Merced Assembly Center Memorial: Merced, California. 5 boards designed by Maryann Ohki.
Japanese Americans from northern and central California were incarcerated at the Merced Assembly Center prior to being shipped by train to concentration camps during WWII.
Life inside the concentration camps.
While Japanese American families were held in concentration camps, their family members fought in the US military during WWII.
Life after the war, facing prejudice at home, reparations.
This memorial was created to honor all individuals who were incarcerated at Merced Assembly Center, whose names are engraved on the wall. It also serves to educate the public about this event and as a reminder that this must never happen to anyone again.