about Aleutians. Rachel Mason is Senior Cultural Anthropologist for the National Park Service, Alaska region. She was editor of Nick Golodoff's memoir, Attu Boy.

The book, Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians, documents the history of three Unangax^ villages left behind in the evacuations and dislocations of World War II, never to be permanently resettled. In 1942, the Unangax^ residents of the three tiny villages of Biorka, Kashega, and Makushin were taken by boat first to the Wrangell Institute, then to a camp at Ward Lake near Ketchikan, where they stayed until the end of the war. When they finally returned to the Aleutians, they were not allowed to go back to their villages, but were resettled in Unalaska or Akutan. About the authors: Ray Hudson lived in Unalaska from 1964-1992 where he taught various subjects in the public school and coordinated the Indian Education programs. He is the author of numerous books about Aleutians. Rachel Mason is Senior Cultural Anthropologist for the National Park Service, Alaska region. She was editor of Nick Golodoff's memoir, Attu Boy.