Fifty for 150: Last detainee leaves Amache incarceration camp in 1945

The final person left the Granada Relocation Center, known as Camp Amache because of its postal designation, on Oct. 15, 1945, and like many of the Japanese Americans who were incarcerated there, they were given $25 and a train ticket. Following the Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and amid decades of anti-Asian […]

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 415

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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The final person left the Granada Relocation Center, known as Camp Amache because of its postal designation, on Oct. 15, 1945, and like many of the Japanese Americans who were incarcerated there, they were given $25 and a train ticket.

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