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The World War II Japanese American Internment Museum periodically offers professional development workshops for teachers in cooperation with McGehee Schools. Participants travel to the Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center site for a more indepth understanding of the camp and receive three hours of professional development credit.
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WWII Japanese-American Internment Museum 100 South Railroad...
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We recommend visitors begin their tour at the WWII Japanese...
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The museum features exhibits regarding the area history of Japanese American internment in the 1940s when more than 17,000 Japanese Americans were housed at nearby Rohwer War Relocation Center and Jerome War Relocation Center during World War II.
At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, about 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry lived on the US mainland, mostly along the Pacific Coast. About two thirds were full citizens, born and raised in the United States.
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We recommend visitors begin their tour at the WWII Japanese American Internment Museum in McGehee, Arkansas. Hours for the museum are Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Children under 12, along with college and school groups, are free.
Oct 11, 2022 · Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration is a multi-faceted project to address the erasure of the identities of individuals of Japanese ancestry who experienced wartime incarceration and to expand the concept of what monument is through three distinct, interlinking elements: a sacred book of names as a monument ...
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1 day ago · JANM invites you to stamp the Ireichō, a sacred book that records the names of over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned in US Army, Department of Justice, and War Relocation Authority camps during World War II. Now extended to December 1, 2024. Learn more.