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Minidoka National Historic Site
The Pearl Harbor attack intensified existing hostility towards Japanese Americans. As wartime hysteria mounted, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry (Nikkei) had to leave their homes, jobs, and lives behind, and were forced into one of ten prison camps spread across the nation.
This is Minidoka's story.
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Minidoka National Historic Site is located between the towns of Twin Falls and Jerome, Idaho in south central Idaho.
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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center Visitor Center
The Beginning of a National Injustice: On March 30, 1942, 227 Americans of Japanese ancestry living on Bainbridge Island were forced to assemble at the Eagledale Ferry Dock. These island residents, most of them United States citizens, were guided by soldiers with rifles and bayonets onto a ferry to leave their home island. These Bainbridge Island residents were the very first of the over 110,000 Japanese Americans forced from their homes and imprisoned during World War II.
Minidoka Visitor Center Facility
Located at 1428 Hunt Road. Start here for visitor information, the passport stamp, the park film, museum exhibits, and the park bookstore. The visitor center is open Fridays through Sundays, from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. If the visitor center is not open during your visit, please check the After Hours box for brochures and the passport stamp. The historic site grounds are open year-round for self-guided walking tours.
