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Rohwer War Relocation Center

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  • "Table 1. Wartime Properties Identified in Public Law 102-248" (PART 2), from- Japanese Americans in World War II, a National Historic Landmark theme study (page 16 crop).jpg

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  • 1944 Monument at Rohwer Relocation Center.jpg

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  • Graves, Rohwer Relocation Center, Rohwer Arkansas.jpg

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  • Horisawa and Fujioka Monument, Rohwer Relocation Center, Rohwer Arkansas.jpg

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  • Loyalty Monument, Rohwer Relocation Center, Rohwer Arkansas.jpg

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Background

The Rohwer War Relocation Center was a World War II Japanese American concentration camp located in rural southeastern Arkansas, in Desha County. It was in operation from September 18, 1942, until November 30, 1945, and held as many as 8,475 Japanese Americans forcibly evacuated from California. Among the inmates, the notation "朗和 (Rōwa)" was sometimes applied. The Rohwer War Relocation Center Cemetery is located here, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.

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Desha County

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  • Helen Santo
    1935 · grocer
  • George Takei
    George Takei
    1937 · comedian

    George Takei ( tə-KAY; born Hosato Takei, April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author, and activist.

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World Prisons. (2026). Rohwer War Relocation Center. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/rohwer-war-relocation-center
Chicago
"Rohwer War Relocation Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/rohwer-war-relocation-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-rohwer-war-relocation-cente,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Rohwer War Relocation Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/rohwer-war-relocation-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-22}
}