The National Archives is a vital resource for members of the Japanese American community to better understand what our community experienced during WWII.

but to ensure we never repeat these injustices.000 Japanese Americans were forcibly detained before being sent to concentration camps like Rohwer and Gila River.

Utah)Hachiro Yasumura (Jerome/Rohwer.we must remember this injustice to ensure that history does not repeat itself.the mass incarceration of over 125.

Day of Remembrance is observed on or around Feb.The medical building from that era still stands today.

19 in Japanese American communities across the country.

Preserving sites like this is critical… not just to remember the past.and active JACL leaders from New York to Seattle.

redress would not have been established.During the uproar and rejection of the initial commission approach.

no one knew the historical significance of that meeting.While not widely accepted or received by most advocates of redress.