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Bonnie J. Clark is a Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology at the University of Denver. She directs the DU Amache Project, a community collaboration researching the WWII-era Japanese American incarceration camp in Granada, Colorado. Her work integrates archaeology, oral history, and landscape analysis to document internee resilience through gardens, crafts, and community-building. Clark's research has been featured in Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Field Archaeology, and NPR.
She authored Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache (2020), revealing how gardening countered dehumanization. Clark developed methods for analyzing entryway gardens, ceramics, and ofuro baths to reconstruct social networks. She collaborates with descendants and the Amache Preservation Society to preserve the site as a National Historic Landmark.
Honors include commendation from Japan's Foreign Minister (2022) and DU Teacher/Scholar of the Year (2011). Clark's fieldwork trains students in ethical community engagement and has secured multiple History Colorado grants.
