Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II is a National Park Service site to commemorate the contributions of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and their parents who patriotically supported the United States despite unjust treatment during World War II.- Type: Park
- Description: artwork by Nina Akumu and Paul Matisse
- Also known as: “Japanese American Memorial”, “Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism”, “Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II”, “National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism”, and “National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
- Categories: sculpture, National Memorial of the United States, recreation area, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89445° or 38° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
-77.01033° or 77° 0′ 37″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87C4VXVQ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 26629459OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4139218Wikidata ID
Q1967392
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Japanese American Memorial”
- Chinese: “二戰美籍日裔愛國者紀念碑”
- Czech: “Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II”
- French: “Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II”
- German: “National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת היפנים אמריקאים לפטריוטיות במלחמת העולם השנייה”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת הפטריוטיות היפנית-אמריקאית במלחמת העולם השנייה”
- Japanese: “全米日系米国人記念碑”
- Japanese: “日系アメリカ人記念碑”
- Japanese: “第二次世界大戦における日系アメリカ人の愛国心の記念碑”
- Japanese: “第二次世界大戦日系アメリカ人愛国記念碑”
- Korean: “제2차 세계 대전 일본계 미국인 애국 기념물”
- Urdu: “دوسری جنگ عظیم کے دوران حب الوطنی کی جاپانی امریکی یادگار”
- Western Panjabi: “دوسری جنگ عظیم دے دوران حب الوطنی دی جاپانی امریکی يادگار”
Localities in the Area
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