camp wall - Rohwer (National Japanese American Memorial - Manzanar and Rohwer)

My mother's family was sent to Rohwer, Arkansas during WWII. My mother was born at the hospital at Rohwer.
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National Japanese American Memorial - Manzanar and Rohwer

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. Part of the Memorial is a wall that goes around the space on which the names of the ten WRA camps are inscribed with the state it was located in and the population of the camp.

For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

camp wall - Tule Lake (National Japanese American Memorial - Tule Lake)

Both sides of my family were sent to Tule Lake from Arkansas.
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National Japanese American Memorial - Tule Lake

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. Part of the Memorial is a wall that goes around the space on which the names of the ten WRA camps are inscribed with the state it was located in and the population of the camp.

For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

camp wall - Jerome (National Japanese American Memorial - Jerome)

My father's family was sent to Jerome, Arkansas.
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National Japanese American Memorial - Jerome

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. Part of the Memorial is a wall that goes around the space on which the names of the ten WRA camps are inscribed with the state it was located in and the population of the camp.

For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

camp wall (National Japanese American Memorial)

The memorial includes a wall engraved with information about the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, quotes, and sections with the names and populations of each of the 10 camps.
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National Japanese American Memorial

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

sculpture detail (National Japanese American Memorial sculpture detail)

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. It's a close-up of the sculpture there.

For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

inside the memorial area (National Japanese American Memorial)

The Memorial includes a still water feature, sakura trees, a sculpture, and a wall that curves around with the names of the ten WRA camps and various quotes inscribed on it.
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National Japanese American Memorial

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.

front of memorial area (National Japanese American Memorial in Washington D.C.)

This is the entrance to the Memorial area. The sakura (cherry blossom trees) were in full bloom while we were there.
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National Japanese American Memorial in Washington D.C.

This photograph was taken at the National Japanese American Memorial in Washington DC. For more information about the Memorial, visit the Foundation's website: www.njamf.com.