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Remembering ‘Camp Harmony’: Local Japanese-Americans aim for permanent Puyallup fair exhibit

Artwork from the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League represents names of local Americans of Japanese descent who were detained at an “assembly center” on the Puyallup fairgrounds. (CREDIT: Puyallup Valley JACL)

A detention center with a deceptive nickname once operated on the Washington State fairgrounds in Puyallup, and local Japanese-Americans want to make sure its true nature is never forgotten. They’re hoping the public will contribute to the cost of building a permanent gallery on the fairgrounds. Click the play arrow to hear Corwin Haeck’s report.

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