CO HJR1017

Recognizes the 20th anniversary of Amache (Granada Relocation Center) being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 and honors those who opposed the unconstitutional incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Amache, located in Prowers County near Granada, Colorado, operated as a prison camp from October 1942 to October 1945, holding over 10,000 Japanese and Japanese-American citizens with a peak population of 7,566 in October 1942.

More than 950 Amache residents served honorably in U.S. armed forces, including those who fought with the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team; 31 died in action and 105 were wounded, with one resident, Private First Class Kiyoshi K. Muranaga, posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor.

The anti-Japanese sentiment leading to the camps was initiated by California farmers seeking to acquire Japanese-American-owned farms, though Colorado Governor Ralph L. Carr stood alone among Western political leaders in opposing the incarceration.

A memorial pod honoring Governor Carr and Amache prisoners was dedicated on the state Capitol grounds on September 18, 1996, with funding from the Colorado Bar Association, the Japanese-American community, and the general public.