Camp Harmony was the unofficial name of the Puyallup Assembly Center, a temporary facility within the system of internment camps set up for Japanese Americans during World War II. More than 7000 Americans of Japanese descent in Washington state were sent to the camp before being sent to the Minidoka relocation center near Twin Falls, Idaho. Jump to: navigation, search The Japanese American internment refers to the forcible relocation of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, 62 percent of whom were United States citizens, from the west coast of the United States during World War II to hastily constructed housing facilities called... As the 385th unit of the National Park System, Minidoka Internment National Monument was newly authorized on January 17, 2001, and does not have any visitor facilities or services available. ...

Puyallup Assembly Center, 1942

Camp Harmony was established in the spring of 1942 shortly after the bombing attack on Pearl Harbor. The location for the assembly center was on and around the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington. It consisted of four distinct areas:

• A, with a population of about 2000, located northeast of the fairgrounds.
• B, with a population of about 1200, just east of the fairgrounds in the vicinity of the current Blue parking lot.
• C, with a population of about 800, located northwest of the fairgrounds.
• D, with a population of about 3000, located on the fairgrounds in the area including the racetrack and grandstand, east of the roller coaster.

The first residents of the camp were moved out in early August, 1942, about four months after the camp was established. The camp was empty within a month of the first departures.

External links

University of Washington Libraries Camp Harmony Exhibit
Wing Luke Asian Museum