Poston

This memorial monument marks the site of the Poston War Relocation Center where
17,867 persons of Japaneese ancestry, the majority of whom were United States Citizens,
were interned during World War II, from May 1942 to November 1945, all persons of
Japanese descent living on west coast farms, businesses, towns, cities and states were
forcibly evacuated by the United States Military on the grounds that they posed a
threat to the national security. This massive relocation was authorized by executive
order 9055, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942.

This memorial is dedicated to all those men, women and children who suffered
countless hardships and indignities at the hands of a nation misguided by wartime
hysteria, racial prejudice and fear. May it serve as a constant reminder of our past
so that Americans in the future will never again be denied their constitutional rights
and may the remembrance of that experience serve to
advance the evolution of the human spirit.

This memorial monument is erected in cooperation with the Colorado River Indian
Tribes, former internees of Poston, veterans and friends of the fiftieth year
observance of the evacuation and internment.

October 6, 1992.