Poston Internment Camp site

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Holocaust
gptkbp:area approximately 1,000 acres
gptkbp:associated_with Japanese American internment
gptkbp:closed 1945
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:annual_events
gptkbp:consequences Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:barracks
gptkbp:coordinates 34.0522° N, 113.2500° W
gptkbp:cultural_impact Japanese American culture
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:memorials
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:historical_significance civil rights issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poston Internment Camp site
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
gptkbp:infrastructure hospitals
schools
community centers
recreation facilities
mess halls
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:legacy remembrance and education
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:George_Takei
gptkb:Fred_Korematsu
gptkb:Kiyoshi_Kuromiya
gptkb:Doris_Matsui
gptkb:Minoru_Yasui
gptkb:Mitsuye_Endo
gptkb:Yoshiko_Uchida
gptkb:Kathy_Masaoka
gptkb:Tetsuden_Kashima
Masako Kuroda
Nisei veterans
James Matsumoto
Shirley Hune
gptkbp:number_of_inmates over 17,000
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:War_Relocation_Authority
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Poston_War_Relocation_Center
gptkbp:population gptkb:Japanese_Americans
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Executive_Order_9066
gptkbp:significance World War II history
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Colorado_River_Indian_Reservation
gptkbp:type temporary camp
gptkbp:used_for detaining Japanese Americans
gptkbp:visitors educational tours
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poston_Memorial_Monument
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6