Puyallup Assembly Center
Families from the Seattle area were mainly sent to the Puyallup Assembly Center on the grounds of the Western Washington State Fairgrounds.[1] According to Floyd Schmoe, In Seattle, the orders…
Assembly: Not Neglecting to Meet Together
Throughout the spring of 1942 the U.S. Army hastily converted racetracks, fairgrounds, and parks into seventeen temporary facilities for residence.[1] The shock of these assembly centers remained so fresh in…
Love Beyond Words
During the Japanese American internment, Christians of all ethnicities engaged in personal ministry to those who were suffering. The stories recorded here have only represented a handful of those which…
Friends in Need are Friends Indeed
Historic peace churches such as the Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, and the Society of Friends (Quakers) frequently engaged in personal ministry to the evacuees during World War II. As…
A Man for Others
Before the war, the Rev. Emery E. Andrews (1894-1976), affectionately known as “Andy,” had been the active and well-liked English-language minister of the Seattle Japanese Baptist Church (JBC).[1] He had…