a Hiroshima survivor and advocate for nuclear disarmament.

Armys Western Civil Control Administration provided immediate.The project team traveled to each site to photograph what remains there today.

these short-lived centers were rapidly put together only a month after Executive Order 9066 was issued.who was able to locate the exact horse stall that held her family at the Santa Anita Racetrack when she was just 10 years old.Many held in these sites — erected in as little as a month — describe them as far worse than the 10 long-term concentration camps.

Also on the program will be a report on the current Mission Oak High School student project to create a memorial at the former Tulare Assembly Center.who is producing a film on their ongoing efforts.

Because many incarcerees have passed.

Former detainees are encouraged to attend the program and will be given an opportunity to offer their impressions of what life was like in these makeshift centers.and we will continue to win — to make this great republic stand for just what the Constitution says it stands for: the welfare of all the people all the time.

This annual observance — known as the Day of Affirmation — is a tribute to the enduring values of courage.Truman welcomed the soldiers of the 100th/442nd at the Ellipse near the White House.

The event will be live-streamed on JAVAs Facebook page at https://www.Their valor in Europe and the contributions of the Military Intelligence Service in the Pacific not only helped shape the outcome of the war but also laid a foundation for the advancement of civil rights for Japanese Americans in the postwar era.