March 26, 2024
A museum has compiled the names of all people of Japanese descent incarcerated during WWII
University of Southern California
A Multimodal Memorial Remembers Japanese American WWII Incarceration
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Grantmaking areaPresidential Initiatives
AuthorAnthony Balas
DateApril 04, 2022
The Irei Names Project is inspired by the Manzanar Ireitō or “Soul Consoling Tower,” a monument built by people incarcerated at the Manzanar camp in Inyo County, California during WWII to honor those that would never return home from the camps. Photo: courtesy of the Shinjo Nagatomi Collection, Manzanar National Historic Site
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Irei Names
The University of Southern California, based in Los Angeles, California, was awarded $3,500,000 in March 2022 through Mellon’s Presidential Initiatives.
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