Rohwer
Hiro Mizushima’s first impression of the Rohwer Relocation Center in southeastern Arkansas was its sparseness: “The barrack itself was just tar paper on the outside. We had a pot belly…
Gila River
Among the ten Relocation Centers, Gila River in central Arizona was perhaps the most well-kept and therefore ideal for publicity.[1] Temperatures still reached 105 degrees or hotter in July. As…
Poston
The Poston Relocation Center was located in the isolated desert wilderness of Arizona. As temperatures often reached 115 degrees, residents would pour water on their canvas cots to keep cool…
Heart Mountain
Residents of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in northwestern Wyoming, first arrived on August 12, 1942. As they disembarked the train, weary men, women, and children trudged the quarter-mile walk…