By I want to preface this post by noting that this is a topic that is not discussed enough. I don’t remember learning much about Japanese Interment Camps in school. I had to talk to the special collections librarian at my local library to find local information. These pictures are very pretty and now the landscape is serine but this was a place where Japanese-Americans were forced to move after the events at Pearl Harbor during WWII.
During the summer of 2022, after exploring Bent’s Old Fort, we visited Amache National Historic Site, which was the site of a Japanese Concentration Camp or “Relocation Center” during WWII.
I have provided a link to my full write up and research if you are interested in reading it rather than watching my video. I do highly suggest my video in this case because I was able to find video and images (thank you Densho.org) of the camps and recollections of the people that were incarcerated there.
Resources
- Denton Public Library – when in doubt, go to the library.
- Even if the local library did not have any books they helped me to find other resources.
- Portal to Texas History – UNT
- Amache.org
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Densho.org
- See my full list of course used here.
Thank you KW Photography for allowing me to use your wonderful photos!
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Hi Laci – I agree – Japanese internment camps were not discussed much in school. It’s a terrible piece of American history. Thank you for sharing these pictures.
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US history likes to try to hide the parts that show the past in a bad light but we need to remember them.
I couldn’t even find anything in my local library. This was definitely a research scavenger hunt. There are some good resources though.
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Nice story
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Thank you!
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