Rohwer in Desha County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Trying To Make A Home
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2021
1. Trying To Make A Home Marker
Babies were born, children went to school, adults had jobs, and some people died here during the three years that the Rohwer camp operated.
The traditional Japanese family structure was threatened by the camp's communal living conditions: family life deteriorated and parental authority diminished. To combat the monotony of camp life, the War Relocation Authority provided recreational activities. Children were kept busy with judo, music classes, or boy scouts, in addition to school.
Internees had little privacy. The barracks housed several families and included only canvas cots, some bedding, a pot-bellied stove, and bare lightbulbs. Internees provided their own cooking utensils, housekeeping items, and any other furnishings. Communal bathrooms, initially built without dividers, were particularly humiliating for many internees.
Erected by Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, and Arkansas State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • War, World II.
Location. 33° 45.999′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, in the Piney Woods, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Making A Living (within shouting distance of this marker); A Look Back In Time (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohwer Internment Camp Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2021
2. Trying To Make A Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
