Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II

The National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II, is a National Memorial in Washington, DC, the loyalty and courage of Japanese Americans during World War II honors (despite the internment of Japanese -born Americans ) and their heroism and self-sacrifice does. It is located north- west of the United States Capitol on a triangular plot bounded by Louisiana and New Jersey Avenues NW and D Street NW.

The project for the monument was in 1988 by the "Go For Broke " National Veterans Association Foundation, later renamed the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation ( NJAMF ) launched. The National Memorial was authorized by the Federal Law 102-502 and approved by President George HW Bush on October 24, 1992. The 3100 m2 site was passed in 1996 by the architect of the Capitol to the National Park Service. The monument was inaugurated in 2000 and the ownership was transferred to the federal government in 2002. The Park Service is responsible for the maintenance of the memorial.

The memorial is built around a bronze sculpture of a crane with barbed wire, which was created by Nina Akamu. It also contains a bell, which is modeled on a Japanese temple bell and a Kare -san- sui, a pool of water with boulders that represent the Japanese islands. Writings of American writers and journalists of Japanese descent, such as Bill Hosokawa, are added to the memorial.