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# Amache.org

Remembering the wrongful imprisonment of Japanese Americans

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [2017 Pilgrimage scheduled for Saturday, May 20](https://amache.org/2017-pilgrimage-scheduled-saturday-may-20/) - The Annual Amache Pilgrimage always takes place on the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend. The date for 2017 is Saturday, May 20. See the Pilgrimage page for more information.
- [2016 Pilgrimage scheduled for Saturday, May 21](https://amache.org/2016-pilgrimage/) - The Annual Amache Pilgrimage always takes place on the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend. The date for 2016 is Saturday, May 21. See the Current Activity News page for more information.
- [Object highlights added to museum page](https://amache.org/amache-museum/) - There is now a new Amache Museum page with visitor information and object highlights. Check them out at https://amache.org/amache-museum/
- [Current Activity News](https://amache.org/current-activity-news/) - For updates on news and events, be sure to check out the Current Activity News page!
- [Catherine Ludy](https://amache.org/catherine-ludy/)

## Pages

- [Amache Home](https://amache.org/) - About Amache: By Executive Order 9066, over 7,000 Japanese, most being American citizens, were forcibly imprisoned at the Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado from 1942-45. Read More Historical Timeline A review of the history of Amache and Japanese American history beginning in 1853. Read More Visitor Information Visitors to Amache can find informative
- [Amache Museum](https://amache.org/amache-museum/) - Visiting the Amache Museum The Amache Museum is located in downtown Granada at 205 E. Goff Ave. It is staffed by Granada High School students who volunteer with the Amache Preservation Society (APS). MUSEUM HOURS: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday Saturday by appointment only CLOSED Sunday and major holidays Contact APS at
- [Visitor Information](https://amache.org/visitor-information/) - Visiting the Amache Museum Self-guided Audio Driving Tour You can download a self-guided driving map and audio tour of Amache to play through your phone, tablet, or mp3 player as you visit locations throughout Amache. Make sure to check out the site visitation information on the know before you go page. Virtual visits If you
- [Current News and Events](https://amache.org/current-activity-news/) - For more real-time updates, join our new Facebook group: All Things Amache facebook.com/groups/809799359625587/ Happening Now! Save
- [Past Events](https://amache.org/past-events/) - Annual Amache Pilgimage was held May 15-17, 2026 Denver University's Amache Project offered its biennial Field School in historical archaeology and museum studies from June 9-July 15. Students interested in archaeology, museum studies, or history received four credits for this undergraduate level course. High school interns and volunteers with family ties to the site also
- [In-person Pilgrimage](https://amache.org/pilgrimage/) - --> If you have your own transportation or are flying in and renting a car, there are a number of events throughout the weekend. For those of you who pre-registered, meals will require payment at the door by cash only. The Amache Museum and site will be open Friday and Saturday. Please note that it
- [Know before you go](https://amache.org/know-before-you-go/) - Amache is located far from urban centers in southeastern Colorado. Like the other Japanese American confinement sites, the location was selected by the War Relocation Authority in 1942 in part due to its remoteness. Although the hastily built temporary buildings were removed or demolished after Amache closed in 1945, the surviving historic road network and
- [Amache Interactive Directory Map](https://amache.org/amache-interactive-directory-map/) - Were you or a loved one incarcerated at Amache? You can now search an interactive directory by name or barrack number to find out where someone lived in Amache. The directory is part of larger mapping project associated with the Amache Community Archaeology Project and is based on the historical directories created at Amache in
- [Release and Waiver of Liability](https://amache.org/release-and-waiver-of-liability/) - Name of Event: Amache Annual Pilgrimage Date of Event: May 15-17, 2026 Waiver and Release, Consent to Medical Attention, and Grant of Rights By participating in the Amache Pilgrimage, I, and if I am not yet 18 years old, my parent or legal guardian, agree to be bound by each of the following provisions of
- [Archaeology Open House](https://amache.org/archaeology-open-house/) - The Amache Community Archaeology Project holds open houses during the Archaeology Field School, which typically occurs every other year in even years. The upcoming open houses will be July 2-4, 2026. Amache Community Archaeology Project Field School: June 15 – July 11th, 2026 Schedule of Events Thursday June 30 7 - 8:30 PM Greeting and
- [Virtual Pilgrimage](https://amache.org/virtual-pilgrimage/) - Pilgrimages to WWII confinement sites began in the late 1960s. It took nearly a quarter century for former prisoners and their descendants to question why they had been imprisoned and begin searching for answers. From 1975 to 2019, the annual Amache Pilgrimage was held in person on the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend. In 2020,
- [Popular American Activities](https://amache.org/popular-american-activities/) - Incarcerees at Amache engaged in activities popular across America at the time. Most were Nisei, born in America and raised as American citizens. Evidence of many of these activities are still visible at the site today. Victory gardens were promoted in WWII as a way that people could contribute to supporting the war effort. Such
- [Driving Tour Stop 8. Built to Survive](https://amache.org/waypoint-8/) - The Amache watertower is a symbol of its resilience and self-sufficiency, functioning like a city, with its own water, power, and sewage systems. Stop 8 Audio Transcript When nearly 7,000 Japanese Americans arrived here in 1942, Amache was suddenly the 10th largest city in Colorado! Although our city was only one square mile, and surrounded
- [Driving Tour Stop 11. Printed Legacy](https://amache.org/waypoint-11/) - Discover how posters and newspapers printed at Amache supported the war effort, built community, and left a lasting visual record of daily life. Stop 11 Audio Transcript Amache was different from other camps because we had a successful silkscreen shop that made over 250, 000 posters under contract for the U. S. Navy. Not only
- [Driving Tour Stop 10. The Flag Still Flew](https://amache.org/waypoint-10/) - Learn how groups like the Boy Scouts gave young people purpose and connection, while also instilling values and teaching skills. Stop 10 Audio Transcript A child or teenager at Amache could choose from many different clubs, groups, and chapters to join, like the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, the YMCA, the YWCA, the Young Buddhists
- [Driving Tour Stop 9. Honoring and Remembering](https://amache.org/waypoint-9/) - Remember those who died in camp and honor the soldiers who served while their families were unjustly incarcerated. Stop 9 Audio Transcript None of the 107 deaths at Amache were from violence, foul play, or conflict between us and the camp guards. We were known as the Loyal Camp because we never had any riots
- [Driving Tour Stop 7. Making Home in Confinement](https://amache.org/waypoint-7/) - Step into a barrack to experience the cramped quarters and challenging living conditions of life at Amache. Stop 7 Audio Transcript When we arrived at Amache, each family was assigned a one room unit in the barracks that we called an apartment. There were six apartments in each barrack. The smallest apartments at each end
- [Driving Tour Stop 6. Living Under Watch](https://amache.org/waypoint-6/) - See where armed soldiers once watched over Amache’s incarcerated residents day and night. Stop 6 Audio Transcript When we first got to Amache, one of the scariest things to get used to were the armed soldiers that patrolled the camp entrance and manned the guard towers. There were over a hundred military police that lived
- [Driving Tour Stop 5. Community Hubs & Early Childhood Education](https://amache.org/waypoint-5/) - Visit a restored recreation hall that once served as a preschool and learn about the importance of rec halls as community hubs. Stop 5 Audio Transcript Recreation halls, like this one, were important community spaces. Each block had a recreation hall which was used for various activities, for organization headquarters such as block leaders, for
- [Driving Tour Stop 4. School & Sports Inside the Fence](https://amache.org/waypoint-4/) - Explore Amache High School and its vibrant student life as well as the important role that sports played at Amache. Stop 4 Audio Transcript When we first arrived at Amache, the elementary, junior high, and high schools were placed in the residential barracks of Block 8H. New schools were planned and building of the Amache
- [Driving Tour Stop 3. Commerce in Confinement](https://amache.org/waypoint-3/) - Learn how incarcerees created and ran their own stores, services, and economy behind barbed wire. Stop 3 Audio Transcript One of the ways we were able to get goods and products from outside into camp was through mail order catalogs like Sears and Roebuck, Montgomery Ward's, or Spiegel's. We ordered everything from dress patterns, toys
- [Driving Tour Stop 2. Feeding a Camp](https://amache.org/waypoint-2/) - Discover how incarcerees used their farming skills to feed the camp and leave a lasting legacy on local agriculture. Stop 2 Audio Transcript Before we came to camp, many of our families were involved in farming and agriculture in California. When we came to Amache, our fathers and mothers brought all of their farming skills
- [Driving Tour Stop 1. Welcome to Amache](https://amache.org/waypoint-1/) - Start your journey through Amache, where over 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. Stop 1 Audio Transcript Welcome to Amache National Historic Site. Between 1942 and 1945, this was one of ten incarceration sites located in the interior of the United States that held over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of them American
- [Self-guided Driving Tour](https://amache.org/driving-tour-map-podcasts/) - Welcome to the self-guided Amache Driving Tour! As you explore the site, clicking on the numbered stops on the map below will open audio files that connect you with Amache survivors who share facts, memories, and stories. Please follow the tour route to help preserve the original historic roads and protect this nationally significant site.
- [Amache National Historic Site](https://amache.org/site-planning/) - It's official! Amache National Historic Site became the 429th unit of the NPS on February 15, 2024. The full land transfer was completed on May 8, 2024 and a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held during the Pilgrimage weekend on Friday May 17, 2024. Read on to learn more about the processes leading up to this
- [Silkscreen Shop](https://amache.org/silkscreen-shop/) - Although many of the WRA camps had war-related industries, Amache was the only camp with a successful silkscreen shop. At the time, silkscreening was one of the best ways to crisply print in color, something required by the U.S. Navy for their training materials. Established in June of 1943, the Amache silkscreen shop produced over
- [Land Acquisition](https://amache.org/how-the-land-was-taken-over/) - Granada War Relocation Center Land, Property The WRA purchased the properties that it consolidated into the 16-square-mile Granada War Relocation Center after a process of condemnation that paid local farmers pennies on the dollar for 10,500 acres on the south bank of the Arkansas River. In addition, the Santa Fe Railroad ran through the entire
- [Project Team](https://amache.org/project-team/) - Amache Preservation Society – Led by John Hopper, Principal of Granada High School, this volunteer organization is largely comprised of current and past students of the high school. Students help with ongoing site tours, participate in preservation projects, maintain a museum of artifacts, and provide presentations on Amache in Colorado, neighboring states, and around the
- [Pilgrimage History](https://amache.org/pilgrimage-history/) - Pilgrimages to former WWII concentration camps for those of Japanese descent were started in the late 1960s. It took nearly a quarter century for former prisoners and their descendants to question why they had been imprisoned and begin searching for answers. In 1968, the Denver Central Optimists Club (DCO) was formed to preserve the site
- [Densho Amache Collection](https://amache.org/densho-amache-collection/) - Densho is a grassroots organization dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in order to deepen understandings of American history and inspire action for equity. Their mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II. They have collected
- [Discover Nikkei Amache Stories](https://amache.org/discover-nikkei-amache-stories/) - Discover Nikkei is a community website about Nikkei identity, history and experiences, where members of the community can share, explore, and connect with each other through diverse Nikkei experiences, culture, and history. It is a cornerstone program of the Japanese American National Museum's Nikkei Legacy Project. Find Amache Content You can find stories related to
- [Other Resources](https://amache.org/other-resources/) - Film documents the Japanese American experience in World War II ARTICLE: coloradocommunitymedia.com VIDEO: vimeo.com A detailed overview of the WRA's operation of Japanese-American internment camps https://bookmice.net National Archives Japanese Relocation and Internment During World War II https://archives.gov National Park Service Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/anthropology74/index.htm Bancroft Library -
- [Amache Tributes](https://amache.org/amache-tributes/) - The Japanese American National Museum has created a Remembrance Project to collect tributes to people affected by the Japanese American World War II experience. You can search tributes by first and/or last name or by site.
- [Background](https://amache.org/background/) - By Executive Order 9066, over 7,000 Japanese, most being American citizens, were forcibly incarcerated at the Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado from 1942-45. The Granada site, with the smallest population of the ten relocation centers, became the tenth largest concentration of people in the state of Colorado; it is one the best preserved with
- [Newsletters](https://amache.org/newsletters/) - The preservation and remembrance of Amache is truly a collaborative effort, with many groups engaged in different types of activities. Because each group has a slightly different focus and audience, there are a number of newsletters about Amache. We have collected them here in case you do not receive them already. Contact each group directly
- [Timeline](https://amache.org/timeline/) - Amache & Japanese American Timeline 1853 U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry invades Tokyo harbor with fleet of battleships, forcing Japan to open trade and relations with industrialized nations, thereby ending nearly three centuries of "Sakoku," i.e., self-imposed Japanese isolation. 1860 Japan sends first diplomatic embassy to Washington to ratify Treaties of Amity and Commerce between
- [News Archives](https://amache.org/news-archives/) - Amache Wood Carvings featured in JANM Contested Histories Episode 3 on May 23, 2020 Nancy Ukai, Project Director of 50 Objects/Stories, joined Clement Hanami of the Japanese American National Museum for a presentation and Q & A as part of the exhibit Contested Histories, Art and Artifacts from the Allen Hendershott Eaton Collection. Her presentation
- [Military](https://amache.org/military/) - In January 1943, the US War Department announced the formation of the segregated 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) made up of Nisei volunteers from Hawaii and the continental U.S. There were 953 Amache men and women who served in the segregated Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service (MIS), Women's
- [Education](https://amache.org/education/) - The Amache site continues to teach us about its unique history and the surrounding community. The Granada High School Amache Preservation Society and Denver University Amache Research Project provide presentations and research that take a look into life at Amache. Amache Preservation Society Presentations The Amache Preservation Society (APS) has worked for many years to
- [Continuous Commemoration at the Cemetery](https://amache.org/topographical-changes-to-cemetery/) - Memorialization at the Amache cemetery has changed significantly throughout the years. In 1945, a granite memorial was dedicated by prisoners to commemorate those who died in camp. It was housed in a building made of bricks from Amache and also held a number of thick wooden slabs on which the names of all who died
- [Popular Japanese Activities](https://amache.org/popular-japanese-activities/) - Leading up to WWII, in an attempt to broadcast loyalty to the United States and avoid hostile associations with Imperial Japan, many Japanese cultural practices and objects were abandoned or destroyed. Yet, many treasured possessions were brought to Amache, where Japanese traditions were still practiced, as documented in historic photos, oral histories, and the archaeological
- [Amache Preservation Society](https://amache.org/amache-preservation-society/) - The Amache Preservation Society (APS) maintains the physical site of Amache and is instrumental in its preservation. The society was established by Mr. John Hopper, a social studies teacher and now Principal of Granada High School, and consists of volunteer students from that school. With the help of many other organizations, the APS has renovated
- [Giving Opportunities](https://amache.org/giving_opportunities/) - Amache's future relies on you! All preservation activities are funded by donations and grants from individuals and foundations. Every dollar counts! You can send tax-deductible contributions to APS using our secure PayPal Donation button: You can also send a check to the address below: Amache Preservation Society P.O. Box 259Granada, Colorado 81041-0259 Email: amache@usa.com Amache
- [Artifact Donations](https://amache.org/artifact-donations/) - Many artifacts in the Amache Museum were donated from families incarcerated at Amache. We would be happy to work with you to determine whether we can accommodate your items. In addition, the Amache Preservation Society is in the process of furnishing the move-in room of the barrack at Block 12H to reflect what it was
- [Photo Gallery](https://amache.org/photo-gallery/) - " template="default" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]
- [Other Area Attractions](https://amache.org/other-attractions/) - Regional Overview Southeastern Colorado has been a human activity center since at least the last Ice Age as first indigenous peoples then Spanish explorers and Mexican settlers arrived. Frontiersmen and trappers entered the region in the early 19th century, reconnoitering what was then largely Spanish – and later Mexican – territory in advance of Washington’s westward
- [Improvements and Restoration](https://amache.org/improvements-and-restoration/) - Overview In 2007 the Friends of Amache (which consists of the Amache Historical Society, the Amache Club, the Amache Preservation Society, and the Town of Granada) collaborated with the National Park Service and other preservation partners to produce a Comprehensive Interpretive Plan and Conceptual Development Plan outlining the interpretive, educational and site goals for Amache.
- [Archaeological Research](https://amache.org/archaelogical-research/) - In 1999 the National Park Service, Western Archaeological and Conservation Center published a report of their work on Japanese American relocation sites operated by our government during WWII. (See "Confinement and Ethnicity, U.S. Department of the Interior," Publications in Anthropology 74, 1999. Authors: Jeffery Burton, Mary Farrell, Florence Lord, and Richard Lord). Chapter 5 (pages
- [Schools](https://amache.org/schools/) - A full range of educational programs was offered in the Block 8H barracks converted into classrooms at Amache. There were classes for children at all levels: nursery and kindergarten, elementary, junior high, senior high, and adults. When the schools were first started in the barracks, the conditions were poor. Students did not have desks or
- [Infrastructure](https://amache.org/infrastructure/) - Hospital The War Relocation Authority (WRA) built a hospital in Amache with 150 patient beds. It included a dental clinic, surgery unit, X-ray unit, pharmacy, optometry, and sanitation facility. The hospital was staffed with both WRA and inmate personnel. Dedicated inmate staff doctors received only nineteen dollars a month (less than a dollar a day)
- [Agriculture at Amache](https://amache.org/agriculture-at-amache/) - The main industry of the Granada Relocation Project was agriculture. The prime objective was to grow enough vegetables and produce enough meat to become self sufficient in meeting the food needs of the inmates. The farm and meat production operations were highly successful despite the continual shortage of inmate farm labor. The WRA budgetary food
- [Newspaper](https://amache.org/newspaper-samples/) - The Granada Pioneer was published twice a week from October 14, 1942 to September 15, 1945. Browse digitized issues at the Library of Congress. The character Lil' Neebo, short for "Little Nissei Boy," was created by Disney artist Chris Ishii at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and was a regular feature in the Granada Pioneer
- [Co-Op](https://amache.org/co-op/) - When inmates arrived in Amache they had practically nothing but the clothes on their backs. The barrack rooms were devoid of furniture or curtains, and with no stores in the camp, they inmates were confronted with major problems. They resorted to purchasing needed supplies through Sears and Montgomery Ward mail order catalogs. A second source
- [Daily Activities and Events](https://amache.org/daily-activities-and-events/) - After the initial dismay, disgust, and displeasure in the barrack housing, lack of privacy in communal latrines and showers, and communal mess hall food distribution, disgruntled inmates set about trying to improve their living conditions and developing a daily routine of coping with life in an abnormal setting. The women tried to beautify the interior
- [Historical Summary](https://amache.org/historical-summary/) - Amache – Granada War Relocation Center Granada, CO (Aug, 27, 1942 - Oct 15, 1945) The Granada Relocation Center, better known by its postal designation, Amache, is located one mile outside the small town of Granada, in southeastern Colorado. Before the war, Granada was just one of the small farming towns that dotted the valley
- [Maps](https://amache.org/map/) - The map below is from the chapter on Amache in the online book Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites. You can also visit the interactive Amache Directory Map for a GIS view of the site and to find out who lived in each barrack, based on the 1943
- [Amache Photo Map](https://amache.org/amache-photo-map/) - Do you have photos with a story to tell about Amache? You can now browse or contribute to a photo map which links photos and memories to the place where they were taken at Amache. The photo map is part of larger mapping project associated with Denver University's Amache Project. It is a work in
- [Resettlement](https://amache.org/resettlement/) - As early as the spring of 1942, leave programs were established that allowed select Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans to leave the confinement sites to pursue education, employment, and permanent residence east of the evacuation zone. The first program focused on higher education. A seasonal leave program also allowed for temporary release to assist with
- [Amache Construction](https://amache.org/amache-construction/) - Amache was the only concentration camp where the project area was in private ownership prior to the war. On June 29, 1942 construction work on Amache began. When completed the camp area covered one square mile and consisted of twenty-nine "blocks" of barracks, administration buildings, and storage areas. Each block consisted of twelve 120' x
- [Thank You](https://amache.org/thank-you/) - We wish to thank you for your kind donation toward the restoration of Amache, which is a National Historical Site. The Amache Preservation Society will use your donation for the restoration of buildings and signs as well as the maintenance of the Amache Museum. Below are our Tax Id Numbers for your tax purposes: Fed
- [Contact Us](https://amache.org/contact-us/)
- [Contact Us_Old](https://amache.org/contact/)
- [A Look to the Future](https://amache.org/future/)
- [Water and Guard Towers Designs](https://amache.org/water-and-guard-towers-designs/) - Water Tower Guard Tower
- [Guard Tower Plans](https://amache.org/guard-tower-plans/)
- [News/Events](https://amache.org/news_events/)
- [News](https://amache.org/news/)
- [Waypoint 8 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-8-old/) - Waypoint 8: Amache Cemetery None of the 107 deaths at Amache were from violence, foul play or conflict between us and the camp guards. We were known as the “loyal camp” because we never had any riots or major confrontations with the military. But Amache had an unusually insightful and compassionate set of administrators who
- [Waypoint 7 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-7-old/) - Waypoint 7: Co-op One of the ways we were able to get goods and products from outside into camp was through mail order catalogs like Sears & Roebuck, Montgomery Ward’s or Spiegel’s. We ordered everything from dress patterns and toys to plant seeds and hair tonic. Another way we were able to purchase goods was
- [Waypoint 6 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-6-old/) - Waypoint 6: Amache High School When we first arrived at Amache, the high school was not yet built. Construction didn’t start on Amache High School until December 1942. As soon as construction began people in the communities outside of Amache started to protest. They claimed that we were being coddled and treated with preference since
- [Waypoint 5 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-5-old/) - Waypoint 5: Internee Inscriptions and 9L Social Gardens Internee Inscriptions: Amache formally opened in September 1942, but the camp was not yet finished when we arrived. Even though several hundred evacuees, chosen for their skills as laborers, truck drivers, and medical and clerical personnel, were sent ahead of the rest of us to help finish
- [Waypoint 9 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-9-old/) - Waypoint 9: Boy Scouts Headquarters A child or young teenager at Amache could choose from many different clubs, groups and chapters to join like the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, the YMCA and YWCA, clubs based on the cities people were from, the Young Buddhists of America, the Girl Reserves, and the club that I
- [Waypoint 4 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-4-old/) - Waypoint 4: The Guard Tower When we first got to Amache one of the scariest things to get used to were the armed soldiers that patrolled the camp entrance and manned the guard towers. There were over a hundred military police that lived in their own fenced off section of the camp. They were responsible
- [Waypoint 3 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-3-old/) - As a young kid at Amache I attended the Amache Elementary School in Block 8H. The block was originally built as a residential block but was converted into the elementary school. The school block was set up just like a residential block but instead of living apartments the 12 barracks held classrooms...
- [Waypoint 2 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-2-old/) - Waypoint 2: 6H Garden and Koi Pond, Barracks, Mess Hall, Latrine 6H Garden and Koi Pond: When we first arrived at Amache our surroundings were dry, dusty and barren. Many of our parents were gardeners and farmers before camp and they used their skills to help make things look and feel more cheerful and familiar.
- [Waypoint 11 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-11-old/) - Waypoint 11: Amache Agriculture: Yesterday and Today Before we came to camp many of our families were involved in farming and agriculture in California. When we came to Amache our fathers and mothers brought all of their farming skills and experience with them. The WRA organized the Farm Program at Amache that capitalized on the
- [Waypoint 10 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-10-old/) - Waypoint 10: The Silk Screen Shop Amache was different from other camps because we had a successful silk screen shop that made over 250,000 posters under contract for the U.S. Navy. Not only did the shop support the war effort but it also added a little color and art to life at Amache... Save
- [Waypoint 1 (old)](https://amache.org/waypoint-1-old/) - Waypoint 1: Kiosk and National Historic Landmark Marker Welcome to the audio driving tour of the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Landmark, otherwise known as Amache. In 1942, approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent, two thirds of them native born US citizens, were forcibly removed from the West Coast to one of ten internment camps
- [Bricks, Bricks, and more Bricks!](https://amache.org/bricks-bricks-and-more-bricks/) - By Carlene Tanigoshi Tinker, August 1, 2015. If you happen to drive into Amache now, you will be impressed with the building project that is taking place in the 12H Block, on the southern edge of the site. A barrack is being installed there and, when it’s finally in place, it will be part of
- ["Granada" or "Amache"?](https://amache.org/granada-or-amache/) - How Granada became Amache Type your text here.
- [Stock Research and Inventory Report](https://amache.org/stock-research-inventory-report/)
- [Rendering of Tower](https://amache.org/rendering-of-tower/)
- [Model of Tower](https://amache.org/model-of-tower/)
- [Present Day](https://amache.org/present-day/)
- [Amache Overview](https://amache.org/amache-overview/)

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## Slides

- [Youth Ambassadors accept 2025 Starburst Award](https://amache.org/slides/youth-ambassadors-accepting-the-2025-starburst-award/)
- [Amache cranes at Sand Creek Massacre NHS](https://amache.org/slides/cranes-by-amache-pilgrims-at-sand-creek-massacre-nhs/)
- [Standing in our family barracks](https://amache.org/slides/standing-in-our-family-barracks/)
- [Block 10E families](https://amache.org/slides/block-10e-family-barrack-tour/)
- [Incarceration survivors](https://amache.org/slides/incarceration-survivors/)
- [Amache survivors stamping the Ireichō](https://amache.org/slides/amache-survivors-stamping-the-ireicho/)
- [Obon dancing at Granada HS](https://amache.org/slides/obon-dancing-at-granada-hs/)
- [Youth Ambassadors and families, APS, and NPS](https://amache.org/slides/amache-and-sand-creek-massacre-youth-ambassadors-and-families-amache-preservation-society-and-nps/)
- [7](https://amache.org/slides/10700/)
- [6](https://amache.org/slides/10703/)
- [5](https://amache.org/slides/10704/)
- [4](https://amache.org/slides/10705/)
- [3](https://amache.org/slides/10706/)
- [2](https://amache.org/slides/10707/)
- [1](https://amache.org/slides/10708/)

## Categories

- [News](https://amache.org/category/news/)
- [Pilgrimages](https://amache.org/category/pilgrimages/)
- [Amache Museum](https://amache.org/category/amache-museum/)