Listen to an event that tells the story of the families of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from our region and incarcerated in camps during WW II.
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February 19 marked the 81st anniversary of Executive Order 9066. The order laid the foundation for the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese descent living throughout the West Coast.
In commemoration, an event was held at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup. Over 7,000 people were incarcerated in make-shift shelters and animal stalls on the fairgrounds for about five months until the incarceration sites were completed.
The event also included a gathering at Tacoma’s Northwest detention center to support the present-day detainees and call for an end to immigrant detention and deportations.
Listen in on the voices and sounds from Remember and Resist 2023.
Last Updated February 23, 2023