Mission Statement
Educating about the wartime injustice through an immersive experience at the Japanese American Interpretive Center.
Vision for the Future
Okagesama has a bold vision to turn the aging site into the Japanese American Interpretive Center and created as the next California State Historic Park. This will become more than a traditional museum with artifacts and signage. It will become an immersive educational experience to teach students and adults what it was like to be in a Japanese American concentration camp. It will be a memorial to Japanese Americans who suffered from racial injustice during a time of wartime hysteria and it will become a place to reflect on wrongdoings of the past.
At this time, the center will be the only California State Park in the Stockton Region.
Key Features
A Memorial Site dedicated to those incarcerated at the Stockton Assembly Center, and the broader Japanese American Community of Stockton & San Joaquin County during WWII
An Interpretive Center & Museum showcasing the history of the Japanese American Incarceration Experience
Interactive exhibits & experiences for students and families centered on the history of the incarceration
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