This book is by Everett M. Rogers, Ph.D. and Nancy R. Bartlit
“At last, a compelling, highly readable summary of New Mexico’s greatest contributions to World War II, often in the words of the very New Mexicans who lived it.” (Richard Melzer, Author of "Breakdown: How the Secret of the AtomicBomb Was Stolen During World War II")
"A fascinating and well-organized revelation of the many connections--human, military and technical--between New Mexico and the Pacific War." (Richard Rhodes, Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award, and The National Book Critics Circle Award, and author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and "Dark Sun: The Making of The Hydrogen Bomb," National Bestseller)
"This well-written book is at once easily read and informative." NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE
When World War II began, New Mexico had a population of 531,815 inhabitants, one of the least populated of the 48 states. Yet, New Mexico and New Mexicans played a key role in the outcome of the War in the Pacific. The New Mexico National Guard was the first U.S. military unit to fight the Japanese, holding on for four months on Bataan, and then suffering through years in POW camps. The atomic bomb was developed at a secret laboratory in Los Alamos, and tested at a site near Alamogordo. Navajo code talkers helped capture bases from which B-29s bombed Japanese cities. Finally, several thousand Japanese Americans, classified by the FBI as dangerous enemy aliens, were interned in a camp near Santa Fe. These seemingly separate events were related through unique qualities of the arid, spacious land.
The authors have now provided a voice for the previously silent heroes of these wartime events: Special Engineer Detachment (SED) enlisted men and women at Los Alamos who actually fabricated the atomic bomb, Navajo Marine privates, National Guard enlisted men, and Japanese American internees. Their stories, obtained through personal interviews by Rogers and Bartlit to supplement the historical record, illuminate the patriotism, human suffering, and courageous humor in these important World War II events.
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Learn more about Nancy, a teacher, lecturer, and author
College Degrees
Smith College, BA, History, 1958
University of New Mexico, Masters, International Communications, 1998
Teacher – Junior High, Senior High, and Freshman and Sophomore College
Miyagi Gakuin Women's Academy, Sendai, Japan, 1958-60
Tutoring Japanese adults and children, Los Alamos, 1970s
Guest Lecturer - Elementary School
Carlos Gilbert Elementary, Santa Fe, opera project with History Channel grant, April 12, 2006
Longfellow Elementary School, Albuquerque, 4th grade, September 17, 2004
Guest Lecturer – University Class
Brigham Young University, "Japanese-American Internment: Topaz Plus," Fall 2005, Ogden, Utah, Professor B. Daynes
Training Teachers to teach subjects included in Silent Voices
Panel discussion and resource person for UNM Project Grant from Japanese-American Museum in Los Angeles, Curriculum Development for NM schools on displacement of Japanese Americans during WWII, “Enduring Communities: The Japanese American Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah,” Albuquerque, July 17, 2006
South Valley Academy on New Mexico National Guard in Philippines, Albuquerque, 2003
Lecturer
Literary discussion with WWII author Elaine Pinkerton, Santa Fe, August 9, 2006
Historical Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque 2006, Los Alamos 2004, Roswell 2001
Keynote: Bataan Death March Memorial Ceremony, New Mexico National Guard, Santa Fe, April 9, 2006
[Military Order of The World Wars, Los Alamos, June 12, 2006–husband delivered her speech due temporary illness]
Taos Public Library, March 18, 2006
Los Alamos Book Club, February 20, 2006
Civitans, Los Alamos, February 7, 2006
Women's Voices, Santa Fe, December 5, 2005
Mens' Club, Methodist Church, Rio Rancho, November 17, 2005
Japanese American Community Senior Service Center, San Jose, CA, October 13, 2005
Children of the Manhattan Project Reunion, Oak Ridge, TN, June 18, 2005
Los Alamos Historical Society, April 12, 2005
Southwest Oral History Association, Santa Fe, April 10, 2005
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance, Taos, April 9, 2005
Albuquerque Rotary Club, Sheraton Old Town, Albuquerque, July 26, 2004
Keynote: Las Cruces Farm & Ranch Museum, Las Cruces, March 2, 2002
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, Albuquerque, February 15, 2002
Western Conference on Asian Studies: Boulder 2005, Seattle 2004, Phoenix 2003, Provo 2002, Missoula 2001, Boulder 1997
Rocky Mountain/SW Regional Japan Seminar: Salt Lake 2005, Boulder 2005, Colorado Springs 2003, Tucson 2001
Los Alamos Hiroshima Remembrance Day, Los Alamos, August 6, 2001
International Association of Asian Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, 2001
Book Signings for Silent Voices of WWII
Albuquerque, Border’s, November 4, 2006
Los Alamos Historical Society, Los Alamos, September 6, 2006
THEMA, Santa Fe, August 9, 2006
Clearlight, Santa Fe, August 5, 2006
Santa Fe Japan Festival, Santa Fe, November 13, 2005
Book One, Albuquerque, August 20, 2005
Veteran's Day at El Dorado Hotel, Santa Fe, November 11, 2005
Otowi Station Bookstore and Science Museum Shop, Los Alamos, September 15, 2005
Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, June, 2005
Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos, May 7 and April 12, 2005
Radio Interviews
KSFR-FM, March Charlotte Domandi, interviewer, August 7, 2006
[KSFR-FM, Reading of Silent Voices of WWII by Dorothy Doyle, June 29, 2006]
KSFR-FM, Diego Milligan interviewer, April 7, 2006
KSFR-FM, Mary Charlotte Domandi, interviewer, April 7, 2006
KUNM-FM, Susan Loubet, interviewer, June 18, 2005
Public Speaking
President of Los Alamos Historical Society, 2004-2007, www.losalamoshistory.org
Program Chairman who introduced 36 lecturers for Los Alamos Historical Society
Chairman of the Los Alamos County Council, 1988
Chautauqua Speaker, NM Humanities Council, 2006-2008
Contact: Jessica Billings, Program Coordinator; (505) 277-3705; fax (505) 277-6056 Email Jessica Billings
Fort Sumner Women’s Club, to elementary and high school students, October 20, 2006
Publications
"Silent Voices of World War II: When Sons of the Land of Enchantment Met Sons of the Land of the Rising Sun," Co-author with Everett M. Rogers, Sunstone Press: Santa Fe, 2005
“Japanese, U.S. Lives Intertwined, OTHER VOICES, Albuquerque Journal North, November 21, 2004
“A Communication Analysis of Visitor Comments after Observing An Antinuclear and A Veterans’ Exhibit in the Bradbury Science Museum of the Los Alamos National Laboratory,” Master of Arts, Communication, The University of New Mexico, 1998
As a member of the Association of Asian Studies (AAS), Bartlit presented a paper about her communication analysis of visitor comments during 1995 in the Los Alamos Bradbury Science Museum at the Western Conference of AAS at the University of Colorado on Oct. 24, 1997, which was printed in the Selected Papers of the Asian Studies Journal.
Memberships
Los Alamos Historical Society, immediate past President of Board of Directors
www.losalamoshistory.org and www.atomicheritage.org
Los Alamos Historical Society, Immediate Past President of Board of Directors
Fuller Lodge/Historic District Advisory Board Member, appointed by LA County Council
Eastgate Toastmasters, ATM, member since 1989
Historical Society of New Mexico
NM Heritage Preservation Alliance
SW Oral History Association (SOHA), Regional Representative for NM
NM Book Coop
NM Book Association
Leadership America, Class of 2002
New Mexico Women’s Forum, member of and photographer for public relations committee
Women’s Voices, Santa Fe
Chautauqua Speaker (NM Humanities Council) 2006-2008
Global Directory of Who’s Who 2005 +
Strathmore Who’s Who 2003 +
Who’s Who of Women Executives, 1989-1990
Governor’s Award for Outstanding NM Women 1989
Outstanding Young Woman Award
Awards
Governor’s Award for Outstanding NM Women 1989
Strathmore Who’s Who
The Global Directory of Who’s Who
