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Day of Remembrance-Portland, OR

Community Event
In Person
Hoffman Hall-Portland State University
1833 SW 11th Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Date: Feb. 19, 2012

Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.



Seventy years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which sent over 120,000 Americans of Japanese Ancestry to American Concentration Camps. Join us as we honor those whoselives were affected by the order and those Nikkei warriors who fought for their country.

Panel Discussion Moderated by Linda Tamura
Performance by the Minidoka Swing Band
Special Presentation to former internees attending

Free admission to the public - Presented by the Portland Chapter JACL


Japanese American Citizens League Minidoka concentration camp

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