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Two barracks from Minidoka will be moved so they are included in the Idaho Farm and Ranch Museum.

Opinion, the Japanese American community continues to be split over whether the men who refused to go to the camps or the men who fought in World War II were right. It is time for each side to respect the decision of the other and heal the wounds of…

The Wing Luke Asian Museum's traveling exhibit, "Executive Order 9066: 50 Years Before and 50 Years After", is displayed at the Puyallup fairground's The Fair Museum. Japanese Americans comment on the exhibit and their experiences during their…

A curfew ordered by the Western Defense Command on all Japanese on the West Coast had people observing the order by staying home or closing up shop. Two photos showed how people were affected by the curfew with one group playing cards at home, while…

A curfew of 8 pm had the Japanese colony at home and obeying the law, according to a Seattle police officer. A photo of Aki Kato pointing to a clock at a drug store indicated that there were about 7 minutes to go before all Japanese had to be at…

Photos show the Owens Valley in California where reportedly 60,000 Japanese were to be located at a camp called Manzanar. One photo shows the camp barracks with the mountains in the background; another shows people lining up to register; and a third…

Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California was being prepared for use as a temporary evacuation center for Japanese evacuees as housing was being constructed for the new arrivals.

An army sentry looks toward three Japanese Americans outside Anderson's store on Bainbridge Island where registration was taking place.

Japanese Americans on Bainbridge Island prepared to leave their homes on the Island as they filled out registration papers. Two photographs showed one picture with an older man and youth, while another showeed a little girl with a registration form.