Survivors share stories of their time in Japanese internment camp in Poston, AZ - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

"It's been nearly 80 years but the history of Japanese internment camps still haunts the victims.

"The fear on my mother's face, that's ingrained in my memory," said Norman Ikeda, incarcerated at age three.

Dozens of Japanese Americans make the "Poston Pilgrimage." First, second and third generations gather at the monument looking back on how one day changed the world.

Dozens of Japanese Americans make the "Poston Pilgrimage." First, second and third generations gather at the monument looking back on how one day changed the world.

As America entered World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued executive order 9066 with the goal of stopping espionage and to protect those of Japanese descent from violence.

Nearly 120,000 Japanese people living in the U.S., 70,000 of them American citizens, were sent to ten internment camps. About 18,000 were imprisoned at the Poston relocation center just 12 miles south of Parker, AZ.

With just days to pack their items, families boarded trains and buses for the unknown. At 6-years-old, Ruth Okimoto and her family left San Diego, taken away by soldiers armed with rifles and bayonets." (visit link)

Type of publication: Internet Only When was the article reported?: 11/18/2019 Publication: Fox 10 Phoenix Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: regional News Category: Society/People

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