The young George was excited about the prospect of an extended vacation by train.

while serving as president of the McGehee Womens Chamber of Commerce.Schiffer has followed in her mothers footsteps in leading efforts to keep alive the history of Rohwer.

Rosalies campaign to preserve the Rohwer camp site gained the attention of Japanese Americans on the West Coast.and shortly before her death in 1994.The film was screened nationally on PBS.

Although Rosalie and her family grew up right next to the site of the Rohwer concentration camp – her children attended school in the former camp school building – they knew very little about the history of the camp.the memories of their former inmates.

and they walked out of the building.

the Rohwer collection is a rare exception of camp artwork still residing near the original camp site.The plaza was dedicated to Hondas parents.

who for the past 18 years has cleaned up the trash and removed tagging from around the monument whenever he could.Tule Lake became a maximum-security segregation camp where over 18.

Honda (developer Bob Masami Honda) understood the importance of it and agreed to allow the monument to be built (on the plaza).a member of the family that owns and manages the plaza.