Editing Executive Order 9066 (section)

== Legacy ==
February 19, the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, is now the [[Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans)|Day of Remembrance]], an annual commemoration of the unjust incarceration of the Japanese-American community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lbpost.com/news/day-of-remembrance-for-japanese-americans-interned-during-wwii/|title=Day of Remembrance for Japanese-Americans Interned During WWII|date=February 19, 2012 |publisher=Long Beach Post|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707002413/https://lbpost.com/news/day-of-remembrance-for-japanese-americans-interned-during-wwii/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Smithsonian]] launched an exhibit about these events with artwork by [[Roger Shimomura]]. It provides context and interprets the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II.<ref name="smithsonian">{{cite web |title=Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II |url=https://www.si.edu/object/righting-wrong-japanese-americans-and-world-war-ii%3Ayt_2DYE9YKB2eo |website=si.edu |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=December 7, 2021 |language=en |format=Video |date=January 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019010055/https://www.si.edu/object/righting-wrong-japanese-americans-and-world-war-ii%3Ayt_2DYE9YKB2eo |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2022, for the 80th anniversary of the signing of the order, supporters lobbied to pass the [[Camp Amache|Amache]] National Historic Site Act<ref>{{Cite web|last=Neguse|first=Joe|date=January 19, 2022|title=H.R.2497 – 117th Congress (2021-2022): Amache National Historic Site Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2497|access-date=February 12, 2022|website=congress.gov|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218125434/https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2497|url-status=live}}</ref> historical designation for the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Utah senator blocks Camp Amache historical designation, draws ire|url=https://www.cpr.org/2022/02/12/utah-senator-blocks-camp-amache-historical-designation-draws-ire/|access-date=February 12, 2022|website=Colorado Public Radio|date=February 12, 2022 |language=en|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212194023/https://www.cpr.org/2022/02/12/utah-senator-blocks-camp-amache-historical-designation-draws-ire/|url-status=live}}</ref>