10 camps may get federal funds

Associated Press
Published: Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 12:02 a.m. MST
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A look at the 10 internment camps where more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans from the West Coast were imprisoned during World War II, along with each camp's peak population.

The camps are expected to become eligible for $38 million in grants for preservation and other activities under a bill signed in December by President Bush.

• Arizona: Gila River Relocation Center (13,348); Colorado River Relocation Center (17,814)

• Arkansas: Jerome Relocation Center (8,497); Rohwer Relocation Center (8,475)

• California: Manzanar Relocation Center (10,046); Tule Lake Relocation Center (18,789)

• Colorado: Granada Relocation Center (7,318)

• Idaho: Minidoka Relocation Center (9,397)

• Utah: Central Utah Relocation Center (8,130)

• Wyoming: Heart Mountain Relocation Center (10,767)

Source: Japanese American National Museum.

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