Cover Page

Letter to President

Executive Summary

Overview

Recommendations &
Proposed Actions

Site Specific Information
& Recommendations

Manzanar

Tule Lake

Granada

Topaz

Heart Mountain

Minidoka

Gila River

Poston

Jerome

Rohwer

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

January 9, 2001

The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

I am honored to provide the Department of the Interior's report and recommendations to preserve the World War II Japanese-American Interment sites, as directed by your November 9, 2000, memorandum.

As you requested, we consulted with States, Tribes, local and national organizations involved in the preservation of the Japanese-American internment sites. We have included many valuable comments submitted as a result of these consultations in the appendix to this report. We look forward to continuing these relationships and continuing the work we have begun to protect these important sites.

I welcome the attention that you have shown to this important issue. As you stated in your memorandum, the Japanese-American Internment sites represent a tangible reminder of the grave injustice done to Japanese-Americans. The Department looks forward to implementing these recommendations to help ensure that this period in American history is never forgotten.

Respectfully,

/s/ Bruce Babbitt

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