SEATTLE (AP) — A wall to remember the Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during World War II has been dedicated in Seattle’s Chinatown International District.
The memorial dedicated Sunday also remembers the people of Japanese ancestry who left the camps to serve in the U.S. military.
The Seattle Times reports about 3,000 names are carved in black granite bricks that are stacked to create a wall 12 feet high and nearly 100 feet long.
The wall is divided into two parts, with sections for internees and veterans, including those who fought in American conflicts after World War II. In some instances, names appear on bricks in both sections.
