Japanese American

On this 70th anniversary of the closing of the Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Camp in Desha County, Arkansas, the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture has launched Rohwer Restored, a virtual exhibit that documents a project to stabilize and restore the memorial cemetery located at the former internment site. Opened in September 1942, Rohwer Relocation Center spanned 400 … Virtual exhibit documents memorial cemetery, internment

The original Life Interrupted exhibit, “Against Their Will:  The Japanese American Experience in World War II Arkansas,” is now on permanent display at the new World War II Japanese American Internment Museum in McGehee, Arkansas. The exhibit was produced by the Life Interrupted Project, and originally premiered in 2004 as part of a joint effort … Permanent Home for “Against Their Will” Exhibit

The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture is releasing a series of video interviews on Japanese American internment in Arkansas during World War II. The first video features an interview with an individual who was forced to move to the camp when he was 13 years old. Interview with Sam Mibu, internee at Jerome … Videos Recount Japanese American Internment

An extensive interview with Sen. Daniel Inouye on the Japanese-American internment camps will be released 2013, the Center for Arkansas History and Culture recently announced. Inouye, Congress’ most senior member, died Dec. 18 from a respiratory illness. He was 88. The center was already in the process of digitizing Inouye’s talk. In 2004, he was interviewed for … Late Senator’s Interview on Arkansas Internment Camps Digitized