Rohwer Relocation Center

A typical street scene at the Rohwer Relocation Center near McGehee (Desha County); 1942. Wood for fuel is piled in the barracks street, and a crew of evacuees is building a front porch.

Four Asian-American men construct front porch awning on housing unit opposite stacks of firewood

Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

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Place

Race & Ethnicity

Asian American

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"Desha County" map with borders roads cities rivers Rohwer (Desha County) Crowd of Asian-American children stand in rows holding hands over head in field near housing units. Japanese American Relocation Camps White man in suit and tie with buildings behind him Rohwer Relocation Center