Lessons in History
The Pearl Harbor attack intensified existing hostility towards Japanese Americans. As wartime hysteria mounted, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 forcing over 120,000 West Coast persons of Japanese ancestry (Nikkei) to leave their homes, jobs, and lives behind and move to one of ten Relocation Centers.
This single largest forced relocation in U.S. history is Minidoka's story.
Features
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Public Meeting:Guard Tower Reconstruction
Minidoka NHS is hosting a public meeting on June 1, 2013 at 9:00 am to gather public comment and ideas regarding future development at the park.
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Civil Liberties Symposium VIII
Join us for an interdisciplinary conference that examines the relationship between immigration and civil liberties in American history and today.
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Minidoka Exhibit
There are limited visitor services on site. Visit the exhibit at Hagerman Fossil Beds Visitor Center including historic pictures, info, and brochures.
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The Incarceration Experience
Want to learn more about the incarceration experience? This story has so much to teach us and there are many sources available to visit.
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Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial
The Nidoto Nai Yoni (Let it not happen again) Memorial, an 8-acre site on Bainbridge Island, WA, was established May 8, 2008 with Public Law 110-229.
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Did You Know?
The 442nd combat unit fought in France and Italy alongside the 100th Battalion from Hawaii and was the most highly decorated unit of its size in military history.