Japanese American Internment Camps

During World War II, 110,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated at 10 concentration camps across the Western United States. Learn about the historical context of this chapter in American history.

Masumi Hayashi, born in 1945 at the Gila River concentration camp in Arizona, spent decades photographing all ten War Relocation Authority camp sites. Her panoramic photo collages document both the stark landscapes and the traces of trauma that remain visible today. Hear survivors share their memories of life in these camps.