Minidoka War Relocation Center
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The Minidoka War Relocation Center was a World War II-era incarceration camp in Idaho where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned by the U.S. government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
ⓘ
World War II internment camp ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camp Minidoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunt Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Minidoka Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Executive Order 9066 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1945 ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | Minidoka National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeDay | annual pilgrimages by former incarcerees and descendants ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration buildings
ⓘ
barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks ⓘ guard towers ⓘ hospital ⓘ latrines ⓘ mess halls ⓘ recreation areas ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Minidoka National Historic Site visitor center and exhibits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryUnit |
100th Infantry Battalion volunteers
ⓘ
442nd Regimental Combat Team volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inmates |
Japanese Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese immigrants ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Jerome County, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hunt, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| maximumPopulation | over 9,000 people ⓘ |
| notableFor |
incarceration of Japanese Americans without due process
ⓘ
wartime violation of civil liberties ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese American internment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Site ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | forced removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
NERFINISHED
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Manzanar War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Poston War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Tule Lake War Relocation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil liberties education programs
ⓘ
historical research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| theme | racial discrimination in wartime United States ⓘ |
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