Poston War Relocation Center, Arizona by Lucas Ton https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6 One of the Japanese Internment Camps en-us 2018-11-27 22:37:48 UTC 2024-12-05 20:08:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Poston Internment Camp - Lucas Ton and Anthony Gugino lucast3364 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308570551 English 6 - 6
30 November 2018]]> 2018-11-27 22:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308570551 Opening and Closing lucast3364 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308571038 The camp officially opened on June 2, 1942. The camp shut down on November 28, 1945.

“Poston (Colorado River).” Minidoka | Densho Encyclopedia, encyclopedia.densho.org/Poston_(Colorado_River)/.

]]> 2018-11-27 22:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308571038 Location anthonyg2855 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308572146 The camp was located in Yuma County (now La Paz) of southwestern Arizona. The nearest town was Parker, located 12 miles south, near the border of California. This camp was located on an Native American Reservation.

“Poston (Colorado River).” Minidoka | Densho Encyclopedia, encyclopedia.densho.org/Poston_(Colorado_River)/.

]]> 2018-11-27 22:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308572146 Population lucast3364 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/308590554 There was about 17,814 people located at the relocation center in 1942.

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These camps opened up because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. People of Japanese decent were also put in "jail". Actions were ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. People were forced to stay in 20 by 24 rooms. The "apartments" had no furniture.]]> 2018-11-28 21:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/309062531 Map of Camp lucast3364 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/309062871 2018-11-28 21:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/309062871 lucast3364 https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/309583360 2018-11-29 22:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lucast3364/lymufj1ymbd6/wish/309583360