Righting a wrong, name by name − the Irei monument honors Japanese Americans imprisoned by the US government during World War II
- Written by Susan H. Kamei, Adjunct Professor (Teaching) of History and Affiliated Faculty, USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The Aochi family in the Rohwer, Arkansas, detention camp.Photo courtesy of June Aochi BerkJune Aochi Berk, now 92 years old, remembers the trepidation and fear she felt 80 years ago on Jan. 2, 1945. On that date, Berk and her family members were released by military order from the U.S. government detention facility in Rohwer, Arkansas, where they...