Jerome Relocation Center, Elementary School Grounds
Date Original
1942-1944
Creator
Tom Okano
Description
Black and white photographic view of 5th and 6th graders going through their exercises on elementary school grounds at the Jerome Relocation Center.
Physical Description
Photograph, 5" x 3.75"
Subjects
Deportations; Detention facilities;
Staff Comments
During World War II, the United States was attacked on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese government. This caused the general American public to panic, and fear Japanese Americans so much that they allowed the imprisonment other Americans based on their ethnic background. This picture shows young Japanese American children working out in a physical exercise class at the Relocation Camp in Jerome, Arkansas. I like this picture because it shows the endurance and fortitude of the American people in anguish. These young children are trying to have a normal life inside of a prison that they were placed in by their fellow Americans. -Crystal Shurley
Geographical Area
Jerome, Drew County. (Ark.)
Language
English
Local Identifier
AHC4720.41
Digital Resource
Image
Digital Collection
Tales from the Vault - Celebrating 110 Years
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
Jerome Relocation Center, Elementary School Grounds, AHC_Photo_G4720_41, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights and Usage
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Tales from the Vault - Celebrating 110 Years
