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Pierce County designates Feb. 19 as Day of Remembrance; survivors urge vigilance
Summary
The Pierce County Council and executive designated Feb. 19, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance for Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Survivors and community leaders recounted family histories and urged the county to use remembrance to guard against contemporary injustices.
Pierce County on Feb. 10 designated Feb. 19, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance honoring Japanese Americans who were forcibly incarcerated during World War II, as council members and invited speakers recounted wartime losses and urged action to prevent repetition of similar injustices.
The council read a proclamation that cited Executive Order 9066 and the 1983 federal commission finding that the incarceration was driven by racial prejudice rather than military necessity, and referenced the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Council member Brian Yambe read the proclamation into the…
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