Dozens gather at San Bruno BART station to honor the 8,000 Bay Area residents of Japanese ancestry who were detained at the old Tanforan Racetrack before being relocated to the deserts of Utah for …
SAN BRUNO — Dozens of people crowded inside the San Bruno BART station Friday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new memorial for Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned at the Tanforan Racetrack during World War II, permanently cementing the infamous history of internment into the city’s memory.
“The committee has been waiting I don’t know how many years,” said committee member Steve Okamoto. “We’ve faced years of frustration, obstacles and delays. So this is a truly special occasion.” In a speech to the crowd Friday, Congresswoman Jackie Speier said the memorial should serve as a reminder for all people that prejudice is real, its consequences are severe and that something like this should never happen again.
The new memorial is the first installation of its size dedicated to internment victims. The committee who organized it began their work ten years ago with the installation of a photography exhibit featuring the work of Lange and Paul Kitagaki, Jr.
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