Poston War Relocation center, Arizona by Gianni Risi

2018-01-24 18:00:08 UTC

Poston War Relocation Center - Wikipedia.

The Poston War Relocation Center, located in Yuma County of southwestern Arizona, was the largest of the ten American concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II. Wikipedia

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location

Founded / Closed

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Build: 1942
Closed: 1945
www.javadc.org/poston.htm.

The location of postonwar

giannir2760 — 2018-01-25 18:15:37 UTC

Parker, Arizona (34.1500 lat, -114.2833 lng)
“Poston.” Poston Concentration Camp, www.janm.org/projects/clasc/poston.htm.

population

giannir2760 — 2018-01-25 18:17:21 UTC

Population (September, 1942)
• Total.
17,814.2
“Poston (Colorado River).” Poston (Colorado River) | Densho Encyclopedia, encyclopedia.densho.org/Poston_(Colorado_River)/.

Heading

giannir2760 — 2018-01-25 18:25:24 UTC

Gianni Risi
English 6-2
Mrs. Gilbert
26 January 2018

giannir2760 — 2018-01-25 18:40:36 UTC

Marc Benjamin mbenjamin@fresnobee.com. “For These Japanese Americans, an Executive Order Stripped Away Their Lives and Dignity.” Fresnobee, The Fresno Bee, www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article132068034.html.

What I learned

giannir2760 — 2018-01-25 18:42:48 UTC

I learned that the Japanese survived the interment camps. They form churches, schools, and played games to keep their spirits up.