LA’s Historic Cultural Monument #1039
Photo Credit: Stephen Schafer
During World War II, the U.S. government incarcerated without due process more than 2,000 Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants, Japanese taken from Peru, and others at the Tuna Canyon Detention Station located within the City of Los Angeles. Today, the barbed wire fence, guard posts, and barracks are gone. Only the oaks remain. This website reveals what they witnessed over 80 years ago. The main purpose of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition is to illuminate this tragic event so that such injustice is never again experienced by any group.
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The Tuna Canyon Detention Station was the site of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese, German, Italian aliens, and others. We preserve this history by encouraging creative media. We hope that this will enable us to reflect on our past and become better......
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A historical plaque will be installed on April 20 at 10:30 am in Travel Town. Office Merril H. Scott supervised both Tuna Canyon Detention Station and Griffith Park Travel Town during WWII. Both held prisoners who were Japanese, German, and Italian aliens. Dr. Russell Endo......
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Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Historic Cultural Monument 1039, September 23, 2023....
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The 2023 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) met on February 10-11 in Los Angeles for a pre-trip orientation to Japan. The orientation was an opportunity to update the delegates on current affairs in Japan and prepare for the long-awaited trip. The delegation will travel to......
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