Manzanar
California detention center
Manzanar was one of ten internment camps where the United States confined Japanese Americans during World War II, located in California's Owens Valley.
Over 10,000 people were held there from 1942 to 1945.
The name, Spanish for "apple orchard," now refers to the National Historic Site preserving the camp's remains: We visited Manzanar to understand what our grandparents endured.
Of dual national heritage
- Executive Order 9066Wartime internment authorization decree
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- detentionTemporary official holding
- confinementState of being restricted
imprisonment · barracks · guard tower · barbed wire · mess hall · isolation · restriction · surveillance
Religious journey to shrine
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
sentry post · interpretive center · tribute · reconciliation · healing · legacy · preservation · plaque
Western U.S. mountain range
- desertTo leave behind completely
- dust stormsWindblown particulate weather events
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- high desertElevated arid region
aqueduct · sagebrush · harsh climate · wind · extreme temperatures · arid · desolate · stark beauty
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- war hysteriaFrenzied public demand for combat
- home frontCivilian sector during war
enemy alien · Axis · propaganda · military necessity · wartime · patriotism · Nisei soldiers
Removal from danger
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
property loss · exile · forced migration · departure · family separation · return · reintegration · diaspora
Compensation for historical wrongs
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
Japanese-American
Of dual national heritage
- Executive Order 9066Wartime internment authorization decree
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- detentionTemporary official holding
confinement · imprisonment · barracks · guard tower · barbed wire · mess hall · isolation · restriction · surveillance · curfew
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
cemetery · sentry post · interpretive center · tribute · reconciliation · healing · legacy · preservation · plaque · vigil
Sierra Nevada
Western U.S. mountain range
- desertTo leave behind completely
- dust stormsWindblown particulate weather events
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
high desert · aqueduct · sagebrush · harsh climate · wind · extreme temperatures · arid · desolate · stark beauty · alkaline soil
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- war hysteriaFrenzied public demand for combat
home front · enemy alien · Axis · propaganda · military necessity · wartime · patriotism · Nisei soldiers
evacuation
Removal from danger
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
dispossession · property loss · exile · forced migration · departure · family separation · return · reintegration · diaspora · transplantation
reparations
Compensation for historical wrongs
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
Manzanarliberty
Absence of unjust constraint
open borders · home · sanctuary · Ellis Island · freedom
Manzanardue process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
equal protection · civil rights · justice · civil liberties · Civil Rights Act
Manzanarintegration
Combining into a whole
acceptance · Little Tokyo · Nisei soldiers · military service · homecoming