Remembrance Gallery Media

Gallery Opening Announcement

When the Washington State Fair opens to the public on August 30, visitors will notice a new permanent exhibit honoring survivors of a dark chapter in American history. Located under the grandstand, the Remembrance Gallery brings awareness to the history of the “Puyallup Assembly Center” (PAC) as the largest temporary American concentration camp in Washington State …

Read the official annoucement

KING Television News Report

”When we were here, we were in stalls, not in rooms,”

KING is the local NBC television affiliate in Western Washington. This is KING's coverage of the Remembrance Gallery on August 29, 2024.

A History Lesson on the Classic Coaster Chronicles podcast

“This happened here. Right here where they are buying their cotton candy. Where they are getting their corndog. This happened here.”

The Classic Coaster Chronicles podcast gives an audio history lesson about how the Washington State Fairgrounds became the Puyallup Assembly Center to house citizens and residents of Japanese descent. Listen to this interview with Eileen Yamada Lamphere and Sharon Sobie-Seymour at the Classic Coaster Chronicles website, published on September 2, 2024.