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Virtual Tour of the Memorial |
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A landmark in Washington, D.C., the Memorial serves as a reminder of the loyalty and patriotism of Japanese American veterans during the War and as an apology on behalf of the United States for the unlawful internment of Japanese Americans. Visitors can appreciate the Crane Monument by sculptor Nina Akamu, and learn about the internment camps through the inscriptions on the wall as well as the sacrifice of the Japanese Americans during World War II. Visitors may also find solace in the reflecting pool with its five granite boulders. The rocks represent the five generations of persons of Japanese ancestry who were living on August 10, 1988, the day Congress and the President enacted unprecedented legislation making a national apology for the internment.  | The Double Crane statue, surrounded by the names of the 10 relocation camps. Quotes from Norman Y. Mineta, US Congressman and Internee, Heart Mountain; Mike M. Masaoka Staff Sergeant, 442nd RCT and Civil Rights Advocate; Robert T. Matsui, US Congressman, Internee, Tule Lake; President Ronald Reagan, the Reflecting Pond; and panels explaining the history of the Relocation Camps. Please click on the image to the left to start the virtual tour. |
|  | The names of Japanese Americans who were killed in WWII while wearing the uniform of the United States; the Bell, and the Reflecting Pond. Please click on the image to the left to start the virtual tour. |
|  | The exiting quote by Daniel K. Inouye, US Senator, the bell and final view of the Reflecting Pond. The rocks represent the five generations of Japanese Americans who were alive at the time of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Please click on the image to the left to start the virtual tour. |
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