Memorial Monument
to Japanese-American Patriotism
WW II
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located at Louisiana Ave. and D Street
Washington DC
circa 2000
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14 foot bronze Japanese cranes
caught in barbed wire
Artist : Nina Akamu
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the granite semi - circular wall
is inscribed with the names
of the ten internment camps ,
numbers of detainees at each site
( over 120,000 Japanese- Americans )
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the memorial is a tribute to
not only the detainees, but also
Japanese- American veterans
and their patriotism