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Visiting the WWII Japanese American Internment Camps
The National Archives have extensive photos of life in the Jerome WRA Camp. I have selected a few that capture the heart of it and illustrate some key points made about the prison Camp. All photos, but the last, are from the National Archives.… Continue Reading “Jerome As It Was”
The Jerome WRA Camp was about 130 miles southeast of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. There is almost nothing left of the camp that once held 8,947 Americans of Japanese ancestry for nearly two years. When the camp was built, the land was wooded… Continue Reading “Jerome as it is Now…”
This leg of my journey required some imagination, because there is so little physical evidence at three of the four WRA Camp sites in Arkansas and Arizona. During the first nine days of April, I visited the Jerome and Rohwer Camps in Arkansas and… Continue Reading “Heading to Arkansas”
Imagine that this is your new address… Could be anywhere West of the Mississippi River, in some place isolated from other human communities, some place that is not only remote but also known for its harsh climate. Most certainly freezing cold in the winter… Continue Reading ““Temporary Address””
Soon, I will set out on the road again, this time heading to Arkansas and Arizona to visit four of the WRA Camps. I am so glad to be back at it again! It is with a mixture of trepidation and hope that I… Continue Reading “Back on the Road…”
Today, I look at this picture and it is more disturbing than ever before. I try to imagine what it would be like for someone standing with a clipboard, backed up by armed guards, and telling me and my family to hike over to… Continue Reading ““Home””
It is an in between time for me right now. I’m in between visiting the Tulelake Camp in Northern California and visiting Poston on the Colorado River in Arizona. But, I’m also between looking at this specific thing, this WW II internment, and considering… Continue Reading “On the Path…”
The New Year is about to start and I’m getting ready to go back out on the road. First stop will be Poston, Arizona in January. My blog posts will start-up again in February and continue through the year as I visit Arizona, Arkansas,… Continue Reading “Getting Ready…”
This photo from the California Military Museum shows the Stockade front and center at Tule Lake. The jail, which was built shortly after the photo was taken, was adjacent to the Stockade compound. Both feature heavily in the rest of this story. Tule Lake started… Continue Reading “A Maximum Security Prison”
One of the most interesting things about the Tule Lake Camp concerns things that are NO LONGER VISIBLE…or, REMNANTS of things that are long gone… There are Mysteries to unpack and Stories to tell. Remnants of buildings and structures can be found all over… Continue Reading “Mysteries…”
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