Friday, March 27 Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, Seattle
Saturday, March 28 Expo Hall, Washington State Fair, Puyallup (access to Remembrance Gallery)
Sunday, March 29 Bainbridge Island
Monday, March 30 Bainbridge Island
Limited appointments:
ten-minute openings with stamping of six names
Named after the Japanese term for “consoling the spirits,” the Ireichō monument honors both those who have gone before us as well as those who carry on the memories and legacies of forced removal, unjust incarceration, and family separation. Every visitor to the monument is invited to contribute to the creation of the monument by marking one or more names in the Ireichō with a blue hanko
stamp. For many camp survivors and descendants, leaving this mark has been a
way to honor the personhood of a family member who suffered the indignities and
losses of the wartime incarceration.
The Ireichō is the first comprehensive listing of persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in US Army, DOJ, WCCA, and WRA camps. The tour will help fulfill the vision of the Museum and The Irei Project to honor and recognize all
125,284 individuals in the Ireichō and provide an opportunity for thousands of
more people across the US to engage in this powerful and intimate act of racial
repair and healing.
