On the Senate Floor, Sen. Bennet Passes His Bill to Add the Amache Internment Site for Japanese Americans to the National Park System
February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022:
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which began the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet passed his bill to add the Amache internment site for Japanese-Americans to the National Park System (NPS). The facility, located in Granada, Colorado, held nearly 10,000 Japanese Americans against their will during the . . .
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which began the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet passed his bill to add the Amache internment site for Japanese-Americans to the National Park System (NPS). The facility, located in Granada, Colorado, held nearly 10,000 Japanese Americans against their will during the . . .