San Jose commemorates Japanese Americans incarcerated in concentration camps
San Jose, CA – On February 18, over 300 people gathered in San Jose to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the directive that facilitated the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.
The Nihonmachi Outreach Committee has been holding annual Day of Remembrance events in San Jose since 1981.