The National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II is national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the loyalty and courage of Japanese Americans during World War II (despite Japanese American internment) and commemorating the Japanese American heroism and sacrifice. It is located northwest of the United States Capitol on the triangular plot bounded by Louisiana and New Jersey Avenues NW and D Street NW.
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The National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II is national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring the loyalty and courage of Japanese Americans during World War II (despite Japanese American internment) and commemorating the Japanese American heroism and sacrifice. It is located northwest of the United States Capitol on the triangular plot bounded by Louisiana and New Jersey Avenues NW and D Street NW.
The project for the Memorial was initiated in 1988 by the "Go For Broke" National Veterans Association Foundation, which was later renamed National Japanese American Memorial Foundation (NJAMF). The Memorial was authorized by federal statute (Public Law 102-502) and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on October 24, 1992. The 0.76-acre (3,100 m) site was transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the National Park Service in 1996. The Memorial was dedicated in 2000 and ownership was transferred to the federal government in 2002. The Park...
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