In Washington state, nearly 13,000 people were removed with about 30% of Japanese Americans returning to Tacoma after the war.
TACOMA, Wash. — A resounding, resilient beat fills the room at the Washington History Museum in Tacoma on Thursday evening for the eighth-annual South Sound Day of Remembrance Walk.
Tacoma Fuji Taiko showcase a drum performance while the walk attendees learn more about the Japanese-American culture.
“A lot of people are fascinated by Tacoma’s pre-war Japanese-American history,” said Tamiko Nimura.
The remembrance walk marks the 83rd anniversary of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from South Puget Sound during WWII.
They are walking to remember
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